Len Lesser

Leonard King Lesser (December 3, 1922 – February 16, 2011) was an American character actor and comedian best known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo on Seinfeld. He was also known for his role as Garvin on Everybody Loves Raymond.

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Baadasssss! (2004)

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Van Peebles
CAST:  Mario Van Peebles  •  Joy Bryant  •  Khleo Thomas  •  T.K. Carter

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Van Peebles
CAST:  Mario Van Peebles  •  Joy Bryant  •  Khleo Thomas  •  T.K. Carter

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian G. Hutton
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Telly Savalas  •  Don Rickles  •  Carroll O'Connor

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian G. Hutton
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Telly Savalas  •  Don Rickles  •  Carroll O'Connor

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Chief Dan George  •  Sondra Locke  •  Bill McKinney

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Chief Dan George  •  Sondra Locke  •  Bill McKinney

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Pier Angeli  •  Everett Sloane  •  Eileen Heckart

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Pier Angeli  •  Everett Sloane  •  Eileen Heckart

Bells Are Ringing (1960)

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Dean Martin  •  Fred Clark  •  Eddie Foy Jr.

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Dean Martin  •  Fred Clark  •  Eddie Foy Jr.

Take This Job and Shove It (1981)

A junior executive is ordered to boost output in the hometown brewery where his old friends work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Trikonis
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Art Carney  •  Robert Hays  •  David Keith

A junior executive is ordered to boost output in the hometown brewery where his old friends work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Trikonis
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Art Carney  •  Robert Hays  •  David Keith

Death Hunt (1981)

Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Lee Marvin  •  Andrew Stevens  •  Carl Weathers

Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Lee Marvin  •  Andrew Stevens  •  Carl Weathers

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)

When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Annette Funicello  •  Dwayne Hickman  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Harvey Lembeck

When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Annette Funicello  •  Dwayne Hickman  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Harvey Lembeck

The Main Event (1979)

Hillary Kramer, a successful Perfume magnate, awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write-off. She decides to take Kid Natural, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Paul Sand  •  Whitman Mayo

Hillary Kramer, a successful Perfume magnate, awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write-off. She decides to take Kid Natural, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Paul Sand  •  Whitman Mayo

McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965)

The crew of PT-73 are in trouble again when Ensign Parker is mistaken for a pilot and gets shanghied into the Air Force.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Montagne
CAST:  Joe Flynn  •  Tim Conway  •  Bob Hastings  •  Gary Vinson

The crew of PT-73 are in trouble again when Ensign Parker is mistaken for a pilot and gets shanghied into the Air Force.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Montagne
CAST:  Joe Flynn  •  Tim Conway  •  Bob Hastings  •  Gary Vinson

Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! (2005)

Edited versions of both Frankenstein Reborn. and The Werewolf Reborn!.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau  •  Jeff Burr
CAST:  Jaason Simmons  •  Ben Gould  •  Haven Burton  •  Ethan Wilde

Edited versions of both Frankenstein Reborn. and The Werewolf Reborn!.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau  •  Jeff Burr
CAST:  Jaason Simmons  •  Ben Gould  •  Haven Burton  •  Ethan Wilde

The Werewolf Reborn! (1998)

Fourteen-year-old Eleanor Crane goes to visit her uncle Peter in a remote Eastern European village, and receives an unexpectedly cold welcome from the villagers, who are plagued by a deadly curse - and from her uncle, who hides a deadly secret of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Burr
CAST:  Robin Atkin Downes  •  Ashley Tesoro  •  Len Lesser  •  Bogdan Cambera

Fourteen-year-old Eleanor Crane goes to visit her uncle Peter in a remote Eastern European village, and receives an unexpectedly cold welcome from the villagers, who are plagued by a deadly curse - and from her uncle, who hides a deadly secret of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Burr
CAST:  Robin Atkin Downes  •  Ashley Tesoro  •  Len Lesser  •  Bogdan Cambera

Mob Boss (1990)

A nerd becomes the head of his father's crime family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Olen Ray
CAST:  Eddie Deezen  •  Morgan Fairchild  •  William Hickey  •  Stuart Whitman

A nerd becomes the head of his father's crime family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Olen Ray
CAST:  Eddie Deezen  •  Morgan Fairchild  •  William Hickey  •  Stuart Whitman

Shack Out on 101 (1955)

A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dein
CAST:  Terry Moore  •  Frank Lovejoy  •  Keenan Wynn  •  Lee Marvin

A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dein
CAST:  Terry Moore  •  Frank Lovejoy  •  Keenan Wynn  •  Lee Marvin

Some Came Running (1958)

Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh returns home after being gone for years. His brother wants Dave to settle down and introduces him to English teacher Gwen French. Moody Dave resents his brother and spends his days hanging out with Bama Dillert, a professional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Dean Martin  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Martha Hyer

Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh returns home after being gone for years. His brother wants Dave to settle down and introduces him to English teacher Gwen French. Moody Dave resents his brother and spends his days hanging out with Bama Dillert, a professional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Dean Martin  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Martha Hyer

Spy (1989)

Richard is a spy. Ever since his wife Angela left him, cause she never liked what he did or became, his heart has not exactly been in it anymore. After failing to complete his mission, he decides to leave. His friend and boss, Tony Cooper, brings him to a plastic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Frank Messina
CAST:  Bruce Greenwood  •  Jameson Parker  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Ned Beatty

Richard is a spy. Ever since his wife Angela left him, cause she never liked what he did or became, his heart has not exactly been in it anymore. After failing to complete his mission, he decides to leave. His friend and boss, Tony Cooper, brings him to a plastic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Frank Messina
CAST:  Bruce Greenwood  •  Jameson Parker  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Ned Beatty

The Last Challenge (1967)

An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Angie Dickinson  •  Chad Everett  •  Gary Merrill

An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Angie Dickinson  •  Chad Everett  •  Gary Merrill

Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)

A lad finds himself magically sent back to ancient Egypt where he and the young King Tut team up to stop their evil and overly ambitious elders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Chris Barnes  •  Hans Conried  •  Vic Tayback  •  Olivia Barash

A lad finds himself magically sent back to ancient Egypt where he and the young King Tut team up to stop their evil and overly ambitious elders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Chris Barnes  •  Hans Conried  •  Vic Tayback  •  Olivia Barash

Moonshine County Express (1977)

The three surviving daughters of a murdered moonshiner band together with a racecar driver to run high-test shine behind the corpulent backs of the local crime syndicate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Trikonis
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Claudia Jennings  •  Maureen McCormick  •  Susan Howard

The three surviving daughters of a murdered moonshiner band together with a racecar driver to run high-test shine behind the corpulent backs of the local crime syndicate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Trikonis
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Claudia Jennings  •  Maureen McCormick  •  Susan Howard

Truck Stop Women (1974)

A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark L. Lester
CAST:  Claudia Jennings  •  Lieux Dressler  •  John Martino  •  Paul Carr

A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark L. Lester
CAST:  Claudia Jennings  •  Lieux Dressler  •  John Martino  •  Paul Carr
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