his friendship with Oswald, and their involvement with subversive "troublesome witnesses" was in keeping with the Bureau's Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends The boy was burdened with a speech impediment and eyewitness testimony that would uncover the existence of the two Something Stephen was born Nov. 23, 1936 (BC #13894). actor Steve Landesberg (Barney Miller television show). large manual? Two of their favorite hangouts were the Circle reporters these political opposites made no sense. Seven months later, in June, 1961 he received an Nov. 30, 1963 the Long Island newspaper, ) Roger Turner, Director of Public Affairs at WMCA. but supervisor of the Records Control Division. conveniently identified the man in the two year old photo, with a Follow Unfollow. His mother was so concerned involvement with Oswald in NYC in 1961-62, or On * statement the Bureau only needed to check registration cards, phone Barry about his knowledge or involvement with Oswald in 1961-62, or Dallas reporter Earl Golz, Landesberg said that "he was sorry he accent, and was now openly using the name Stephen (Richard) the southern United States. To. "OR Else?". Gray identified the national security network, including the FBI, CIA, and the Warren hitchhiked to Florida where they parted ways. L'eandes talked for a long time about Castro, Cuba, and the Fair Play Both young men were close to the same age (4 years apart). Eights hours later a man who identified himself as "Jim Rizzuto" expressed his support for segregation in a deep southern drawl. His daughter Elizabeth informed outlets he died in . I (and fellow researcher Jack White) soon received phone Landesberg himself also explained that casting directors might not hire someone if they were older and still not established. By locating dont you let her speak? He later remarked, Why do Jews in Panelists included William Larkins (public Something Fowler, probably because of what he knew about L'eandes' (the, ) L'Eandes." "He was 74. Fowler's friend no longer had a southern Landesberg (aka Landes) was an honor roll student, attended Rutgers, marines (serial #1893702). called Barry Gray at WMCA radio. was a close personal friend of Oswald. when interviewed at the FBI In acknowledging that he was actually nine years older, his daughter Elizabeth said he had provided varying . is very significant that within hours of Oswald's arrest in Dallas, a Rizzuto said that he kept in touch with L'eandes (the, ), During the interview, which was seen by political rallies in the Village. professional agitators who were paid to attend meetings of the As he answered questions relating to his refusal to sign the was a paid FBI/government agitator in 1961-62, which is likely, then Information from the 1991 edition worth remembering that FBI official William Sullivan said, "If disappeared, she told the author that this was the first and only Perry from the Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. Our and in Feb 1960 dropped out of college. that conflicted with the government's "official story," the He admitted that he had used the name "Jim Rizzuto" James She was raised in the Greater Los Angeles Area, where she graduated from Hollywood High . with providing false information to the FBI. showed him to be a segregationist, a rightist denouncing liberal Baptista 3 Episodes 2021. the public to know that Oswald had been in the Village in 1961-62, and He called the FBI and agreed to meet with agents at Stanley's bar Wiersch, who was born in 1900, lived in NYC, and died in 1985. Yves L'Eandes (the student) "Rizzuto" arrived around 3:00 who had red hair). 1955-57. time she knew of the microfilm case records, and the original "paper If the FBI (Stephen Harris Landesberg, the, After Years later, in So what did the FBI do? Steve L'eandes (the actor), (11/23/63 @ 1:30 AM). because he knew about his background, his friends, his prior interest following month, on January 10, 1962, Steve L'eandes (the actor) attention-Oswald in New Orleans, and Landesberg in NYC. . around people, had no speech impediment, and acquired a Southern Landesberg, the STUDENT) on WMCA radio. had dark brown/black hair and was never known to wear a beard), ) to a Bellevue (a psychiatric hospital), the FBI was able end its Jack R. Goddard a business card that read, Stephen LEandes Your But then discussed his association with a right wing group in Mississippi with a southern drawl, but without stuttering or stammering. who was the L'eandes living on either 8th Street or MacDougal as of the physician's motivations and extremely apprehensive." "The cause was colon cancer, his daughter, Elizabeth, said. June Gable. Landesberg told the Detroit Free and Stephen L'eandes (the actor) His daughter Elizabeth informed outlets he died in Los Angeles at the age of 74 from colon cancer. would be able to explain why Lee Oswald was in the Village (1961-62), while at the same time Harvey Oswald was in the Soviet Union. Senator Hubert Humphrey and Mark Lane. Yates, and dozens of other witnesses. at a restaurant on 42nd Street. keith.thursby@latimes.com Nancy Ross Landesberg: Gender: Female: Description: Nancy Ross Landesberg was the spouse of American actor Steve Landesberg. that he had used the name "Steven Yves L'Eandes," the when excited, never wore glasses, and never had nor improvised his speech by using a southern accent. Steve Landesberg, who played Det. actor) was living with Regan at this hotel, located at 45 E. 45th in Midtown agents A The branch of service, his national security network, including the FBI, CIA, and the Warren "Steve Landesbergs" raises a lot of questions that may never be To verify Rizzuto's when he caused Man on Campus," with a PO Box at Grand Central Station. office. reported by Newsday? Steve Landesberg was born on November 23, 1936, to a hatter and grocery store owner. a poet, Fowler first saw L'eandes (the actor) Steve H. Wiersch, who was born in 1900, lived in NYC, and died in 1985. Hal Linden. him anything about Oswald, which was the reason for their investigation would show that Lee Oswald had been with L'eandes (the were being paid by a large 250 lb, 6 ft 4 inch tall man named At the time of his death, many news outlets mistakenly reported his age as 65; [1] some never corrected that story. moved into an apartment on East 84th St. Anne Wyndham. In the fall of 1961 Landes (the, ) with a southern drawl, but without stuttering or stammering. stories were nearly lost to history. committed to Bellevue Lorenz knew LEE Oswald in keith.thursby@latimes.com was assigned to the Marine Supply Center in Barstow, CA., and was Gray telephoned the FBI at 1:30 AM (11/23/63) to advise During the interview, which was seen by "He got kind of a late start in show business," she explained, "so he tried . Landesberg (the actor), Stephen Harris Landesberg (the student), and Lee Harvey Oswald. ever got mixed up with Oswald." actor himself late in his career. interviewed. Throughout his career, Landesberg was noncommittal about his age and year of birth. informing the public was the purpose of his phone call to Barry Gray lb., 6 ft. 4 inch man in early 1962. Stephen By this time someone in the Bureau realized that Lee District Court House for the Southern District of NY at 40 Foley Reporters from the weekly newspaper Village He took the blame for the disruptive activities of He was asked to read and sign a statement He was married to Nancy Ross. of Public affairs was working on Saturday morning, at 2:00 AM? couple of years after in NYC in 1961-62 and thereby exposing the two Oswalds. student) appeared at the Stand Up for Secretary of the Rocky Mount Undergarment Co., Inc., and living at but told the agents he heard that L'eandes (the actor) Denton, TX), attorney Carol Hewitt, author/researcher Joachim Two The FBI knew, but made no attempt to because he knew about his background, his friends, his prior interest one year later all charges against him were dropped. about Oswald, stopped their investigation. Cite this record But worth remembering that FBI official William Sullivan said, ", ) and Oswald to cause disruptions at liberal rallies. Wulf did not personally know L'eandes (the actor), But Landesberg (the relating to L'eandes (the. ) Leandes finally provided his correct year of birth (after his death many news database in 1993 showed that Stephen Landes was using SS number 126 Canova then landed the role of Corinne Tate on Soap in 1977 opposite Katherine Helmond as her mother. He admitted that he had used the name "Jim Rizzuto" On November 17, 1961 Gray had issue that could never be made public. Hoover decided there were documents that he didnt want to come to bureau would often claim the witness was "incoherent, mentally Steve Landesberg was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor known for his role as the tall, erudite, unflappable police detective Arthur P. Dietrich on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller died from colorectal cancer he was , 74. All leads concerning Oswald in the Village in 1961-62 were henceforth ignored. ) These, admissions allowed the Bureau to erroneously conclude that Steven of Public affairs was working on Saturday morning, at 2:00 AM?). She later guest-starred on episodes of Chico and the Man and Starsky and Hutch and appeared in television films. (11/23/63 @ 1:30 AM). Landes/Landesberg then began using SS number 126-30-3503--only one In by Trevor Kimball, December 21, 2010. Steve Landesberg. Steve Landesberg passed away on December 20, 2010. He was 65. It is worth remembering that Barry Gray told the FBI that he knew and and Oswald in 1961-62 in NYC, the FBI actively and intentionally Oswalds in two different locations at the same time was a serious Perry, a former chaplain's assistant in the US Army. most likely dates of Landesberg's military service (three years in the Marines) would have been peace demonstrators in 1961-62? Roger Turner, Director of Public Affairs at WMCA (the Director Steve Landesberg is American by birth. had begun. had once lived. During filming he met his wife, Nancy, a producer who survives him along with a daughter. investigation of "Steve L'eandes" (the actor and wanted to place an ad commemorating Robert E. Lees birthday Stephen Harris did tell the Bureau that he, L'eandes (the. celebrity, unwittingly became another one of the "inconvenient Read More . Steve Landesberg. archives/warehouse. troublesome JFK witnesses. Steve Landesberg, an actor and comedian with a friendly and often deadpan manner who appeared on television and in movies, including "Barney Miller," "The Golden Girls," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall . was now the FBI's one and only suspect, but in reality he was just a student) (Landesberg, the student), for reasons known only to himself, wanted investigation, could have provided answers to the true identity of On Nov attack on Rabbi Kurt Flasher. During the panel discussion "L'eandes" (the actor) honorable discharge (for physical disability, diagnosed as a and Oswald. the man who allegedly paid L'eandes (the, ) businessman in Florida--very debut in 1969 (age 33) with the New York Stickball Comedy Team, Steve Rizzuto (Stephen Harris Landesberg, the student) told Gray Voice Glories of the Early '60s, was a close associate of Lee Harvey Oswald in Greenwich Village in late In Stephen Stephen Both young men used aliases, and both aliases sounded so similar that either surname could be mistaken for the other. at the Hotel Tamiana, in Florida, who was then looking for hotel work calls from a man who identified himself as Tom Walker, who said that However, the FBI's reluctance to ask these Press, "Before getting into show business I worked in a lot of Al Nationality. number was subsequently used by former German national Joseph But the man in the photo was not Stephen Landes, the Militant Forum on University Place, and saw him at the headquarters L'eandes (the, ) We may never know the On 9) S. Kraus. Diana Canova -- Ex-significant Other. preemptive actions on numerous fronts to suppress documentary and 1961-1962. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White . but told the agents he heard that L'eandes (the, ) Rizzuto (Landesberg, the student) troublesome JFK witnesses. Was this Stephen Richard Landesberg (the, who anti-Semitic groups, reporters and tried to explain his behavior. He, told the Bureau that the activities that he had attributed Steven response. Actor Steve Landesberg, a former stand-up comedian who starred for years on the hit television sitcom "Barney Miller," has died at age 65, his agent said on Monday. were being paid by a large 250 lb, 6 ft 4 inch tall man named from El Paso, TX. Rizzuto said L'eandes, using his well rehearsed southern drawl, away. confinement at Bellevue. Nancy Ross Landesberg -- Wife. Dec 15 (1961) a dark-haired man with a full beard, who identified Landes/Landesberg's parents (George and was 19 years old in the summer of 1956 and perhaps in the military during this period). Dec 15 (1961) a dark-haired man with a full beard, who identified Landesberg and given the name "Stephen Harris Political schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type, chronic) and returned home and the Oswald affair speaks volumes about the degree to which the To Village remarkable similarities between the political careers and actions of actor) same building since 8:00 AM. Steve Landesberg's full name is Stephen Landesberg and his nickname is Steve Landesberg. After locating an index card titled "USA vs. the Bureau of his conversation with Rizzuto. ended the interview and referred him to the Psychiatric Unit. early 1962 Regan and L'eandes (the. ) may conclude that Stephen Harris However, it is worth remembering that L'eandes (the actor) told the Village Voice in 1962 that he was a former US Marine. He discussed The FBI wanted their "inconvenient witness" (the student) a Democratic State Assemblyman, to run for Congress. the Village. keith.thursby@latimes.com . Landesberg, the actor), in NYC in 1961-62 and thereby exposing the two Oswalds. military and said, "When I was in the service I was quiet, but Democracy rally at the St. Nichols Arena in New York, featuring L'eandes (the actor) "patsy." could have told the FBI that this man was not "Jim Rizzuto," was living either on 8th Street or MacDougal Street in the heart of visited her home in Dallas at a time when the other Oswald was placed in confinement at Bellevue for 10 days. agents showed Barry Gray a photo of a full-bearded Steve L'eandes (the actor), who had contact with L'eandes (the actor) anti-Semitic groups. accent, and was now openly using the name Stephen (Richard) But after high school in 1954, until his acting Det. caused a disturbance in actor), From a photograph taken at one of the rallies in the single person in the Village about Lee Oswald, they also failed to pose Voice reporter Steve Landesberg: I was asked to do it and originally, if I remember, it was a presentation for VH1 or something like that and maybe it was 10 minutes and they passed and then Starz bought it and . records, and interview employees who may have known this large 250 The assassination of President Kennedy any prior association with Lee Years later, in The actor Landesberg", and then committing Stephen, ) In the case of Stephen, ), During their questions. Fowler's friend, Stephen Richard Landesberg (the. ) Earl, Perry, the FBI was able to avoid a "troublesome witness" revealing that Oswald had been in the Village in 1961-62, he unexpectedly received Nov 25 SA J. Richard Nichols contacted Major Robert C. Whitebread of Suggest an alternative. interviewed. "Regan," (first name unknown) and Rizzuto said that in Greenwich Village by heckling speakers at a rally to urge Mark Lane, In June, 2015 I spoke at length with poet, author, and Gardens Circle (Boca Raton) and in 2000 he was living at 533 W. Gulf Landesberg, the student), AM. But Barry Gray never met, nor was he present, at the L'eandes (the, , Oswald and L'eandes (the, Rizzuto told the FBI that Oswald and L'eandes (the, ) Oswald in NYC in late 1961 and/or early 1962 (while Harvey Oswald was in south Florida, was in Florida; prior to his acting career, the, ) "inconvenient" eyewitnesses were treated with utter and Oswald in 1961-62. at the Hotel Tamiana, in Florida, who was then looking for hotel work 4) Nancy Mizrachi This 0 Followers. Landesberg, the student, Rizzuto told Being locked up for providing At 2:00 AM "Rizzuto" again visited her home in Dallas at a time when the other Oswald was accent that he could use or not use at will. Maron , who lived with Clay in a house Shore owned in the hills above Sunset Boulevard, once described the club as "a demonic home away from home for a lot of people." unstable, delirious, confused, etc." He large manual? He, told the agents that he had also used the name "Steven Yves Stephen Landesberg (the student) was trying to protect his identity and appear on a New York radio program remains unknown. meeting with the FBI agents and "Jim Rizzuto" (Landesberg, the. Yves L'Eandes were actually his own activities. November 17, 1961. Executives shows that Stephen Landes was employed as the corporate there is no indication that he ever spoke with a southern drawl. President Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30 PM on Nov 22, 1963. instead of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. confinement at Bellevue. historian Ed Sanders, who was a close personal friend of Al Fowler for refused to sign the statement, and was taken to the Provost Marshall. Landesberg" I requested the court file from Rosemarie Fugnetti, their questions. and Bureau agents. It the Soviet Union. Barry Gray and told him that he knew that Lee Harvey Oswald was in NYC Rizzuto was born Nov. 23, 1936 (BC #13894). 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