Biography
Leonard Barr (born Leonard Barra; September 27, 1903 – November 22, 1980) was an American stand-up comedian, film actor, and dancer.
Barr appeared several times with Dean Martin (his nephew) and Jerry Lewis when they hosted the Colgate Comedy Hour. He had a brief role in The Sting, appropriately as a burlesque comic. That is also the way his character is listed in the credits—as an anonymous comedian. However, in the wings of the stage just before the comic's entrance, he has a brief conversation with Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), who addresses him as "Leonard". Barr's comedic schtick was one-liners; told with a straight face, and sometimes deliberately repeating a punchline.
He is perhaps best remembered internationally for his appearance in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever with Sean Connery in which he played Shady Tree, a stand-up comedian and smuggler in Las Vegas who was assassinated by henchmen Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd. He also appeared in The Odd Couple in the non-dialogue New York street scenes in the first season and in later episodes with dialogue; and, albeit unnamed, on an episode of M*A*S*H as a USO comedian. He also made numerous guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; as well as his nephew's own variety show. Cameron Crowe briefly depicted Barr as a foul-mouthed real-life character in Almost Famous, his semi-autobiographical film of 2000.
Filmography
all 14
Movies 7
TV Shows 7
self 2
Under the Rainbow (1981)
Battered (1978)
Record City (1978)
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)
Szysznyk (1977)
The Tony Randall Show (1976)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
The Sting (1973)
Evil Roy Slade (1972)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
The Odd Couple (1970)
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
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GenderMale
Birthday1903-09-27
Deathday1980-11-22 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceWest Virginia, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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