Steve Landesberg
Born: 1936-11-23 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2010-12-20
Known For: Acting
Biography
Steve Landesberg (November 23, 1936 – December 20, 2010) was an American actor and comedian known for his role as the erudite, unflappable police detective Arthur P. Dietrich on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller, for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards. He appeared in 124 episodes, from the last episode of the 1975 season until the end of the series in 1982. Landesberg also starred in the Starz series Head Case (2007 - 2009) and appeared in the films Wild Hogs (2007) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). He was married to Nancy Ross from 1986 until his death; they had one daughter.
Filmography
2009
2008
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Dr. Rosenbaum
2007
- Wild Hogs as Accountant
- Head Case as Dr. Myron Finkelstein
- Just Jordan
2006
- I Love the '70s: Volume 2 as Self
2005
- American Dad! as Bernie (voice)
- Ghost Whisperer as Stan Rosenfeld
- Everybody Hates Chris
2004
- Gas as Sam
2000
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as Grok (voice)
1999
- Twice in a Lifetime as Barry Kirkbride / George Doorwood
- Puppet as Charles
1998
- That '70s Show as Cal
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Two Guys and a Girl as Berg's Dad
- Conrad Bloom as George Dorsey
1996
1994
- The Crazysitter as Detective Bristol
- Sodbusters as Gunther Schteuppin
1993
- Dave's World as Dean Riordan
- Little Miss Millions as Harvey Lipschitz
1991
- Dinosaurs as Gary (voice)
- Harry and the Hendersons as Coleman
- Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as Lipscombe
1990
- Law & Order as Howard Cahill
1987
- Leader of the Band as Eddie Layton
- Mr. President
1985
- The Golden Girls as Dr. Halperin
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self
1978
1977
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Barney Miller as Father Paul
- Black Bart as Reb Jordan
- When Things Were Rotten as The Wizard
1974
- The Rockford Files as Kenny Hollywood / Frank Rhinehart
- Dinah! as Self
- Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers as Fred Meyerbach
1973
- Blade as Denbaum
1971
- You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat as Men's Room Attendant
1965
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host