Ron Leibman
Biography
Ron Leibman was an American actor who moved from the Compass Players in the late 1950s to the Actors Studio, then built a career across film, television, and Broadway. He made his film debut in the dark comedy Where's Poppa? (1970) and went on to appear in The Hot Rock (1972), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), Norma Rae (1979), and Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981). For television, he earned a Primetime Emmy Award in 1979 for playing a convict-turned-lawyer in Kaz, a series he also created and co-wrote. He later became familiar to viewers as Dr. Leonard Green on Friends and provided the voice of Ron Cadillac on Archer. On stage, he won a 1993 Tony Award for playing Roy Cohn in Angels in America. His later films included Auto Focus (2002) and Garden State (2004).
82years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died New York City
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Ronald Leibman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 40 years1970 to 2010
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Behind the camera
Leibman created and co-wrote the 1978-79 crime drama series Kaz, in which he also starred as a convict-turned-lawyer, and he won the 1979 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for that role.
A role that slipped away
Leibman was so unhappy with the 1980 gross-out comedy Up The Academy that he had his name removed from the credits and the promotional material.
Early training
In the late 1950s, Leibman belonged to the Compass Players, and soon after that he gained admission to the Actors Studio.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Ron Leibman shares two films with Ian Holm, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ian Holm's page
George Segal's page
Willem Dafoe's page
Bruce Dern's page
Wallace Shawn's page
Richard Dreyfuss's page
All films by Zach Braff
All films by Paul Schrader
All films by George Roy Hill
Box office
What Ron Leibman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$104 million
11 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$27M25.7% of the total
- 2$22M21.3% of the total
- 3$21M20.6% of the total
- 4$10M9.8% of the total
- 5$9.9M9.5% of the total
- 6$6.9M6.6% of the total
- 7$3.5M3.4% of the total
- 8$2.1M2.0% of the total
$1.2 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1969 to 1993, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1979 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Kaz | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1993 | Best Actor in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1969 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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