Lee Wallace (actor)

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Lee Wallace (* 15. July 1930 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York as Leo Melis ) is an American stage and film actor .

Life

Wallace worked, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s, in numerous film and television productions. In television series he often took on supporting roles in single episodes. During the same period he worked as a stage actor, including on Broadway . Lee Wallace has been married to actress Marilyn Chris since December 1974 .

Filmography (selection)

Cinema and television films

  • 1972: Four Weird Birds (The Hot Rock)
  • 1974: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three stops the subway 123's death ride
  • 1975: The Happy Hooker
  • 1976: Diary of the Dead
  • 1977: Thieves
  • 1979: The Child Stealer
  • 1979: Then We'd Be Six (And Baby Makes Six)
  • 1980: Moviola - Marilyn: The Birth of a Legend (This Year's Blonde)
  • 1980: Sagittarius Benjamin (Private Benjamin)
  • 1980: Baby Comes Home
  • 1982: World War III
  • 1983: Daniel
  • 1984: Concealed Enemies
  • 1984: A Doctor's Story
  • 1985: War and Love
  • 1986: Kojak - The Price of Justice / Every murder has its price (Kojak - The Price of Justice)
  • 1989: Batman
  • 1991: Intimate Stranger
  • 1992: Die Herbstzeitlosen (Used People)
  • 2005: Lucky (short film)

Appearances in television series

  • 1977: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan (Kojak) , episode 100 "Between two fires" (Laid Off)
  • 1977: Lou Grant episode 54 "Nazi" (not yet broadcast in Germany)
  • 1978: The Eddie Capra Mysteries , Episode 4 "And the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead"
  • 1979: Mrs. Columbo , Episode 5 "A Puzzle for Prophets" and Episode 9 "The Valley Strangler"
  • 1979: Paris , episode 10 "The Ghost Maker"
  • 1980: The Associates , Episode 9 "The Censors"
  • 1981: Ryan's Hope , five episodes
  • 1986: Kay O'Brien , Episode 12 "Reunion"
  • 1986: The Equalizer / The Guardian Angel of New York (The Equalizer) , Episode 21 "Murderous Career" (Unpunished Crimes)
  • 1987: Kate & Allie , episode 71 "Send Me No Flowers"
  • 1992: Law & Order , Episode 42 "Deadly Competition" (Intolerance)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lee Wallace in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
  2. ↑ Biography on filmreference.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wallace, Lee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Melis, Leo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American stage and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City , New York