Lee Wallace (actor)

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Lee Wallace (born July 15, 1930) is an American actor of film, stage, and television.

Lee Wallace
From TV's Alice (1977)
Born
Leo Melis

(1930-07-15) July 15, 1930 (age 94)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present
Spouse
(m. 1975)
Children1

Biography

Wallace was born as Leo Melis in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Celia (née Gross) and Eddie Melis.[1]

Career

His movie roles include more than a dozen productions big and small, including Klute (1971), The Hot Rock (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as the Mayor of New York City, The Happy Hooker (1975), Diary of the Dead (1976), Thieves (1977), Private Benjamin (1980) as Mr. Waxman, World War III (1982), Daniel (1983), Batman (1989) as Gotham City's Mayor Borg, and Used People (1992).

On Broadway, he appeared in A Teaspoon Every Four Hours, Unlikely Heroes, The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild, Molly, Zalmen or The Madness of God, Some of My Best Friends, Grind and The Cemetery Club.

Personal life

Wallace currently lives in New York City with his wife Marilyn Chris. They have one child together.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Klute Nate Goldfarb Uncredited
1972 The Hot Rock Dr. Strauss
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Al - the Mayor of New York City
1975 The Happy Hooker Henry Knowlton
1976 Diary of the Dead Lt. Gart
1977 Thieves Harry
1980 Private Benjamin Mr. Waxman
1983 Daniel The Mayor
1985 War and Love Oskar Kohn
1989 Batman Mayor Borg
1992 Used People Uncle Harry

References

  1. ^ Lee Wallace Biography
  2. ^ "Fall in love with these Queens power couples". QNS. February 10, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2017.