Leo Fuchs
Biography
Leo Fuchs was a Polish-born American actor, comic, dancer, and coupletist who performed in Yiddish and English plays and films. Born in Lviv in 1911 into a Yiddish theatrical family, he began acting in Polish at age five and was praised at Warsaw's Qui Pro Quo cabaret at 17. He made his American debut in 1929 at the Second Avenue Theater in Lucky Boy with Moishe Oysher and moved to New York City in 1935. Known as the Yiddish Fred Astaire, he appeared on Broadway and in film and wrote much of his own material. His films included the short I Want to Be a Boarder and I Want to Be a Mother in 1937, Amerikaner Shadkhen in 1940, and The Story of Ruth (1960). He was best known for The Frisco Kid (1979) with Gene Wilder and as Hymie Krichinsky in Avalon (1990). He died in Los Angeles in 1994.
83years old at death
- Born Lviv
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Avrum Leib Fuchs (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 30 years1960 to 1990
Every film, newest first
- 1990AvalonIMDb rating 7.2
- 1979The Frisco KidIMDb rating 6.4
- 1960The Story of RuthIMDb rating 6.7
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First role
Fuchs began acting in Polish at age five and was praised for a performance at the Warsaw cabaret Qui Pro Quo when he was 17.
First role
In 1929 Fuchs made his American debut in Lucky Boy with Moishe Oysher, at the Second Avenue Theater in the Yiddish Theater District.
About the name
In his prime, Leo Fuchs earned the nickname "The Yiddish Fred Astaire", and he appeared both on Broadway and in film.
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Worked with
Leo Fuchs made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Henry KosterDirector, 1 film, 1960
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