Phil Leeds

Phil Leeds (April 6, 1916 – August 16, 1998) was an American character actor. 2Career Leeds was born on April 6, 1916, in New York City, the son of a post office clerk. Raised in the Bronx, he was a peanut vendor for some time near Yankee Stadium and Manhattan's Polo Grounds. He started his career as a standup comedian and then went on to appear in several films and sitcoms including Rosemary's Baby, Beaches, All In The Family, Three's Company, Night Court, Wings, Ally McBeal, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Larry Sanders Show, Barney Miller, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Patty Duke Show, The Monkees, The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Friends, Mad About You, The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Golden Girls. At age 80, he appeared on an episode of Roseanne in which Roseanne finds herself drawn into a creepy '90s version of Rosemary's Baby (Leeds had played "Dr. Shand" in the original 1968 film). He appeared as a friendly spirit in the 1990 film Ghost. He appeared in the episode, "When I'm 64", in the TV series ALF as Jack, one of the residents of a retirement home. His final role was a brief scene in Lost & Found (1999). 2Blacklist Leeds was blacklisted during the McCarthy era after pleading the fifth when examined by the House Un-American Activities Committe