Leon Belasco (born Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky; 11 October 1902 – 1 June 1988) was a Russian-American actor and musician who had a 60-year career in film and television from the 1920s to the 1980s, appearing in more than 100 films.

Musical career

Born in

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, Belasco attended St. Joseph College in

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, Japan, and trained as a musician in Japan and

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. He was briefly the

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of the Japanese-Russian Symphony Orchestra, a predecessor of the

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. When he moved on his own to California in 1921 (leaving his parents and brother behind in Harbin, Manchuria), Belasco found occasional work in Hollywood. He made his film debut in 1926 in the

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''The Best People''. To supplement his income, he played the violin. Later he formed his own band, which mainly performed in hotels in and around New York City.

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were introduced through his band. In 1933, Belasco and his orchestra were heard on the '' Oldsmobile Program'' on CBS radio.Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 494.

Film career

During a season break from a hotel engagement, he returned to Hollywood, first appearing in ''

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'' and '' Topper Takes a Trip'' (1938). He acted in 13 films in 1942, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Road to Morocco''. He appeared with the

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in their last film together, '' Love Happy'' (1949). Being able to speak Russian, he was a dialogue director in

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's 1966 comedy ''

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''. Belasco often played eccentric or befuddled European and ethnic characters. He also played heavier roles in espionage dramas. On radio, he played a thieving informant in ''

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''. His best-known television role was as Appopoplous the landlord in ''

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'' (1960). His last film was '' Superdad'' (1973), and his final television movie was ''Woman of the Year'' (1976).

Television career

Beginning in 1953, Belasco appeared in a variety of television shows, including ''

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'' (1961), '' Twilight Zone'' (1963), ''

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'',(1965) ''

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'' (1963), ''

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'' (1964-1967), ''

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'' (1966), ''

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'' (1966), '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1966), ''

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'' (1978) and ''

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'' (1980). On his death in 1988 in Orange, California, Belasco was cremated, and his ashes scattered.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1938) - Driver (uncredited) * '' Dramatic School'' (1938) - Nightclub Announcer (uncredited) * '' Topper Takes a Trip'' (1938) - Bellboy * '' Fisherman's Wharf'' (1939) - Luigi * '' Beauty for the Asking'' (1939) - Beauty Shop Owner (uncredited) * ''

'' (1939) - 'Squeaker' * '' The Flying Irishman'' (1939) - Russian Commentator (uncredited) * '' Good Girls Go to Paris'' (1939) - Nightclub Violinist (uncredited) * '' Man About Town'' (1939) - Arab Petitioner in Show (uncredited) * ''

Lady of the Tropics ''Lady of the Tropics'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, and Joseph Schildkraut. Plot While visiting French Indochina with his girlfriend and her family on her father's yacht, freeload ...

'' (1939) - Assistant to Manager (uncredited) * ''On Your Toes'' (1939) - Mishka - Slave in Ballet (uncredited) * ''

Legion of Lost Flyers ''Legion of Lost Flyers'' (aka ''Legion of Lost Fliers'') is a 1939 American B movie drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Anne Nagel. ''Legion of Lost Flyers'' was released by Universal Pictures on Nove ...

'' (1939) - 'Frenchy' Rogian * '' I Take This Woman'' (1940) - Pancho (uncredited) * ''

It's a Date ''It's a Date'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actress ...

'' (1940) - Captain of Waiters (uncredited) * ''

My Favorite Wife ''My Favorite Wife'' (released in the U.K. as ''My Favourite Wife'') is a 1940 screwball comedy produced by Leo McCarey and directed by Garson Kanin. The picture stars Irene Dunne as a woman who, after being shipwrecked on a tropical island for ...

'' (1940) - Waiter - Pacific Club Poolside (uncredited) * '' The Lady in Question'' (1940) - Barber (uncredited) * '' Lucky Partners'' (1940) - Nick #1 * ''

The Mummy's Hand ''The Mummy's Hand'' is a 1940 American black-and-white horror film directed by Christy Cabanne and produced by Ben Pivar for Universal Studios. The film is about the ancient Egyptian mummy of Kharis (Tom Tyler), who is kept alive with a brew o ...

'' (1940) - Ali * '' Spring Parade'' (1940) - Violinist Orchestra Leader * '' Melody and Moonlight'' (1940) - Maestro (uncredited) * ''

Tugboat Annie Sails Again ''Tugboat Annie Sails Again'' is a 1940 American comedy romance film directed by Lewis Seiler. The picture is a sequel to ''Tugboat Annie'' (1933). Marjorie Rambeau took over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting cast features Alan Ha ...

'' (1940) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * ''

Comrade X ''Comrade X'' is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Eve Arden and Sig Rumann. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin Inte ...

'' (1940) - Comrade Baronoff - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''

Where Did You Get That Girl? ''Where Did You Get That Girl?'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Leon Errol. The title comes from the popular song of the same name, which dates to 1913 and was written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Puck. The song ...

'' (1941) - Hayden * '' Tall, Dark and Handsome'' (1941) - Alfredo Herrera * '' Abdul the Bulbul-Ameer'' (1941, Short) - (voice, uncredited) * ''

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob ''A Girl, a Guy and a Gob'' is a 1941 film produced by Harold Lloyd and starring George Murphy, Lucille Ball, and Edmond O'Brien. Plot summary When Stephen Herrick, a sedate, mild-mannered shipping magnate, loses his opera tickets, Mrs. Grange, ...

'' (1941) - First Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' They Dare Not Love'' (1941) - Pierre (uncredited) * '' I'll Wait for You'' (1941) - Mr. Lapagos, the Tailor * '' Kisses for Breakfast'' (1941) - Piano Accompanist (uncredited) * '' Ringside Maisie'' (1941) - Shady Lawn Band Leader (uncredited) * '' Hold Back the Dawn'' (1941) - Mr. Spitzer (uncredited) * '' It Started with Eve'' (1941) - Couturier (uncredited) * '' Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' (1941) - Pianist (uncredited) * '' Nothing but the Truth'' (1941) - Dr. Zarak * ''

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'' (1941) - Head Waiter * ''

The Chocolate Soldier ''The Chocolate Soldier'' (German: ''Der tapfere Soldat'' he courageous soldieror ''Der Praliné-Soldat'') is an operetta composed in 1908 by Oscar Straus (composer), Oscar Straus based on George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play, ''Arms and the Man' ...

'' (1941) - Waiter at the Double Eagle (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Long-Haired Man in Subway Car * '' The Night of January 16th'' (1941) - Airplane Steward (uncredited) * ''

Design for Scandal ''Design for Scandal'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. Rosalind Russell stars as a judge targeted by a newspaper tycoon unhappy with her decision in his divorce case. Plot When wealthy newspaper publisher Jud ...

'' (1941) - Alexander Raoul * '' Playmates'' (1941) - Prince Maharoohu (uncredited) * '' Roxie Hart'' (1942) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

The Night Before the Divorce ''The Night Before the Divorce'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes and Joseph Allen, adapted from the 1937 play of the same name by Gina Kaus and Ladislas Fodor.Alpi p.110 Main ca ...

'' (1942) - Leo - the Headwaiter * '' Always in My Heart'' (1942) - Luke (uncredited) * '' Kid Glove Killer'' (1942) - Chris Spyro - Cook (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - Magician (uncredited) * ''

Night in New Orleans ''Night in New Orleans'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by William Clemens and loosely adapted by Jonathan Latimer from the 1940 novel ''Sing a Song of Homicide'' by James R. Langham. The film stars Preston Foster, Patricia Morison, A ...

'' (1942) - Waiter in Tavern (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - Flower Shop Proprietor (uncredited) * ''

Give Out, Sisters ''Give Out, Sisters'' is a 1942 American film starring The Andrews Sisters. The film co-stars Dan Dailey and the teenage couple of the time, Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan. Dailey and O'Connor went on to be in the 1954 film '' There's No Busin ...

'' (1942) - Waiter * '' Henry Aldrich, Editor'' (1942) - Leon Brink * ''

Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles (actor), John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.

'' (1942) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * ''

Highways by Night ''Highways by Night'' is a 1942 American crime drama film directed by Peter Godfrey from a screenplay by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton, based on the story ''Silver Spoon'', by Clarence Budington Kelland. The film stars Richard Carlson and Jane ...

'' (1942) - Howard (uncredited) * '' Road to Morocco'' (1942) - Yusef (uncredited) * '' That Other Woman'' (1942) - Walter * ''

'' (1942) - Dealer in Rick's Café (uncredited) * '' Over My Dead Body'' (1942) - Pierre * ''

It Comes Up Love ''It Comes Up Love'' is a 1943 American, black and white, musical comedy starring Gloria Jean, Ian Hunter, and Donald O'Connor. It is the only film starring Jean and O'Connor that doesn't also star Peggy Ryan, another one of the talented tee ...

'' (1943) - Orchestra Leader * '' Hers to Hold'' (1943) - Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * ''

The Heat's On ''The Heat's On'' (1943) is a musical movie starring Mae West, William Gaxton, and Victor Moore, and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot Broadway star Fay Lawrence (West) is a temperamental diva who is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway produ ...

'' (1943) - Shore - the Agent (uncredited) * ''She's for Me'' (1943) - Acton * '' The Gang's All Here'' (1943) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Chip Off the Old Block ''Chip Off the Old Block'' is 1944 American comedy musical film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. It was Blyth's film debut. The son of a strict Navy man, O'Connor falls in love with a girl from a performing family (Ann Blyt ...

'' (1944) - Pianist (uncredited) * '' And the Angels Sing'' (1944) - Waiter (uncredited) * '' Pin Up Girl'' (1944) - Mario (uncredited) * '' Meet the People'' (1944) - Milo (uncredited) * '' San Diego, I Love You'' (1944) - Violinist (uncredited) * '' The Conspirators'' (1944) - Vincent's Waiter (uncredited) * ''

An American Romance ''An American Romance'' is a 1944 American epic drama film directed and produced by King Vidor, who also wrote the screen story. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards and is narrated by Horace McNally. The film is ...

'' (1944) - Cigar Store Proprietor (uncredited) * '' Storm Over Lisbon'' (1944) - Fado Singer (uncredited) * ''

Night Club Girl ''Night Club Girl'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Henry Blankfort and Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Vivian Austin, Edward Norris, Maxie Rosenbloom, Minna Gombell, Judy Clark and Bill Dunn. The ...

'' (1945) - Gaston * ''See My Lawyer'' (1945) - Violinist (uncredited) * '' Earl Carroll Vanities'' (1945) - Baron Dashek * '' Hollywood and Vine'' (1945) - Cedric Borris * ''

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'' (1945) - Pianist (uncredited) * ''

Easy to Look At ''Easy to Look At'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Henry Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, J. Edward Bromberg, Eric Blore, George Dolenz, and Mildred Law. The film was released on August 10 ...

'' (1945) - Phillipe * '' Out of This World'' (1945) - Leon (uncredited) * '' Yolanda and the Thief'' (1945) - Taxi Driver * ''

Swing Parade of 1946 ''Swing Parade of 1946'' is a 1946 musical comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and released by Monogram Pictures. The film features Gale Storm, Phil Regan, and The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard), Edward Brophy and music ...

'' (1946) - Pete * ''

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'' (1946) - Pierre Yasha * ''

Holiday in Mexico ''Holiday in Mexico'' is a 1946 Technicolor musical directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon, Jane Powell, and Ilona Massey. Plot The film starts with a brief cartoon of telephone wires from Washington, DC trying to call Mexico. Jef ...

'' (1946) - Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * '' Little Iodine'' (1946) - Simkins * ''

It Happened on Fifth Avenue ''It Happened on 5th Avenue'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Victor Moore, Ann Harding, Don DeFore, Charles Ruggles and Gale Storm. Herbert Clyde Lewis and Frederick Stephani were nominated for the Acade ...

'' (1947) - Musician (uncredited) * '' Philo Vance Returns'' (1947) - Alexis Karnoff * ''

Three Daring Daughters ''Three Daring Daughters'' (UK title: ''The Birds and the Bees'') is a 1948 musical Technicolor film directed by Fred M. Wilcox and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay was written by Albert Mannheimer, Frederick Kohner, Sonya Levien ...

'' (1948) - Ship Bandleader (uncredited) * '' I, Jane Doe'' (1948) - Duroc * '' For the Love of Mary'' (1948) - Igor * ''

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'' (1948) - Don de Cordoba (uncredited) * '' Every Girl Should Be Married'' (1948) - Violinist * ''

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters ''Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus. It was the third of four films in the '' Jiggs and Maggie'' film series, spun off from ''Br ...

'' (1949) - Gambler (uncredited) * ''

Holiday in Havana ''Holiday in Havana'' is a 1949 American musical comedy directed by Jean Yarbrough, and starring Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher and Ann Doran. The film is about a Cuban hotel busboy (Arnaz) who dreams of becoming a composer. According to author Mary B ...

'' (1949) - Luis Amantado (uncredited) * '' Love Happy'' (1949) - Mr. Lyons * '' Everybody Does It'' (1949) - Prof. Hugo * '' Bagdad'' (1949) - Beggar * ''

Nancy Goes to Rio ''Nancy Goes to Rio'' is a Technicolor musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1950. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, based on a story by Ralph Block, Fred ...

'' (1950) - Prof. Gama (uncredited) * '' Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town'' (1950) - Beauty Salon Manager (uncredited) * ''

Please Believe Me ''Please Believe Me'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, and starring Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Mark Stevens and Peter Lawford. Plot Alison Kirbe is a young London girl who has just found out she has inherit ...

'' (1950) - The Croupier * '' Love That Brute'' (1950) - François Ducray aka Frenchy * ''

The Flame and the Arrow ''The Flame and the Arrow'' is a 1950 American Technicolor swashbuckler film made by Warner Bros. and starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo and Nick Cravat. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Harold Hecht and Frank Ross from ...

'' (1950) - Arturo of Milan / Players' Impresario / Court Announcer (uncredited) * ''

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion ''Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion'' is a black and white 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is set in the French Sahara with the heroes having joined the Frenc ...

'' (1950) - Hassam—Auctioneer * '' The Toast of New Orleans'' (1950) - Dominiques' Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * '' Bomba and the Hidden City'' (1950) - Raschid * ''

Cuban Fireball ''Cuban Fireball'' is a 1951 American musical film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Warren Douglas and Mimi Aguglia.Gevinson p.241 An employee at a Havana cigar factory discovers that she has been left some lucrative ...

'' (1951) - Hunyabi * '' Little Egypt'' (1951) - Moulai * ''

Havana Rose ''Havana Rose'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Bill Williams and Hugh Herbert. It was one of a number of American films set in Havana during the era.Pérez Firmat p.54 Plot T ...

'' (1951) - Renaldi * '' The Golden Horde'' (1951) - Nazza the Astrologer (uncredited) * ''

The Fabulous Senorita ''The Fabulous Senorita'' is a 1952 American musical comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Clarke and Nestor Paiva. The film came at the tail-end of a cycle of Latin American-themed films, through it di ...

'' (1952) - Señor Gonzales * '' Gobs and Gals'' (1952) - Peter * ''

Son of Ali Baba ''Son of Ali Baba'' is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. According to the film's trailer, it was made in response to thousands of letters in response to '' The Prince Who Was a ...

'' (1952) - Babu * ''

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'' (1953) - Prof. Bosgood Elrod * ''

Call Me Madam ''Call Me Madam'' is a musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions of dollars to ...

'' (1953) - Leader (uncredited) * '' Geraldine'' (1953) - Professor Dubois * '' Can-Can'' (1960) - Arturo - orchestra leader * ''

My Six Loves ''My Six Loves'' is a 1963 comedy film in Technicolor starring Debbie Reynolds as a Broadway star who takes a vacation and finds herself responsible for six abandoned children, in Gower Champion's directorial debut. It is based on the novel of the ...

'' (1963) - Mario * '' The Art of Love'' (1965) - Prince * '' Superdad'' (1973) - Limousine Driver * '' Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' (1976) - Fromberg Butler With Phone Call (uncredited)

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