Peter Leeds played straight man to some of the most popular comedians of the mid- to late 20th century, including Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Carole Burnett, and Johnny Carson. Leeds was also a fine dramatic actor. He spent most of his 40-plus-year career on television, appearing an astonishing 8,000 times on situation comedies and variety shows. Leeds has appeared on Broadway, in feature films, and on over 3,000 radio shows and was a popular voice-over artist. A native of Bayonne, NJ, Leeds received his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He made his film debut with a bit part in Public Enemies (1941). Leeds hooked up with Bob Hope in 1954 for a television special and continued working with Hope on specials and 14 U.S.O. tours through 1991. During the '70s, Leeds spent five years as the president of the Los Angeles chapter of AFTRA and later served on the actors' union's national and local Board of Directors. In 1992, AFTRA repaid his many years of service with its highest honor, the Gold Card. Leeds later served on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Leeds died of cancer on November 12, 1996, at age 79.
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Dragnet
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1987 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
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Senior Trip
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1981 | |||
| 1978 | ||||
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Adam-12: Team Work
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1974 | |||
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Emergency!: Camera Bug
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1974 | |||
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| 1969 | ||||
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Bonanza: Blood Tie
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1968 | |||
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| 1968 | ||||
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With Six You Get Eggroll
Actor |
1968 | |||
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Eight on the Lam
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1967 | |||
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The Oscar
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1966 | |||
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Harlow
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1965 | |||
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The Wheeler Dealers
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1963 | |||
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Bonanza: Death at Dawn
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1960 | |||
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The Facts of Life
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1960 | |||
| 1960 | ||||
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Girls' Town
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1959 | |||
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The Rookie
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1959 | |||
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Kiss Them for Me
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1957 | |||
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Behind the High Wall
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1956 | |||
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Tea and Sympathy
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1956 | |||
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Bobby Ware Is Missing
Actor |
1955 | |||
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I'll Cry Tomorrow
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Interrupted Melody
Actor |
1955 | |||
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It's Always Fair Weather
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Love Me or Leave Me
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Six Bridges to Cross
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Tight Spot
Actor |
1955 | |||
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Dragnet: The Big Boys
Actor |
1954 | |||
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The Atomic Kid
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1954 | |||
| 1954 | ||||
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The Long, Long Trailer
Actor |
1954 | |||
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99 River Street
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Dragnet: The Big Lay-Out
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Stalag 17
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Come Back, Little Sheba
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1952 | |||
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Katie Did It
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1951 | |||
| 1951 | ||||
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The Frogmen
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1951 | |||
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Saddle Tramp
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1950 | |||
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The Lady Gambles
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1949 | |||
| 1942 | ||||
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Lady Bodyguard
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Reunion in France
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Public Enemies
Actor |
1941 |


