Cast & creator
Len Lesser
Best known for Castle, Seinfeld, Bonanza
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.
Also known as: Leonard King Lesser
52
film credits
116
television credits
168
1948–2009 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (168)
Showing 168 of 168 credits
Castle
Neighbour
2009
Seinfeld
Uncle Leo
1989
Bonanza
Fred Gaskell
1959Bonanza
Art Fancher
1959
The Love Boat
Stryker
1977
ER
Woody Ebbots
1994
Falcon Crest
Professor McCloud
1981
Cold Case
Elmer Gibbins (2007)
2003
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Eugene
1996
Mad About You
Uncle Arnold
1992
Ironside
Frank Bender
1967
Get Smart
Rudolph
1965Get Smart
Luden
1965Get Smart
Vogel
1965
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. DeGroot
1976
Have Gun, Will Travel
Boldt
1957
Everybody Loves Raymond
Garvin
1996
The Rockford Files
Colby
1974
The Red Skelton Show
Legs
1951The Red Skelton Show
Big Mike Miller
1951The Red Skelton Show
Percival Cutthroat
1951The Red Skelton Show
Bum / Slippery Scottty Sutton
1951The Red Skelton Show
Killer McBumpoff
1951Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Le Bombard
1963
Airwolf
Villain
1984
Dragnet
1951
Simon & Simon
Slater
1981
Studio One
1948
The Untouchables
Gunther
1959
The F.B.I.
Ghost
1965
Ben Casey
1961
The Wild Wild West
Mason
1965
Remington Steele
Anthony Torrance
1982
Boy Meets World
Arnie Heck
1993
All in the Family
Billy Pendergast
1971
Caroline in the City
Waiter
1995
The Bob Newhart Show
Mr. Schwab
1972
Medical Center
1969
Gunsmoke
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
The Munsters
Manikoo
1964
Green Acres
Man
1965
The Jack Benny Program
Bank Robber #2
1950The Jack Benny Program
Muggsy McGurk
1950
Bat Masterson
Frank Holloway
1958
Just Shoot Me!
Uncle Jimmy
1997
The John Larroquette Show
Preacher
1993
Kojak
Mr. Morgan
1973Kojak
Hinton
1973
The Outer Limits
Sforza Water/Power worker
1963
Peter Gunn
1958
That Girl
1966
Amazing Stories
Old Grave Digger
1985
The Detectives
Jack Hasset
1959
thirtysomething
1987
Tour of Duty
Clayton - WWII Vet (uncredited)
1987
The Monkees
George
1966The Monkees
Red
1966
Adventures in Paradise
Lasser
1959
The Texan
Brad
1958The Texan
Matt Kiley
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Thug
1955
Switch
Pelky
1975Switch
Salesman
1975
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Mod Squad
Burns
1968
Hardcastle and McCormick
Sam
1983
Laredo
1965
Suspense
Man at Baseball Game (uncredited)
1949
My Favorite Martian
Hank
1963My Favorite Martian
Carlo
1963
'Til Death
Gus
2006
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Crowley
1974
Smart Guy
Sidney
1997
Land of the Giants
Prisoner
1968
McMillan & Wife
Benny Carr
1971
Tombstone Territory
Hugh Dawson
1957
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Lock-Up
Carl Kincaid
1959
Son of the Beach
2000
Honey West
Mr. Crimm
1965
Arrest and Trial
Biggy
1963
The Third Man
Najian
1959
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Zig Segman
1958
The Rogues
Priest
1964
The Thin Man
1957
Stoney Burke
Leo
1962Stoney Burke
Detective
1962
Mr. Lucky
Gunman
1959
Tightrope
The Hood (uncredited)
1959
The Great Adventure
Varnes
1963
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Joe Boland
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
Supervisor
1969
Official Detective
1957
Quintuplets
Morty
2004
The Second Hundred Years
Norton
1967
Johnny Staccato
1959
Papillon
Guard
1973
The Outsider
1968
Hong Kong
Carl
1960
Panic!
1957
Mr. Terrific
Novnik
1967
The Investigators
Puppeteer
1961
Barbary Coast
Clerk
1975
Temple Houston
Orley Baldwin
1963
Rock Me Baby
Harvey
2003
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Abe
1976
Enos
1980
Kelly's Heroes
Platoon Sgt. Bellamy (42nd Engineers)
1970
Code R
Leo
1977The Partners
1971
Love on a Rooftop
Junk Shop Owner
1966
Birdman of Alcatraz
Burns (uncredited)
1962
The Wedding Bells
Peppy Miller
2007
Man Against Crime
Hoodlum (uncredited)
1949
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
General Electric Theater
Friedman
1953
Delphi Bureau
Mockthornton
1972
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
First Card Player
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Goon #2
1951
Platypus Man
Rabbi Rosenbaum
1995
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
1956
Death Hunt
Lewis
1981
Spider-Man
Henchman
1977
Amazing Stories
Old Grave Robber
1986
Lust for Life
Cartoonist (uncredited)
1956
The Last Challenge
Ed (uncredited)
1967
Some Came Running
Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)
1958
Someone's Watching Me!
Burly Man
1978
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
1960
Bells Are Ringing
Charlie Bessemer (uncredited)
1960
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Sam (Uncredited)
1957
The Man Who Died Twice
Minelli
1958
Crime and Punishment USA
Desk Officer
1959
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
The Greek
1967
The Main Event
Trainer At Big Bear
1979
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
North Dakota Pete
1965
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Old Grave Robber
1998
Shack Out on 101
Perch
1955
Dirty Little Billy
Slits
1972
Moonshine County Express
Scoggins
1977
Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!
Inspector Krol (archive footage)
2005
Take This Job and Shove It
Roach
1981
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
NKVD commissar
1965
Ruby
Barney
1977
House Calls
Waiter
1978
Old Man
Man with Gun
1958
Baadasssss!
Manny & Mort Goldberg
2004
Through the Magic Pyramid
Naktah
1981
It's Good to Be Alive
Man at Accident
1974
Mob Boss
Don Caglianoti
1990
True Friends
Mr. Slotnick
1998
Slither
Jogger
1973
Ain't No Way Back
Papa Campbell
1990
Truck Stop Women
Winter
1974
Blood and Lace
Tom Kredge
1971
Grandmother's House
Grandfather
1988
Fireball 500
Man In Garage
1966
Smog
Lelio Marpicati
1962
Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell
Tex
1991
The Big Break
Hunk
1953
Supervan
Banks
1977
Rave Review
Al
1995
Faith
Uncle Sal
1990
Du-beat-e-o
Hendricks
1984
The Werewolf Reborn!
Krol
1998
Spy
Dr. Obediah Stern
1989
Joyride to Nowhere
Charlie
1977