Leon Lissek
Actor
Known for
Leon Lissek is an Australian actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. He has worked in drama more often than in any other register. There are 62 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. 'Time Bandits' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. He appears in 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' too.
Leon Lissek
Actor
Australia
Jan 1, 1927 – Jun 21, 2022
Age95years
Movies36
Series26
Leon Lissek is an Australian actor with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. He has worked in drama more often than in any other register. There are 62 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. 'Time Bandits' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. He appears in 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' too.
Movies
Plays Refugee #1
Time Bandits
1981
Plays Bold Man in Bar
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
Plays Sergeant of Bailiffs
Countess Dracula
1971
Plays French Taxi Driver
Inspector Clouseau
1968
Plays Avadayev
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Plays Testicle
Surviving Picasso
1996
Plays Lavoisier
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
1967
Plays Deeley
Where's Jack?
1969
Plays Stage Door-Keeper
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
Plays Keoki (segment "Luau")
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
Plays Hotel Owner
The Discovery of Heaven
2001
Plays Czeraki
The Last Valley
1971
Plays Inquisitor
Nostradamus
1994
Plays Cardona Alexandros
Sweeney 2
1978
Plays Mr. Popozogolou
Personal Services
1987
Plays Chikana Proprietor
The Horsemen
1971
Plays Annas
Paul: The Emissary
1997
Plays Old Man #1
I Really Hate My Job
2007
Plays Second Stairman
The Trial
1993
Plays Rabbi Berg
Song of Songs
2005
Plays Herman Rincke
God's Outlaw
1986
Plays Theatre manager
Esther Kahn
2000
Plays Sergeant
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976
Plays Kozhek
The Blockhouse
1973
Plays Myles Sheffield
Bloodmoon
1990
Plays Politburo Member
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
Plays Dr. Horowitz
Breathtaking
2000
Plays M° Superti
Young Toscanini
1988
Plays Sam Marx
For My Baby
2000
Plays Sam
The Book of Eve
2002
Plays Jo
The Island of Adventure
1981
TV Shows
Plays Hans Kauffman
The Sullivans
1976
Plays Marken
Roberts Robots
1973
Plays Father Sebastio
Shōgun
1980
Plays Christian Toxe
Noble House
1988
Plays Edward Lippett
Crown Court
1972
Plays Dr. Ezra
Arabian Nights
2000
Plays Evanghelos Passolides
The Final Cut
1995
Plays Ginzberg
Twist of Fate
1989
Plays Walensky
Our Friends in the North
1996
Plays Hunchy
The Famous Five
1978
Plays Pancho
Return of the Saint
1978
Plays Prof. Bruno Klein
Cambridge Spies
2003
Plays Rachmaninoff Landlord
Not on Your Nellie
1974
Plays Roberto
Take a Letter, Mr Jones
1981
Plays Hank
Wilde Alliance
1978
Plays Wittels
Freud
1984
Plays Andros Matakitas
Journey to the Unknown
1968
Plays Smuggler
Remington Steele
1982
Plays Frans
Van der Valk
1972
Plays Taxi Driver
The Avengers
1961
Plays Pole
The Professionals
1977
Plays Pannides
The Protectors
1972
Plays Juliot
Sharpe
1993
Plays Isaac Rothstein
Foyle's War
2002
Plays Warder
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Plays Second Stairman
Screen Two
1985
Plays Count Festetics
Shadow of the Noose
1989
Latest Trailers
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I Really Hate My Job
Full Filmography 62
I Really Hate My Job
Old Man #1
2007
Song of Songs
Rabbi Berg
2005
Cambridge Spies
Prof. Bruno Klein
2003Season 1
Foyle's War
Isaac Rothstein · 1 episode
2002–
The Book of Eve
Sam
2002
The Discovery of Heaven
Hotel Owner
2001
Breathtaking
Dr. Horowitz
2000
For My Baby
Sam Marx
2000
Esther Kahn
Theatre manager
2000
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Leon Lissek still alive?
Leon Lissek passed away on June 21, 2022 at age 95.
What are the most famous roles of Leon Lissek?
Leon Lissek is best known for roles in Murder on the Orient Express, Time Bandits, The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
How many movies has Leon Lissek been in?
Over a 55-year career (since 1967), Leon Lissek has appeared in 36 movies and 26 TV shows.
What was Leon Lissek's first movie?
The career of Leon Lissek began with The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1967).
What is Leon Lissek's most recent movie or series?
Leon Lissek's most recent release is I Really Hate My Job, which premiered on September 21, 2007.
What TV shows has Leon Lissek appeared in?
On television, Leon Lissek has appeared in Shōgun, The Avengers, Remington Steele, Foyle's War.
Leon Lissek
1927-01-01 · Australia
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.