Leo Fuchs Movies
- 1972
Fooling around with his son Lamont's newly (and expensively) purchased antique gun -- which dates back to the Revolutionary War -- Fred (Redd Foxx) accidently fires the weapon into the window of his neighbor Goldstein (Leo Fuchs). Ensuing circumstances convince Fred that he has killed his neighbor, and this after the whole neighborhood witnessed him arguing with the man. There is nothing to do but destroy the extremely valuable "evidence." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, (more)
Walter Matthau stars in this made-for-TV adaptation of Clifford Odets' classic stage drama (which became one of the inaugural production of the famed Group Theater in the mid-'30s). The Berger family are an extended Jewish family living in the Bronx who are struggling to survive in the face of poverty and difficult circumstances. To earn some extra money, the Bergers have decided to rent a room to a boarder, and Moe Axelrod (Matthau), a veteran of the Great War who lost a leg in battle, becomes the new face in the household. Moe has a bitter sense of humor and a willingness to speak his mind, and his outspoken nature soon wins him an ally in Grandfather Jacob (Leo Fuchs), an outspoken leftist who believes the family should rise up and take action against the economic and political circumstances which hold them down. The supporting cast also includes Ron Rifkin and acclaimed director Martin Ritt. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1970
Leo Fuchs, one of the leading lights of America's Yiddish-theater movement, guest stars in this episode as Fedor, the Hungarian uncle of Lisa Douglas. Arriving at the Douglas farm, a nervous Uncle Fedor informs Lisa and Oliver that he is being pursued by sinister secret agents. Oliver doesn't believe a word of it, but before long everyone in Hooterville has gone spy-happy. Len Lesser, who later played the irascible Uncle Leo on Seinfeld, is here cast as the obligatory "mysterious stranger." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Leo Fuchs, Len Lesser, (more)
