Ron Leibman, who won a Tony Award for his role as Roy Cohn in 1993’s Angels In America: Millennium Approaches and co-starred with Sally Field in the 1979 Oscar-winner Norma Rae, has died. Lei…
He continued working steadily, then broke big with 1979’s Norma Rae, where he played union organizer Reuben, the inspiration for Sally Field’s bold stance against her textile overlords.. As Cohn, Leibman struggled to delicately balance the nuances of a well-known and ruthless lawyer with the sensibility of a man dying of AIDS in a politically charged climate. .
Throughout his varied career, he was constantly working in film, tv and the stage. One of his more memorable TV turns was his appearance as Dr. Leonard Green, Rachel Green’s overbearing father, on the sitcom Leibman was married to actress Linda Lavin from 1969-1981, and then to Jessica Walter from 1983 until his death He co-starred with Walter inand they appeared in Neil Simon’s Rumors in 1988 on Broadway.
In 2013, Leibman became a recurring voice actor on the TV series Archer, again joined by Walter as the voice of Malory Archer. Beyond his acting, Leibman also gave back by teaching at The New School for Drama in New York City until his death. Survivors include his wife, Jessica Walter, and stepdaughter Brooke Bowman, a drama programming and development executive at Fox Broadcasting.
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