Peter Leeds

A popular character actor who played straight man to, among other comic greats, 'Bob Hope' (qv), 'Milton Berle' (qv), 'Jerry Lewis' (qv) & 'Dean Martin' (qv), 'Jack Benny' (qv), and 'Red Skelton' (qv), Leeds accompanied Hope on 14 international USO tours. Appeared on Broadway with 'Mickey Rooney' (qv) and 'Ann Miller' (qv) in "Sugar Babies". Leeds' long television career peaked during the 1950s and 1960s but continued through the 1980s.::<[email protected]>