Leon Lissek
Biography
Leon Lissek was an Australian-born British actor who worked in more than 80 films and became familiar to television viewers as well. Born in Australia, he started acting while at school and university in Melbourne and was part of the Marlowe Society in the late 1950s. He settled in England in 1963, and his screen work began with Marat/Sade (1967). Among his films were The Horsemen (1971), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Time Bandits and Nicholas and Alexandra. On television he was known for playing Hans Kauffman in the drama series The Sullivans, and he also appeared in EastEnders. He acted on stage too, and a 1980 review of Company in Exeter judged his casting admirable. He died in 2022.
82years old at death
- Born Australia
- Died Slough
- Star sign: CapricornLast day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 40 years1967 to 2007
Genres
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Leon Lissek movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade1967as Lavoisier
IMDb rating 7.52.9K votes
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Peter Sasdy directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Peter SasdyDirector, 2 films, 1971 to 1991
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