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Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 – August 24, 1988) was an American actor. Frey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1971 musical film Fiddler on the Roof.
Frey is probably best known for the role of Motel, the timid tailor, in Fiddler on the Roof (1971); this performance landed him a nomination for a Supporting Actor Oscar. He continued to work on stage, in films and on TV throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but he never again attained the level of critical success he enjoyed in "Fiddler on the Roof".
Frey is probably best known for the role of Motel, the timid tailor, in Fiddler on the Roof (1971); this performance landed him a nomination for a Supporting Actor Oscar. He continued to work on stage, in films and on TV throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but he never again attained the level of critical success he enjoyed in "Fiddler on the Roof".
Aug 25, 1988 · Leonard Frey, an actor admired for his vivid and often flamboyant performances, died of AIDS yesterday at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. He was 49 years old.
Nov 3, 1971 · Fiddler on the Roof: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon. In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
Aug 25, 1988 · Leonard Frey, who played the role of Motel the tailor in the 1971 movie “Fiddler on the Roof” after being featured in the Broadway production, is dead of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. He...
Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 – August 24, 1988) was an American actor. Frey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1971 musical film Fiddler on the Roof.
Stage character actor who often appeared in comedy or musical comedy roles, frequently in priggish or fey roles, Leonard Frey earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for playing Motel the tailor in the screen version of
Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 – August 24, 1988) was an American actor. Frey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1971 musical film Fiddler on the Roof.
Aug 26, 1988 · Leonard Frey, who played the role of Motel the tailor in the 1971 movie “Fiddler on the Roof” after being featured in the Broadway production, has died of AIDS. He was 49.
