Ron Leibman

Ron Leibman
Born October 11, 1937 (1937-10-11) (age 74)
New York City, New York,
United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1963–present
Spouse

Linda Lavin (1969–1981)

Jessica Walter (1983–present)

Ron Leibman (born October 11, 1937) is an American actor.

Contents

Career

Leibman was a member of the Compass Players in the late 1950s. He has appeared in many films such as Phar Lap; Where's Poppa?; The Hot Rock; Slaughterhouse-Five; The Super Cops; Up the Academy; Norma Rae; Romantic Comedy; Zorro, The Gay Blade; Garden State; and Rhinestone. He co-starred with second wife Jessica Walter in Neil Simon's play Rumors. They also appeared together as husband and wife in the film Dummy and in the TV Series Law & Order in the episode, "House Counsel."

He won an Emmy Award for his convict-turned-lawyer character in Kaz (1978–79), a series which he also created and co-wrote. Leibman also received a Tony Award for his performance as Roy Cohn in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America. He is also widely known for his portrayal of Leonard Green, Rachel Green's overbearing father, on the sitcom Friends. Leibman had a recurring role on The Sopranos as Dr. Plepler.

Personal life

Leibman was born in New York City, New York, the son of Grace (née Marks) and Murray Leibman, who worked in the garment business.[1] He graduated in 1958 from Ohio Wesleyan University. He has been married to actress Jessica Walter since 1983. He was previously married to actress Linda Lavin (1969–1981). He is currently the chair of the acting department at The New School in New York City.

References

  1. ^ Ron Leibman Biography (1937–)

External links

Anthony Hopkins (1975) · John Wood (1976) · Al Pacino (1977) · Barnard Hughes (1978) · Philip Anglim (1979) · John Rubinstein (1980) · Ian McKellen (1981) · Christopher Plummer (1982) · Harvey Fierstein (1983) · Dustin Hoffman (1984) · John Lithgow (1985) · Ed Harris (1986) · James Earl Jones (1987) · Ron Silver (1988) · Philip Bosco (1989) · Nathan Lane (1990) · Ron Rifkin (1991) · Brian Bedford (1992) · Ron Leibman (1993) · Brian Bedford (1994) · Ralph Fiennes (1995) · Frank Langella (1996) · David Morse / Christopher Plummer (1997) · Anthony LaPaglia (1998) · Brian Dennehy (1999) · Stephen Dillane (2000)
Complete list · (1975–2000) · (2001–2025)

Peter Falk (1976) · James Garner (1977) · Edward Asner (1978) · Ron Leibman (1979) · Edward Asner (1980) · Daniel J. Travanti (1981) · Daniel J. Travanti (1982) · Ed Flanders (1983) · Tom Selleck (1984) · William Daniels (1985) · William Daniels (1986) · Bruce Willis (1987) · Richard Kiley (1988) · Carroll O'Connor (1989) · Peter Falk (1990) · James Earl Jones (1991) · Christopher Lloyd (1992) · Tom Skerritt (1993) · Dennis Franz (1994) · Mandy Patinkin (1995) · Dennis Franz (1996) · Dennis Franz (1997) · Andre Braugher (1998) · Dennis Franz (1999) · James Gandolfini (2000)
Complete List · (1956–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025)

John Wood (1976) · Al Pacino (1977) · Barnard Hughes (1978) · Tom Conti (1979) · John Rubinstein (1980) · Ian McKellen (1981) · Roger Rees (1982) · Harvey Fierstein (1983) · Jeremy Irons (1984) · Derek Jacobi (1985) · Judd Hirsch (1986) · James Earl Jones (1987) · Ron Silver (1988) · Philip Bosco (1989) · Robert Morse (1990) · Nigel Hawthorne (1991) · Judd Hirsch (1992) · Ron Leibman (1993) · Stephen Spinella (1994) · Ralph Fiennes (1995) · George Grizzard (1996) · Christopher Plummer (1997) · Anthony LaPaglia (1998) · Brian Dennehy (1999) · Stephen Dillane (2000)
Complete list · (1947–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025)