Leo Leyden

Career overview

Subject: Leo Leyden (Acting career).
Goal: 180-260 word career overview.
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[1] Born Jan 28, 1929, Dublin, Ireland. Died Aug 7, 2007 (78 years old). Known for acting. 17 credits.
[2] Born Jan 28, 1929, Dublin, Ireland. Known for 1776 (1972), I.Q. (1994), and Festival (1960). Married Colette Leyden. Died Aug 7, 2007, New York City, New York, USA.
[3] Known as an actor. Work includes: I.Q., Reversal of Fortune, The Mask, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Luck of Ginger Coffey, I Am a Hotel, A Quiet Day in Belfast, and Circle of Two.
[4] Born Jan 28, 1929, Dublin, Ireland. Son of Leo (chemist) and Adalaide (Cox) Leyden. Divorced. Child: Vanessa. Stage debut: Channon, The Dybbuk, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 1947. Broadway debut: Bevill Higgins, Love and Libel, Martin Beck Theatre, 1959. London debut: Clergyman, Tom Jones, Leatherhead Theatre.
[5] Irish actor. Career in theatre, film, and television. Broadway productions, films, and episodic television over more than five decades.
[6] Found in articles: Juno and the Paycock (as Jonny Boyle).
Paragraph 1: Early career and stage.
Leo Leyden was an Irish actor with a career spanning more than five decades in theatre, film, and television. He made his stage debut in 1947 at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in Channon, The Dybbuk. His Broadway debut occurred in 1959 at the Martin Beck Theatre in Love and Libel, featuring Bevill Higgins. He also made a London debut in Tom Jones as a clergyman at the Leatherhead Theatre.
Paragraph 2: Film and Television.
Leyden's film and television credits include 1776 (1972), Festival (1960), and I.Q. (1994). Other notable works include Reversal of Fortune, The Mask, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Luck of Ginger Coffey, I Am a Hotel, A Quiet Day in Belfast, and Circle of Two. In the production Juno and the Paycock, he appeared as Jonny Boyle.
Paragraph 3: Personal/Biographical (if needed to reach word count or wrap up).
Born on January 28, 1929, in Dublin, Ireland, Leyden was the son of Leo, a chemist, and Adalaide (Cox) Leyden. He was married to Colette Leyden and had a daughter named Vanessa. He died on August 7, 2007, in New York City, New York, USA, at the age of 78.
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Leo Leyden was an Irish actor whose career in theatre, film, and television lasted more than five decades. He made his stage debut in 1947 at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in the production Channon, The Dybbuk. His Broadway debut took place in 1959 at the Martin Beck Theatre in Love and Libel, featuring Bevill Higgins. Leyden also made a London debut at the Leatherhead Theatre in Tom Jones, playing a clergyman.

His film and television work includes credits such as 1776 (1972), Festival (1960), and I.Q. (1994).