Thursday, February 17, 2011

Len Lesser, R. I. P.

Seinfeld Uncle Leo actor Len Lesser dead at 88 - mirror.co.uk: "Actor Len Lesser, who played Uncle Leo in 90s comedy hit Seinfeld, died yesterday at 88.
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The New York-born star appeared in 15 episodes of Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld's eccentric, shop-lifting uncle, always producing a loud 'Hello!' when he saw his nephew."

Hat tip to Doc Quatermass.

4 comments:

Randy Johnson said...

I remember him well from THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES as a man who thought he had josey beat.

Cap'n Bob said...

I saw him recently as a mob guy. He often played villains in westerns, too.

pattinase (abbott) said...

I remember him from many shows. RIP.

Deb said...

Wasn't he in "Kelly's Heroes"?

And didn't Jerry discover that Uncle Leo had at one time committed a "crime of passion"?

/Hard to believe that show's been off the air for almost 13 years.