Leslie Klein was born on Staten Island, New York City on October 30, 1919. His parents were Cecil and Theresa (née Leonhardt) Klein. He attended George Washington High School. He changed his name to Leslie Barrett in 1937. He had two marriages: the first to Diana Newman Barth, which ended in divorce, and the second to actress Ruth Livingston.[1]
Career
Barrett made his professional acting debut on January 12, 1937, under the name Leslie Klein at what was then known as the Guild Theatre. He first performed under his stage name upon succeeding Billy Halop in a production of Dead End at the Belasco Theatre.[1] Barrett appeared in numerous original Broadway productions throughout his career, including The Primrose Path in 1939, Rhinoceros in 1961, and The Dresser in 1981.[2]
Barrett appeared on television as early as 1949. He appeared in four (4) episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse from 1949-53. In 1960, he performed in an episode of The Twilight Zone and on NBC's Startime in the Alfred Hitchcock- directed Incident at a Corner.[4] In 1964, he appeared in an episode of East Side/West Side. In 1962, he appeared in an episode of Dennis the Menace playing the new principal "Mr. Spivey". He played Judge Hanley who presided over the trial of Victoria Winters for witchcraft on the soap opera Dark Shadows.[5][6] Barrett may be best known as George, Harvey's best friend from The Honeymooners episode "The Bensonhurst Bomber".
Partial filmography
Career (1959) - Kensington's Assistant (uncredited)
leslie, barrett, october, 1919, june, 2010, american, actor, whose, career, spanned, broadway, feature, films, television, from, 1937, 1998, twilight, zone, 1960, bornleslie, klein, 1919, october, 1919new, york, city, usdiedjune, 2010, 2010, aged, englewood, j. Leslie Barrett October 30 1919 June 8 2010 was an American actor whose career spanned Broadway feature films and television from 1937 to 1998 Leslie BarrettLeslie Barrett in The Twilight Zone 1960 BornLeslie Klein 1919 10 30 October 30 1919New York City USDiedJune 8 2010 2010 06 08 aged 90 Englewood New Jersey USOccupationActor Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Partial filmography 4 Notes 5 External linksBiography EditLeslie Klein was born on Staten Island New York City on October 30 1919 His parents were Cecil and Theresa nee Leonhardt Klein He attended George Washington High School He changed his name to Leslie Barrett in 1937 He had two marriages the first to Diana Newman Barth which ended in divorce and the second to actress Ruth Livingston 1 Career EditBarrett made his professional acting debut on January 12 1937 under the name Leslie Klein at what was then known as the Guild Theatre He first performed under his stage name upon succeeding Billy Halop in a production of Dead End at the Belasco Theatre 1 Barrett appeared in numerous original Broadway productions throughout his career including The Primrose Path in 1939 Rhinoceros in 1961 and The Dresser in 1981 2 In 1952 Barrett and Paul Curtis formed the American Mime Theatre 1 3 He was an accomplished Shakespearean actor He joined the Shakespeare Theatre Workshop under the direction of Joseph Papp in April 1955 He appeared in Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It at the Westport Country Playhouse later that year and The Taming of the Shrew at the Walnut Street Theatre in 1974 Barrett appeared on television as early as 1949 He appeared in four 4 episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse from 1949 53 In 1960 he performed in an episode of The Twilight Zone and on NBC s Startime in the Alfred Hitchcock directed Incident at a Corner 4 In 1964 he appeared in an episode of East Side West Side In 1962 he appeared in an episode of Dennis the Menace playing the new principal Mr Spivey He played Judge Hanley who presided over the trial of Victoria Winters for witchcraft on the soap opera Dark Shadows 5 6 Barrett may be best known as George Harvey s best friend from The Honeymooners episode The Bensonhurst Bomber Partial filmography EditCareer 1959 Kensington s Assistant uncredited Preppies 1984 Dean Flossmore Death Mask 1984 Albert DaltonNotes Edit a b c Ian Herbert ed 1981 BARRETT Leslie Who s Who in the Theatre Vol 1 Gale Research Company p 45 ISSN 0083 9833 Leslie Barrett at the Internet Broadway Database The Bridgeport Post CT Mime Artists In Seven Plays August 18 1954 pg 40 A Companion to Alfred Hitchcock edited by Thomas Leitch Leland Poague 2011 pp 121 122 Leslie Barrett at IMDb The Dark Shadows Almanac Millennium Edition Kathryn Leigh Scott Jim Pierson alphabetical character listExternal links EditLeslie Barrett correspondence and ephemera 1942 1996 held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Leslie Barrett scrapbooks held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Leslie Barrett at IMDb Leslie Barrett at the Internet Broadway Database Leslie Barrett at the Internet Off Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leslie Barrett amp oldid 1104363199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
