Peter Leeds(1917-1996)

Actor

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Nancy Kulp, Peter Leeds, and Karl Lukas in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

A popular character actor who played straight man to, among other comic greats, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin, Jack Benny, and Red Skelton, Leeds accompanied Hope on 14 international USO tours. Appeared on Broadway with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in "Sugar Babies." Leeds' long television career peaked during the 1950s and 1960s but continued through the 1980s.

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Known for

Coincée (1955)

6.6

Fred Packer

1955

Mickey Rooney and Robert Strauss in Le Kid atomique (1954)

Le Kid atomique

5.4

Agent Bill

1954

James Cagney and Doris Day in Les pièges de la passion (1955)

Les pièges de la passion

7.1

Fred Taylor

1955

Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks in Dragnet (1987)

6.0

Roy Grest

1987

Credits

Actor

The New Yogi Bear Show
6.5
TV Series
- Additional Voices (voice)
- 1988
Dragnet
6.0
- Roy Grest
- 1987
Ricky ou la belle vie
6.1
TV Series
- Phil Herscher
- 1986
CBS Storybreak
7.7
TV Series
- Louie (voice)
- 1985
Le défi des gobots
6.3
TV Series
- Additional Voices (voice)
- 1984–1985
Riptide
6.8
TV Series
- Det. Medows
- 1984
Alice
6.9
TV Series
- Pete
- Turkey Man
- 1978–1984
Trapper John, M.D.
6.6
TV Series
- Perry
- 1984
The Dukes
5.4
TV Series
- (voice)
- 1983
Senior Trip
4.5
TV Movie
- Mickey's Friend
- 1981
Studs Lonigan
7.4
TV Mini Series
- 1979
The Jeffersons
7.5
TV Series
- R.S. Whittendale
- 1978
Sergent Anderson
6.6
TV Series
- Inretnal Affairs Detective
- Lunsford
- 1977
Chico and the Man
6.8
TV Series
- Policeman
- 1977
L'homme qui valait 3 milliards
7.1
TV Series
- Webley
- 1976

Personal details

Alternative name
- Peter Lewis
Height
- 1.85 m
Born
- May 30, 1917
- Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Died
- November 12, 1996
- Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Radio: Co-starred on CBS Radio's "The Stan Freberg Show"

Did you know

Trivia
His son, Philip Michael Leeds, aka Dr. Michael Leeds, is a Marriage and Family Therapist in Eugene, Oregon.

FAQ

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When did Peter Leeds die?
November 12, 1996
How did Peter Leeds die?
Cancer
How old was Peter Leeds when he died?
79 years old
Where did Peter Leeds die?
Los Angeles, California, USA
When was Peter Leeds born?
May 30, 1917

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