Phil Leeds

Infobox actor
name = Phil Leeds


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birthdate = April 6, 1916
birthplace = New York City, New York
deathdate = death date and age|1998|8|16|1916|4|6|
deathplace = Los Angeles, California

Phil Leeds (April 6, 1916 – August 16, 1998) was a Hollywood character actor.cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Phil Leeds, 82, Comic on Stage and Screen. |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907EED6133DF932A1575BC0A96E958260 |quote=Phil Leeds, a durable funnyman who began his pursuit of laughs as a stand-up comic in the 1930's and went on to work in theater, films and television, died on Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82. |publisher=New York Times |date=August 21, 1998 |accessdate=2007-09-25 ]

He was born in 1916 in New York City, the son of a post office clerk. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/45/Phil-Leeds.html Phil Leeds Biography ((?)-) ] ] He started his career as a stand up comedian and then went on to appear in several movies and sitcoms including Night Court, Wings, Ally McBeal, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Larry Sanders Show, as well as a guest appearance in Friends.

Leeds died of pneumonia on August 16, 1998 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 82 years old.

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