Jack DeLeon

{{short description|American actor}} {{For|the British theatre manager and playwright|Jack de Leon (theatre manager)}} {{infobox person |image= |birth_date={{birth date|1924|12|19}} |birth_place=New York City, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2006|10|16|1924|12|19}}<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/classified/paid-notice-deaths-de-leon-jack-christopher-weeks.html| title=Paid Notice: Deaths. De Leon, Jack (Christopher Weeks)| newspaper=The New York Times| date=November 12, 2006| access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9B-9zAEACAAJ| title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006| pages=91–92| date=April 24, 2007| publisher=McFarland| first=Harris| last=Lentz| isbn=978-0-7864-2933-2| via=Google Books}}</ref> |death_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S. |occupation=Actor }} '''Jack DeLeon''' (December 19, 1924 – October 16, 2006) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Marty Morrison, a recurring character on the television detective sitcom ''Barney Miller'', over eight episodes from 1975 to 1982.<ref>{{cite book| title=The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV| first=Stephen| last=Tropiano| page=264| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CeqG46cYjuMC&q=DeLeon| publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation| year=2002| isbn=9781557835574| via=Google Books| access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> 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. He also was known for directing and appearing in segments of The Donny & Marie Show.

Between 1969 and 1990 he appeared on such network shows as ''Get Smart'', ''That Girl'', ''The Paul Lynde Show'', ''CPO Sharkey'', ''The Rookies'', ''Starsky and Hutch'', ''Sanford and Son'', ''Switch'', ''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''.<ref>{{cite book| title=Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-five Years, 1962-1987| first=George W.| last=Woolery| publisher=Scarecrow Press| url=https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/198/mode/2up?q=DeLeon| year=1989| page=199| isbn=978-0-8108-2198-9| access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref>

His interment was at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, California.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA188| title=Resting Places - The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons| edition=3d| publisher=McFarland| date=August 19, 2016| first=Scott| last=Wilson| page=188| isbn=978-1-4766-2599-7| via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Partial filmography== *''Linda Lovelace for President'' (1975) – Capt. Neldor *''Kitty Can't Help It'' (1975) – MacGregor *''Train Ride to Hollywood'' (1975) – News reporter *''I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?'' (1975) – Doctor Binay *''The Hobbit'' (1977, TV Movie) – Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur / Bofur / Bert – Troll #2 / Goblin / Orc / Spiders / Wood Elves / Lake People (voice) *''The Choirboys'' (1977) – Quigley *''Little Miss Marker'' (1980) – Building Superintendent *''Uphill All the Way'' (1986) – Sam Osmond *''Valet Girls'' (1987) – Dirk Zebra *''Violent Zone'' (1989) – Charles Townsend *''Life Stinks'' (1991) – Pompous Party Guest *''Temptress'' (1995) – Brian Carlin *''Allyson Is Watching'' (1997) – Mr. Merry

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==External links== *{{Find a Grave|16243373}} *{{IMDb name|id=0216739}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deleon, Jack}} Category:1924 births Category:2006 deaths Category:American male television actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:American male film actors Category:Male actors from New York (state)