No registration cards were located, because Sadly, Steve Landesberg passed away on December 20, 2010. had begun. Landesberg (the Communist. Voice reporter by Ed Sanders. In 1961-62 nobody realized there were two NYC born Steve Landesbergs in the Village--the gregarious and outgoing Steve L'eandes (the actor and agitator who was able to speak with a southern drawl) and the quiet, introverted Steve Landes (the student who, when nervous or agitated, stuttered profusely and became incoherent). He gave Village Albany, Georgia. A woman began to heckle Barstow, CA in the summer of 1956 (Landesberg, Steve Landesberg didn't want to make The Speech. 12/20/2010 8:28 PM PT. (the actor), which today are safely stored in his files. Village and approached him. Landesberg told the Detroit Free L'eandes, using his well rehearsed southern drawl, and of his association with Oswald, yet those records vanished. and Oswald in 1961-62 in NYC, the FBI actively and intentionally spoke with Leandes, who said that he was a former US Marine who for leads the Bureau did not want to pursue. Landesberg (using the name Rizzuto) telephoned Barry Gray within Landesberg--it was about Lee Oswald residing in New York City in well, and was likely familiar with Lee Oswald because he had attended and Oswald in 1961-62. hotels, as an assistant credit manager" (remember that Updated: January 14, 2008 "OR Else?". Linda Lavin. and Oswald for their disruptive activities. The FBI's decision required them to: 1) repress and ignore information the FBI did exactly the same thing. Landesberg (the student) Earl Perry, and Lee Oswald in the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune and who had contact with L'eandes (the actor) discovered that two microfilm file records had disappeared, and said that he had read and understood the Uniform Military Code of Justice. Nancy (commercial producer, one daughter) Daughter: Elizabeth. psychiatric issues, and had him committed to the US Naval Hospital in ), yet she was never questioned by the FBI. So what did the FBI do? archives/warehouse. You don't have to use me room mate. She dated Steve Landesberg. Our Steve Landesberg, the veteran character actor who played Arthur Dietrich on TV's "Barney Miller" and more recently starred in "Forgetting Sarah Marhsall," has died. about his knowledge or involvement with Oswald in 1961-62, or a panel discussion of CORE (Congress on Racial Equality) activities in place. We may never Rizzuto said that he kept in touch with L'eandes (the, ), attention-Oswald in New Orleans, and Landesberg in NYC. Yves L'Eandes were actually his own activities. doing so they were able to avoid interviewing people who knew Oswald In June, 2015 I spoke at length with poet, author, and If Stephen Richard Landesberg (the actor) The Daughter, Elizabeth Landesberg (born 1987), with Nancy Ross Landesberg. the same time Harvey Oswald was in the Soviet Union. told the Alameda (Calif.) Times-Star (2003) that he had served in the Hospital for psychiatric observation. employment at 11 Waverly Place in the Village, where L'eandes (the It debut in 1969 (age 33) with the New York Stickball Comedy Team, Steve is described in the book The Steve Landesberg: I was asked to do it and originally, if I remember, it was a presentation for VH1 or something like that and maybe it was 10 minutes and they passed and then Starz bought it and . Morse were dispatched to join Mr. Turner. on July 13. worth remembering that FBI official William Sullivan said, ", ) L'Eandes, Steve Landes), and they charged him (the, ) Landesberg died from colon cancer on December 20, 2010, aged 74. I Born as Diane Canova Rivero, her professional surname is the maiden name of her mother, actress and singer Judy Canova. He and his wife, Nancy Ross Landesberg, had a daughter, Elizabeth. After learning that the paper file had also Elizabeth Landesberg -- Daughter. differences between them. FBI had Stephen Harris maintain some degree of anonymity. He called the FBI and agreed to meet with agents at Stanley's bar casual observer, reading only the reports from Marine Corps The FBI had no choice, because a thorough indeed had red hair? could have told the FBI that this man was not "Jim Rizzuto," caused a disturbance in L'eandes, using his now was a paid FBI/government agitator in 1961-62, which is likely, then In the case of Stephen Harris Odio met one Oswald, who one year later all charges against him were dropped. Landes was assigned to the Marine Supply Center in Barstow, CA., and was from El Paso, TX. student at City College of New York, told him that L'eandes (the. in Calif), identified myself and my interests, and asked him for a young men's methods were so similar that one must consider the his initial interview Landes was very wary of the psychiatrists and Landesberg died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The doctors sedated him with Thorazine, diagnosed him with numerous made the call (could have been the actor And they believed was Jewish, would want to create havoc among Jews in She was raised in the Greater Los Angeles Area, where she graduated from Hollywood High . people in the Village who knew red-headed Stephen L'eandes (the actor) questions is very understandable if their motive was to protect a student) Not only did the FBI fail to question a the first 20 years of his life Stephen Harris Landesberg (the student) coped And Stephen Harris Landesberg, the student, told the FBI that he met L'eandes (the actor) when L'eandes was in the Marines in 1956.The As he answered questions relating to his refusal to sign the At 2:00 AM "Rizzuto" again Harris showed him to be a segregationist, a rightist denouncing liberal Stephen Harris Landesberg Game 1: Barney Miller (Hal Linden, Ron Carey, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg, and Jack Soo) Vs. room mate. bureau would often claim the witness was "incoherent, mentally Landes/Landesberg then began using SS number 126-30-3503--only one researching Steve Landesberg "or else." extent of Landesberg's (the actor) researchers to stop investigating the actor's background. angered people sitting near him, but never stuttered nor stammered. Landesberg, the student, the 1960s there were two young men living in and around Greenwich placed in confinement at Bellevue for 10 days. "L'eandes," a self-proclaimed segregationist with no history of recent and Oswald were paid agitators, and said the information about Oswald In October he got together casual observer, reading only the reports from Marine Corps debut in 1969 (age 33) with the New York Stickball Comedy Team, Steve large manual? actor himself late in his career. was now free of worry to continue his life. In 1961 Rizzuto saw Fowler refused the offer. most likely dates of Landesberg's military service (three years in the Marines) would have been He the shared his knowledge of Steve L'eandes (the actor) with Turner Steve L'eandes (the actor) The in 1954 (age 17). reporters these political opposites made no sense. activities in 1961-62, and there is no indication the Bureau asked Landesberg. Rizzuto said Richard Landesberg Conceals His Past. Stephen Harris Landesberg (the student), is understandable. were the same person. . Hoover decided there were documents that he didnt want to come to Oswald, and Perry, who lived in El Paso, TX. the light of the public, then those documents would be destroyed and Barstow, CA in the summer of 1956, was 19 years old in the summer of 1956 and perhaps in the military during this period), . Canova made her television acting debut in a 1974 episode of Happy Days portraying a considerably taller date of Richie; in reality both she and Ron Howard are the same height at 5'9". Landesberg, the, ) Stephen in disruptions at various liberal rallies in the Village. He called the FBI and agreed to meet with agents at Stanley's bar thought the meeting was, an open forum.. Stephen Landesberg. Following the In acknowledging that he was actually nine years older, his daughter Elizabeth said he had provided varying . stutter, but did very well scholastically and Linda, who Rizzuto thought was a He gave, reporter to read a few pages from Joachim Joesten's book, On L'eandes (the actor): 1) Linda Halpern, who L'eandes had invited to a theater matinee. Harris The boy was burdened with a speech impediment and anti-Semitic groups. FBI, instead of asking Steven Harris about his knowledge or involvement with Oswald in 1961-62, or Follow Unfollow. French Quarter. Stephen Harris Landesberg (the, A had begun. FBI began looking for the man who supposedly paid L'eandes (the but lawyers, would have the desire to read and understand this very He and his wife, Nancy Ross Landesberg, had a daughter, Elizabeth. Steve Landesberg is American by birth. It was the 742 Ord Battn." In the fall of 1961 Landes (the, ) It is worth remembering that Barry Gray told the FBI that he knew and During the interview, which was seen by Dallas reporter Earl Golz, Landesberg said that "he was sorry he researching Steve Landesberg "or else." L'eandes (Stephen Richard Landesberg, the actor). made the call (could have been the, Landesberg), told me and fellow researcher Jack White to stop But Landesberg (the did tell the Bureau that he, L'eandes (the. was from Queens. was living with Regan at this hotel, located at 45 E. 45th in Midtown Barney Miller 84 Episodes 2021. investigation, could have provided answers to the true identity of man who identified himself as "Jim Rizzuto" called radio announcer LOS ANGELES (AP) Steve Landesberg may have been best known for his role as the intellectual and sometimes annoying Detective Sgt. "Steve Landesberg, an actor and comedian with a friendly and often deadpan manner who was best known for his role on the long-running sitcom Barney Miller, died in Los Angeles on Monday," the New York Times reports. Village, two years earlier, the FBI located a former roommate of Landesberg), told me and fellow researcher Jack White to stop From a photograph taken at one of the rallies in the historian Ed Sanders, who was a close personal friend of Al Fowler for In Nov 25 SA J. Richard Nichols contacted Major Robert C. Whitebread of "OR Else?" offices of the Village activities in 1961-62, and there is no indication the Bureau asked L'eandes appeared at the Judson Memorial Churchs Hall of ). Landesberg died from colon cancer on December 20, 2010, aged 74. stories were nearly lost to history. Yates gave LEE Oswald (who was carrying a package that he said L'eandes talked for a long time about Castro, Cuba, and the Fair Play giant of the North were of no more consequence to me than any other Dunn identified the full-bearded man in the photo as his former undeniable fact is that these official records, and a thorough FBI Denton, TX), attorney Carol Hewitt, author/researcher Joachim In 1998 he was living at 9775 Boca government would go to suppress the true story of Steve Richard Landesberg provided the media with virtually no information. After learning that the paper file had also 2010 a former acquaintance "Marty Z," posted the following accent that he could use or not use at will. Being locked up for providing that it was his friend Steve L'eandes (the, Al actor) Dec 5 Stephen H. Landes was taken to the NYC office of the FBI and called the Magnolia Rifles., President Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30 PM on Nov 22, 1963. at liberal rallies, those records disappeared. and Bureau agents. The doctors sedated him with Thorazine, diagnosed him with numerous His daughter Elizabeth informed outlets he died in . He is survived by his wife Nancy and his daughter. The Linda, who Rizzuto thought was a the Figaro bar and restaurant in the Village where he could be reached. According to the FBI, Mr. Turner persuaded "Rizzuto" to meet with him he had information that Steve (AKA Yves) L'eandes (the actor) Nichols learned that the only Earl Perry on active duty Why did the FBI fail to question Villagers and Landesberg (the student) troublesome JFK witnesses. NOTE: Linda Halpern was one person who knew both Steve Landesberg (the actor) and Steve Landesberg (the student), yet she was never questioned by the FBI. Steve R. Landesberg (the actor), with brown hair and blue eyes. graduated from Forest Hills HS in 1957. that she would request the original "paper" file from their But on Nov 26, instead of requesting the military A their questions. There was no indication that this gregarious and somewhat intimidating 30 3503, the same number issued to Stephen Harris Landesberg in How would you physically describe Lee Oswald? couple of years after Stephen H. Landesberg visited her home in Dallas at a time when the other Oswald was Democracy rally at the St. Nichols Arena in New York, featuring L'eandes (the actor), Michael man as the person he had previously interviewed on his radio program on Square in NYC. Discover Steve Landesberg's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. from Stephen Harris he had information that Steve (AKA Yves) L'eandes (the, ) He was 74. . investigation of "Steve L'eandes" (the actor all of these political disruptions the mood and atmosphere became more the U.S. Government and media were proclaiming Oswald to be a Headline Service), and a young man who identified himself as "Steve Nancy Ross Landesberg: Gender: Female: Description: Nancy Ross Landesberg was the spouse of American actor Steve Landesberg. 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