Jack DeLeon

Jack DeLeon (December 19, 1924 – October 16, 2006) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Marty Morrison from 1975 to 1982 on the television detective sitcom Barney Miller, in a total of eight episodes.[1] His character was proudly and overtly homosexual, groundbreaking for network television at the time. In the later episodes he was in a committed relationship with a male partner, which was respected by the detectives in the squad.

Jack DeLeon
Born(1924-12-19)December 19, 1924
New York
DiedOctober 16, 2006(2006-10-16) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationTelevision actor

In 1959 DeLeon portrayed Herman in the New York City Center revival of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella; a role he later reprised in the first West End production of that musical in 1960 at the London Coliseum.[2] Between 1969 and 1990 he appeared on such network shows as Get Smart, That Girl, The Paul Lynde Show, The Rookies, Starsky and Hutch, Sanford and Son, Switch, CPO Sharkey, Too Close for Comfort, Archie Bunker’s Place, Laverne & Shirley, The Fall Guy, Night Court, Santa Barbara and Growing Pains. His film credits include Linda Lovelace for President (1975), I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975), The Choirboys (1977) and Little Miss Marker (1980). He voiced Sergeant Samuel McPherson in the 1977 Dr. Seuss animated television special Halloween Is Grinch Night. He was also the voice of Dwalin in the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit.[3]

His interment was at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, California.

Partial filmography
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References
  1. Stephen Tropiano (2002). The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 264.
  2. "LONDON ACCLAIMS 'MOST HAPPY FELLA'". The New York Times. April 22, 1960.
  3. George W. Woolery (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 199.


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