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18-402: Peter Leeds (May 30, 1917 – November 12, 1996) was an American actor who appeared on television more than 8,000 times and also had many film, Broadway , and radio credits. The majority of his work took place in the 1950s and 1960s. Working with many well-known comedians , he became popular as a straight man to their antics. Beyond situation comedies, Peter Leeds was also a dramatic actor,

36-465: A Broadway performer, and a regular on many variety shows. He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason and multiple appearances on the radio drama Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar . Peter Leeds was also a popular voice-over artist, being heard on over 3,000 radio shows. A native of Bayonne, New Jersey , Leeds received his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He made his film debut with

54-859: A bit part in Public Enemies (1941). He received a scholarship from the John Marshall Law School, which he attended for one year. He also attended The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City . Leeds was noticed by the Group Theater of New York, through which he received a scholarship and graduated. Leeds worked with hundreds of well-known actors, including Bob Hope , Lucille Ball , Milton Berle , Carol Burnett , Red Skelton , Jack Benny , Jerry Lewis , Dean Martin , and Johnny Carson . He appeared four times with David Janssen in

72-509: A book, but Dr. Allen realized it would be much more fun to put on a show. He wrote a revue, based on the sketches, which was performed at the University of Tennessee. Some time later, Dr. Allen gave a talk in New York at a conference on early-20th-century popular entertainment. As part of his lecture, he read the script of his revue. Afterward, he was approached by a member of the audience, Mr. Rigby,

90-399: A leak in the bathtub?... Well, go ahead! You paid for the room! The Sugar Babies score contains standards such as " Don't Blame Me " and "I Feel a Song Comin' On", and newly created musical numbers, including "The Sugar Baby Bounce". The show had burlesque "tropes" such as the swing number, the sister act, the fan dance, the vaudeville dog act. "It was all fast and funny and it ended with

108-416: A modern Broadway musical combining all the elements of burlesque. He then came to the conclusion that the only person alive who could pull this off as a headliner was Mickey Rooney. - Richard Lertzman and William J. Birnes , in "The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney" After two weeks of rehearsals, however, Rooney clashed with Abbott, who was directing the show. Rooney, who insisted on taking a hand in staging

126-735: A producer. In 1977, at a "scholarly four‐day conference to study the History of American Popular Entertainment " at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts , Ralph G. Allen , a theater professor and historian fascinated with burlesque, presented a lecture, from a prior College of Fellows of the American Theatre Address, with pieces of a revue he wrote, that borrowed material from long-forgotten burlesque routines, "At My Mother's Knee (and Other Low Joints)". Rigby

144-537: A son, Dr. Michael Leeds. Leeds died of cancer at the age of 79, on November 12, 1996, in Los Angeles, California. During the 1970s, Leeds spent five years as the president of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ( AFTRA ). He 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,

162-825: Is different from Wikidata Lists of lists with listcat specified Sugar Babies (musical) Sugar Babies opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on October 8, 1979 and closed on August 28, 1982 after 1,208 performances. Staging and choreography was by Ernest Flatt , with sketches directed by Rudy Tronto, musical direction by Glen Roven , scenic and costume design by Raoul Pene Du Bois , lighting design by Gilbert Vaughn Hemsley Jr. , vocal arrangements and lyrics by Arthur Malvin , additional vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin , Ralph Blane , and orchestrations by Dick Hyman . The revue starred Mickey Rooney in his Broadway debut, Ann Miller , and featured Ann Jillian , Peter Leeds and Jerry Orbach . After

180-401: The crime drama , Richard Diamond, Private Detective . Leeds was cast as George Colton in nine episodes of the 1960s CBS sitcom , Pete and Gladys . He guest-starred on an episode of the 1961 crime adventure-drama series The Investigators and on an episode of the 1962-1963 ABC drama series, Going My Way . In 1965, he guest-starred in an episode of The Cara Williams Show . Leeds

198-776: The 1957-1959 CBS television series, Trackdown . Leeds appeared in three episodes of Perry Mason including Bill Emory in the 1958 episode "The Case of the Sunbather's Diary." Leeds played federal agent LaMarr Kane in "The Scarface Mob", the pilot for ABC's The Untouchables TV series, a role taken over in the actual series by Chuck Hicks. He was a member of the casts of the 1958 version of The Betty White Show and The Buster Keaton Show , and made an appearance on Batman (TV show) (year two, episodes 29 and 30). Leeds accompanied Bob Hope on 14 international USO (United Service Organizations) tours. Leeds also did voices for animated television and film, including The Nine Lives of Fritz

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216-609: The Cat , Hong Kong Phooey , The New Yogi Bear Show , The Dukes , Challenge of the GoBots , CBS Storybreak , The Jetsons and was the narrator of The Quick Draw McGraw Show . He was also on the CBS radio program, The Stan Freberg Show along with Daws Butler and June Foray. Leeds appeared on Broadway in the first cast of Sugar Babies along with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in 1979. Leeds and his wife of 34 years, Pat Leeds, had

234-1320: The Gold Card. Leeds later served on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. American actor (Redirected from American actor ) The following are lists of American actors : List of American current child actors List of American film actresses List of American former child actors List of American television actresses List of African-American actors List of American actors of Irish descent List of Barbadian American actors List of Italian-American actors List of Mexican-American actors List of Native American actors List of Romanian American actors List of Slovene American actors [REDACTED] This article includes an actors by nationality-related list of lists . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lists_of_American_actors&oldid=1258512998 " Categories : Lists of actors by nationality lists American actors Lists of actors by nationality Lists of American actors Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

252-405: The comedy scenes himself, told Abbott, "This isn't going to work out." Abbott was fired as director, and although he didn't have a contract, he sued producer Harry Rigby and received a six-figure settlement. ( Ralph G. Allen ) visited theaters around the country, sitting with elderly comics and taking down their routines. He amassed a collection of some 5,000 comedy sketches. He considered writing

270-495: The original stars left, successors included Juliet Prowse , Anita Morris , Joey Bishop , Eddie Bracken , Jeff Dunham and Rip Taylor .Maxie Furman The revue subsequently had a short-lived National tour which starred Carol Channing and Robert Morse , from August through November 1980. The 1982 Bus and Truck Tour starred Eddie Bracken and Jaye P. Morgan (who was succeeded by Mimi Hines ). The 2nd National Tour, in 1984 and 1985, reunited Rooney and Miller. A revival of

288-432: The show, "Sugar Babies 2", which would have starred Jerry Lewis , Chita Rivera and Rip Taylor , was planned for the fall of 1991, but ultimately did not happen. Norman Abbott , nephew of famed straight man Bud Abbott , inherited his uncle's "treasure trove of burlesque material, including written gags, props, music, and posters." Inspired, the younger Abbott and his wife had an idea: Norman and his wife conceived of

306-448: Was in the audience and approached Allen about the material, and together they wrote the book for the show. Sugar Babies debuted two years later. The show consists of old burlesque blackout gags and sketches, interspersed with song and dance numbers, and vaudeville specialty acts. Typical of the risqué jokes was this one in the "Broken Arms Hotel" sketch: DESK CLERK (on the telephone): Broken Arms Hotel... What's that? You say you got

324-477: Was known for his association with Stan Freberg and played his foil in several song parodies . In addition, he had several roles on both Volume One and Volume Two of the classic comedy albums Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America , and also appeared as a regular on the short-lived CBS radio series The Stan Freberg Show in 1957. Leeds had a recurring role as gambler/saloon owner Tenner Smith in

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