Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman | |
|---|---|
 Leibman as Morgenstern in Night Falls on Manhattan | |
| Born | October 11, 1937 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2019 (aged 82) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–2016 |
| Spouses | |
Ron Leibman (/ˈliːbmən/; October 11, 1937 – December 6, 2019) was an American actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his performance as Roy Cohn in Angels in America. Leibman also won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1979 for his role as Martin 'Kaz' Kazinsky in his short-lived crime drama series Kaz.
Leibman appeared in films such as Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Norma Rae (1979), and Zorro, The Gay Blade (1982). Later in his career, he became widely known for his recurring role as Dr. Leonard Green on Friends (1996–2004), and for providing the voice of Ron Cadillac on Archer (2013–2016).
Early life
Leibman was born October 11, 1937, in
Career
Leibman was a member of the Compass Players in the late 1950s, and was admitted to the Actors Studio shortly thereafter.[4]
Leibman made his film debut alongside
His other film appearances include Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973) with Beau Bridges and Janet Margolin, Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981), Auto Focus (2002) and Garden State (2004). A TV movie role of Leibman's was the 1988 legal thriller Terrorist On Trial where he plays a Jewish lawyer who defends an Arab defendant accused of a terrorist attack in Spain and extracted to Virginia. Leibman costars in that with Robert Davi as the defendant, and Sam Waterston as the prosecuting attorney. It may be found as In The Hands Of The Enemy.
Leibman won an
He co-starred with his second wife, Jessica Walter, in Tartuffe at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in 1986,[3] and they co-starred again in Neil Simon's play Rumors in 1988 on Broadway.[7] They also appeared together as husband and wife in the film Dummy (2003)[8][9] and in the TV series Law & Order in the episode "House Counsel" in 1995.[10]
Leibman received a 1993
He played
In 2013, Leibman began appearing as a recurring character on the TV series
Personal life
Leibman was married twice. His first wife was actress Linda Lavin, to whom he was married from 1969 to 1981.[14][15] In 1983, he married actress Jessica Walter.[3][15] They remained married until his death in 2019.[1]
Death
Leibman died from complications of pneumonia in Manhattan on December 6, 2019, at age 82.[1][16]
Filmography
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (December 2019) |
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Carmatti | Episode: "Ride with Terror" |
| 1963 | Ride with Terror | Carmatti | Television film |
| 1964 | The Edge of Night | Johnny | Television debut |
| 1966 | Hawk | Eddie Toll | Episode: "The Man Who Owned Everyone" |
| 1975 | The Art of Crime | Roman Grey | Television film |
| 1975 | Police Story | Ray Oberstar | Episode: "Vice: 24 Hours" |
| 1977 | Martinelli, Outside Man | Richie Martinelli | Television film |
| 1978 | A Question of Guilt | Detective Louis Kazinsky | Television film |
| 1978–79 | Kaz | Martin 'Kaz' Kazinsky | Series regular [17] / also writer; 23 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| 1980 | Linda in Wonderland | Unknown | Television film |
| 1981 | Rivkin: Bounty Hunter | Rivkin | Television film |
| 1985 | Comedy Story | Joey Caruso | Episode: "Side by Side", also writer |
| 1986 | Many Happy Returns | Jerry Brenner | Television film |
| 1986 | Christmas Eve | Morris Huffner | Television film Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television |
| 1987 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Sam Greene | Episode: "Class Act: A Teacher's Story" |
| 1988 | Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Sam Ajami | Simon Resnick | Television film; aka Hostile Witness |
| 1988 | Aaron's Way | Unknown | Episode: "The Men Will Cheer and the Boys Will Shout" |
| 1990–92 | Murder, She Wrote | Darryl Heyward / Roland Trent | 2 episodes |
| 1991–92 | Pacific Station | Detective Al Burkhardt | Series regular; 13 episodes |
| 1992 | Fish Police | Voice, episode: "The Codfather" | |
| 1995 | Duckman | Geofredo | Voice, Episode: "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." |
| 1995–96 | Central Park West | Allen Rush | Voice, 21 episodes |
| 1995–2000 | Law & Order | Barry Nathanson / Mark Paul Kopell | 2 episodes |
| 1996–2004 | Friends | Dr. Leonard Green
|
Recurring role; 4 episodes [17] |
| 1996 | Rugrats | Rabbi / Old Man | Voice, episode: "Chanukah" |
| 1997 | Don King: Only in America | Harry Shondor | Television film |
| 1998–2002 | Holding the Baby
|
Stan Peterson | Series regular; 13 episodes |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stan Villani | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2003 | The Practice | Attorney Robert Colby | Episode: "Concealing Evidence" |
| 2006 | The Sopranos | Dr. Lior Plepler | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2013–16 | Archer | Ron Cadillac | Voice, recurring role; 10 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Camino Real | Kilroy | |
| 1959 | Legend of Lovers | Orpheus | |
| 1959 | A View From the Bridge
|
Rudolfo | |
| 1960 | Dead End | Unknown | |
| 1960 | The Premise | Unknown | |
| 1963 | Dear Me, The Sky is Falling | Peter Nemo | |
| 1963 | Bicycle Ride to Nevada | Rip Calabria | |
| 1964 | The Deputy | Captain Slazer | 316 performances |
| 1965 | The Misanthrope | Alceste | |
| 1965 | Uncle Vanya | Astrov | |
| 1965 | End Game | Clov | |
| 1965 | The Critic | Mr. Puff | |
| 1965 | Galileo | Unknown | |
| 1966–67 | Room Service | Gordon Miller | |
| 1967 | The Poker Session | Teddy | |
| 1967–68 | Prometheus Bound | Hermes | |
| 1967–68 | Volpone | Mosca | |
| 1967–68 | The Three Sisters | Solyony | |
| 1968 | We Bombed in New Haven | Sergeant Henderson | 85 performances |
| 1968 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Unknown | |
| 1969 | Cop-Out | Performer | |
| 1970 | Room Service | Gordon Miller | |
| 1970 | Transfers | Performer | |
| 1975 | Love Two | Performer | |
| 1976 | Rich and Famous | Various Roles | |
| 1976 | Julius Caesar | Cassius | |
| 1977 | Richard III | Richard III | |
| 1980–81 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | Herb | 324 performances |
| 1982 | Children of Darkness | Count LaRuse | |
| 1983 | Don Pasquale | Don Pasquale | |
| 1985 | Doubles | Lennie | 277 performances |
| 1986 | Tartuffe | Tartuffe | |
| 1988–90 | Rumors | Lenny Ganz | 535 performances |
| 1993 | Angels in America: Millennium Approaches | Roy Cohn | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play |
| 1994 | Angels in America: Perestroika | Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | |
| 1995 | The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play |
| 1998 | A Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds | Rabbi Azriel | Nominated – Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
| 1999–2000 | Adam Baum | Sam Baum | |
| 2001 | A Connecticut Yankee | Launcelot | |
| 2002 | God of Vengeance | Jack Chapman |
References
- ^ a b c Genzlinger, Neil (December 6, 2019). "Ron Leibman, Tony Winner for 'Angels,' Is Dead at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ISBN 9780253204936.
- ^ a b c Arkatov, Janice. " 'Tartuffe' Stars Aren't Just Acting As A Couple". Los Angeles Times. July 15, 1986.
- ^ Ron Leibman at the Wisconsin Historical Society's Actors Studio audio collection.
- ^ "Ron Leibman Emmy" emmys.com, retrieved February 19, 2018
- ^ Kaz tvguide.com, retrieved February 18, 2018
- ^ Rumors Playbill, retrieved February 18, 2018
- ^ a b c d "Ron Leibman Credits" tvguide.com, retrieved February 18, 2018
- ^ Dummy tcm.com, retrieved February 18, 2018
- ^ " 'Law & Order', Season 5, Episode 10" rottentomatoes.com, retrieved February 18, 2018
- ^ Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Playbill, retrieved February 18, 2018
- ^ Lefkowitz, David. "Playbill On-Line's Brief Encounter with Ron Leibman" Playbill, 1999
- ^ Phar Lap tcm.com, retrieved February 18, 2018
- ^ Bosworth, Patricia (May 31, 1970). "Ron Lunt and Linda Fontanne?". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Johnson, Bonnie (July 16, 1984). "Egg Rolls Brought Ron Leibman and Jessica Walter to the Altar and Left Them Hungry for More". People.
He had been divorced in 1981 from actress Linda (Alice) Lavin after a 12-year, childless marriage (she is now married to actor Kip Niven), and Jessica had long since recovered from the 1978 breakup of her 12-year marriage to Ross Bowman,
- ^ Koseluk, Chris (December 6, 2019). "Ron Leibman, Actor in 'Angels in America,' 'Where's Poppa?' and 'Friends,' Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Friends actor Ron Leibman dies at the age of 82". BBC. 7 December 2019.
External links
- Ron Leibman at IMDb
- Ron Leibman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ron Leibman at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Ron Leibman at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection
- The New School for Drama
