Leslie Barrett(1919-2010)

Leslie Barrett, born on October 30, 1919 in New York City, had a lifelong and accomplished career in the theater; on Broadway, from his first role while still a teenager succeeding Billy Halop in "Dead End" in 1937, through to "The Dresser" in 1981. Between roles on Broadway, television and feature films, Barrett, with Paul Curtis. formed the American Mime Theatre, he joined the Shakespeare Theatre Workshop under the direction of Joseph Papp and appeared in "Much Ado About Nothing" and "As You Like" It at the Westport Country Playhouse and in "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Walnut Street Theatre. Fans of TV's Dark Shadows will know him as Judge Hanley who presided over the 1795 trial of Victoria Winters for witchcraft, while fans of The Honeymooners will know him from the episode "The Bensonhurst Bomber", where he plays George, the best friend of Harvey.