Leon Lissek
Known for
Acting
Life
1927 – 2022 (aged 95)
Born in
Australia
Credits
View on IMDb78 acting credits
Biography
Leon Lissek is an Australian born actor who primarily works in the UK. He has appeared in over 80 films in a career that stretches back to the 1960s and has done extensive work in television both in the UK and Australia.
Known For
Murder on the Orient Express
22 Nov 1974
Time Bandits
13 Jul 1981
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
05 Feb 1988
Shōgun
15 Sep 1980
The Avengers
07 Jan 1961
Remington Steele
01 Oct 1982
Countess Dracula
30 Jan 1971
Foyle's War
27 Oct 2002
Filmography
2007
- I Really Hate My Jobas Old Man #1
2005
- Song of Songsas Rabbi Berg
2003
- Cambridge Spiesas Prof. Bruno Klein1 episode
2002
- Foyle's Waras Isaac Rothstein1 episode
- The Book of Eveas Sam
2001
- The Discovery of Heavenas Hotel Owner
2000
- Breathtakingas Dr. Horowitz
- For My Babyas Sam Marx
- Esther Kahnas Theatre manager
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventureas Sheik Es-Salih
- Arabian Nightsas Dr. Ezra2 episodes
1997
- Sharpe's Revengeas Juliot
- McCallum1 episode
- Paul: The Emissaryas Annas
1996
- Surviving Picassoas Testicle
- Our Friends in the Northas Walensky2 episodes
1995
- The Final Cutas Evanghelos Passolides2 episodes
1994
- Nostradamusas Inquisitor
- Nobody's Childrenas Dr. Preda
1992
- Running Lateas Harold Zec
1991
- Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Ladyas Stage Door-Keeper
1990
- Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Filesas Faruk
- Bloodmoonas Myles Sheffield
- Small Zonesas Yershov
1989
- Shadow of the Nooseas Count Festetics1 episode
- Twist of Fateas Ginzberg2 episodes
1988
- Young Toscaninias M° Superti
- Noble Houseas Christian Toxe4 episodes
- The Unbearable Lightness of Beingas Bold Man in Bar
1987
- Personal Servicesas Mr. Popozogolou
1986
- The Fools on the Hillas Isaac Shoenberg
- Whoops Apocalypseas Politburo Member
- God's Outlawas Herman Rincke
1985
- Screen Twoas Second Stairman1 episode
1984
- Freudas Wittels1 episode
- Squaring the Circleas 3rd Witness
- The Tragedy of Coriolanusas Third Citizen
1983
- Enemies of the Stateas Vaclav Benda
1982
- Remington Steeleas Smuggler1 episode
- Baalas Mjurk
1981
- The Island of Adventureas Jo
- Take a Letter, Mr Jonesas Roberto1 episode
- Time Banditsas Refugee #1
1980
- Shōgunas Father Sebastio5 episodes
1979
- The Saint and the Brave Gooseas Pancho
1978
- Return of the Saintas Pancho2 episodes
- The Famous Fiveas Hunchy1 episode
- Sweeney 2as Cardona Alexandros
- Wilde Allianceas Hank1 episode
1977
- The Professionalsas Pole1 episode
1976
- The Adventures of Eliza Fraseras Sergeant
- The Sullivansas Hans Kauffman68 episodes
- Power Without Glory26 episodes
1975
- Ten from the Twentiesas Monsieur Rudolphe1 episode
1974
- Murder on the Orient Expressas Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
- Not on Your Nellieas Rachmaninoff Landlord1 episode
1973
- Roberts Robotsas Marken14 episodes
- Tales That Witness Madnessas Keoki (segment "Luau")
- The Blockhouseas Kozhek
1972
- Crown Courtas Edward Lippett3 episodes
- The Protectorsas Pannides1 episode
- Van der Valkas Frans1 episode
1971
- Nicholas and Alexandraas Avadayev
- The Horsemenas Chikana Proprietor
- Countess Draculaas Sergeant of Bailiffs
- The Last Valleyas Czeraki
1970
- Undergroundas Sergeant in Bistro
1969
- Journey to the Unknownas Andros Matakitas
- Where's Jack?as Deeley
1968
- Journey to the Unknownas Andros Matakitas1 episode
- Isadoraas Bohemian (uncredited)
- Inspector Clouseauas French Taxi Driver
- Tell Me Liesas Party Guest
1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Warder1 episode
1961
- The Avengersas Taxi Driver1 episode