Lee Wallace (actor)
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July 15, 1930
Lee Wallace | |
|---|---|
 Wallace in Alice (1977) | |
| Born | Leo Melis July 15, 1930 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 2020 (aged 90) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–2005 |
| Spouse | |
Lee Wallace (born Leo Melis; July 15, 1930 – December 20, 2020)[1][2] was an American actor.
Wallace was born as Leo Melis on July 15, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Celia (née Gross) and Eddie Melis.[citation needed]
Career
His movie roles include more than a dozen productions big and small, including Klute (1971), The Hot Rock (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as the Mayor of New York City, The Happy Hooker (1975), Diary of the Dead (1976), Thieves (1977), Private Benjamin (1980) as Mr. Waxman, World War III (1982), Daniel (1983), Batman (1989) as Gotham City's Mayor Borg, and Used People (1992). John Simon in his review of Batman called Wallace "a perfect Ed Koch lookalike".[3]
On Broadway, he appeared in A Teaspoon Every Four Hours, Unlikely Heroes, The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild, Molly, Zalmen or The Madness of God, Some of My Best Friends, Grind and The Cemetery Club.
Personal life
As of 2016, Wallace lived in New York City with his wife Marilyn Chris[4] until his death on December 20, 2020.
