Leif Garrett
Biography
Leif Garrett is an American actor and singer who became a teenage idol during the 1970s. Born in Hollywood, California, he began performing at age five. His early screen work included the horror movie Devil Times Five (1974), and his breakthrough came with Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), in which he played Jimmy Henderson. He played Mike Pusser in the Walking Tall movies, Zack Russell on the ABC series Family, and Leonard Unger on The Odd Couple. In late 1976 he signed with Atlantic Records, and his single I Was Made for Dancin' became his biggest hit in the United States and the United Kingdom. He played Bob Sheldon in Coppola's adaptation of The Outsiders (1983) and later appeared in Cheerleader Camp (1988), Party Line (1988), and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003). He also acted in Kid Vengeance (1976) and God's Gun (1976), voiced himself on Family Guy, and published the autobiography Idol Truth.
64years old
Turns 65 on November 8in 25 days
- Born Hollywood
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Leif Per Nervik
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 31 years1974 to 2005
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A change of course
Garrett's vocals on some of his own albums were replaced entirely by Jim Haas, and producers sometimes had Haas sing behind a curtain at live shows.
Leif Garrett movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Dawn Lyn appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Dawn Lyn's page
Lee Van Cleef's page
Rob Reiner's page
Bo Svenson's page
Bruce Glover's page
Timothy Scott's page
Also two films together6 more actors
- Lurene TuttleFinal Chapter: Walking Tall (1977) and Walking Tall Part II (1975)
- Logan RamseyFinal Chapter: Walking Tall (1977) and Walking Tall Part II (1975)
- Taylor LacherFinal Chapter: Walking Tall (1977) and Devil Times Five (1974)
- Carolyn StellarGod's Gun (1976) and Devil Times Five (1974)
- Heinz BernardGod's Gun (1976) and Kid Vengeance (1976)
- David CassidyPopstar (2005) and The Spirit of '76 (1990)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.