Steve Landesberg is a Actor American born on 23 november 1936 at New York City (USA)
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Nationality USABirth 23 november 1936 at New York City (
USA)
Death 20 december 2010 (at 74 years) at Los Angeles (
USA)
Steve Landesberg (November 23, 1936 – December 20, 2010) was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor known for his role as the erudite, unflappable police detective Arthur P. Dietrich on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller, for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards.
Biography
Landesberg was born November 23, 1936, in the Bronx, New York, to a milliner mother and a grocery store-owner father. He was part of improv group New York Stickball Team, which performed several shows that were aired on cable television shortly after Barney Miller went off the air.
Landesberg was a member of the cast of the 1974 CBS situation comedy Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers. He made guest appearances on the TV shows The Rockford Files, Law & Order, Saturday Night Live, The Golden Girls, Ghost Whisperer, That 70's Show and Everybody Hates Chris. He starred in Starz's original show Head Case as Dr. Myron Finkelstein. He appeared in the motion pictures Wild Hogs, Leader of the Band, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Landesberg also co-starred in the TV movie Black Bart, a spin-off of Blazing Saddles.
Landesberg died from colon cancer on December 20, 2010, aged 74. He was survived by his widow Nancy Ross Landesberg and a daughter.
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