Phil Leeds
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| Phil Leeds | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1916 New York City, New York |
| Died | August 16, 1998 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California |
Phil Leeds (April 6, 1916 – August 16, 1998) was a Hollywood character actor.[1]
He was born in 1916 in New York City, the son of a post office clerk.[2] He started his career as a stand up comedian and then went on to appear in several movies and sitcoms including Night Court, Wings, Ally McBeal, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Larry Sanders Show. He died of pneumonia on August 16, 1998 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[1]Leeds was 82 years old.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Phil Leeds, 82, Comic on Stage and Screen.", New York Times, August 21, 1998. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. "Phil Leeds, a durable funnyman who began his pursuit of laughs as a stand-up comic in the 1930's and went on to work in theater, films and television, died on Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82."
- ^ Phil Leeds Biography ((?)-)
