Robert Lesser or Bobby Lesser (born October 22, 1942) is an American actor.
Lesser was born in New York City, and lives in Santa Barbara, California. His earliest work dates back to 1967 with "David Holzman's Diary", directed by Jim McBride. His latest movies include the Japanese film "Best Wishes for Tomorrow" and post-production "Painting in the Rain". Lesser has worked with Bruce Willis, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Broderick, Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, and Richard Mulligan.[1][2] He is well known in the Santa Barbara theater community.[3][4]
In 2011, The Hollywood Reporter published an open letter from Lesser to the Internet Movie Database after they repeatedly refused to correct his birthdate, which they had listed as May 28, 1938.[5] They have since corrected the date.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | David Holzman's Diary | Max, Penny's agent | |
1974 | Hot Times | Coach / Guru | |
1975 | Hester Street | Lawyer | |
1977 | The Goodbye Girl | Richard III Cast | |
1980 | Christmas Evil | Detective Gottleib | |
1981 | The Gangster Chronicles | Treasury Agent #1 | |
1984 | 2010 | Dr. Hirsch | |
1986 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Kane's People | |
Running Scared | Supoena Lawyer | ||
The Big Easy | 'Silky' Foster | ||
1987 | The Monster Squad | Eugene's Dad | |
1988 | Shoot to Kill | Minelli | |
The Presidio | Sgt. Mueller | ||
Die Hard | Businessman | ||
Ernest Saves Christmas | Marty | ||
1989 | Great Balls of Fire! | Alan Freed | |
1991 | Oscar | Officer Keough | |
1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Fairmount M.C. | |
1995 | Across the Moon | Dentist #2 | |
Steal Big Steal Little | Agent Buchanan | ||
1997 | The Relic | Mayor Robert Owen | |
1998 | Godzilla | Murray | |
1999 | The Auteur Theory | Abusive Dad - The Quest | |
End of Days | Carson | ||
2001 | An American Rhapsody | Harold | |
2007 | Best Wishes for Tomorrow | Featherstone | title translates to "Ashita e no yuigon" |
2009 | Painting in the Rain | Stefan | |
2016 | 8989 Redstone | Pavel |