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Leeds was married to fellow character actress Toby Brandt for 53 years (1934–1987) until her death. Leeds was Jewish. Death. Leeds died of pneumonia on August 16, 1998, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 82.
Aug 19, 1998 · After the 1987 death of his wife, the former Toby Brandt, Leeds curtailed his travels but continued to work. He stopped driving but hitched rides from friends or took taxis to get to...
Philip Leeds, actor: born New York 1916; married Toby Brandt (died 1987); died Los Angeles 16 August 1998.
Actor: Ghost. Phil Leeds is one of those for whom the phrase "character actor" was invented. A slight, wizened man with a rubbery face, bulging eyes and a Jimmy Durante-like nose, he excelled at playing weaselly little snitches, con artists, or just a neighborhood eccentric who always had something up his sleeve.
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Jan 22, 1995 · Since his wife Toby’s death in 1987, after 46 years of marriage, he doesn’t go abroad anymore, but does make annual trips to New York and San Francisco and monthly jaunts to Las Vegas.
Toby Brandt (? - 1987) (her death) Trivia. A stand-up comedian for years, he was the opening act for such stars as Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte, and the team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Raised in the Bronx, he was a peanut vendor for some time near Yankee Stadium and Manhattan's Polo Grounds. Contribute to this page.
Leeds was born on April 6, 1916 in New York City, New York. Leeds was married to Toby Brandt until she passed in 1987, and had no children. Leeds died on August 16, 1998 from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, he was 82 years old.
