1. Peter Leeds was an American actor who appeared on television more than 8,000 times and had many film, Broadway, and radio credits.
19 Facts About Peter Leeds
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Beyond situation comedies, Peter Leeds was a dramatic actor, a Broadway performer, and a regular on many variety shows.
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Peter Leeds made three guest appearances on Perry Mason and multiple appearances on the radio drama Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.
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Peter Leeds was a popular voice-over artist, being heard on over 3,000 radio shows.
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Peter Leeds made his film debut with a bit part in Public Enemies.
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Peter Leeds received a scholarship from the John Marshall Law School, which he attended for one year.
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Peter Leeds attended The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
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Peter Leeds was noticed by the Group Theater of New York, through which he received a scholarship and graduated.
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Peter Leeds worked with hundreds of well-known actors, including Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Carol Burnett, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Johnny Carson.
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Peter Leeds appeared four times with David Janssen in the crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
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Peter Leeds was cast as George Colton in nine episodes of the 1960s CBS sitcom, Pete and Gladys.
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Peter Leeds was known for his association with Stan Freberg and played his foil in several song parodies.
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Peter Leeds played federal agent LaMarr Kane in "The Scarface Mob", the pilot for ABC's The Untouchables TV series, a role taken over in the actual series by Chuck Hicks.
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Peter Leeds was a member of the casts of the 1958 version of The Betty White Show and The Buster Keaton Show, and made an appearance on Batman.
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Peter Leeds accompanied Bob Hope on 14 international USO tours.
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Peter Leeds did voices for animated television and film, including The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, Hong Kong Phooey, The New Yogi Bear Show, The Dukes, Challenge of the GoBots, CBS Storybreak, The Jetsons and was the narrator of The Quick Draw McGraw Show.
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Peter Leeds appeared on Broadway in the first cast of Sugar Babies along with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in 1979.
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Peter Leeds died of cancer at the age of 79, on November 12,1996, in Los Angeles, California.
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Peter Leeds later served on the actors' union's national and local Board of Directors.