Biff Elliot (1923 - 2012) بيف إليوت

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An American actor, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA on July 26, 1923 as Leon Shalek and died in Studio City in Los Angeles, California, USA on August 15, 2012. He married two wives and had no children. His most important works are Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960-1961), I, the...Read more Jury (1953), and That's Life! (1986 ). He was the youngest of three siblings, and he was born to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. His father was a factory owner who made burlap sacks. His older brother was a famous radio and television broadcaster and sports commentator. He was a boxer in his youth and became the champion of North Main until his mother learned and prevented him from boxing, so he trained in acting at the actor’s studio in New York. He joined the University of Maine to study journalism and worked on television programs while studying at college, but he interrupted his studies to serve in the American army during World War II. He served in the North African front, and after his release from the army, he continued his studies at college, where he graduated in 1949 to continue his film and television work. He became a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and was a prominent element in classic war films in the fifties and sixties. He worked as an acting coach in the film industry workshops for a long time, and after he presented the TV series The Law and Harry McGraw (1987 ), he worked on CBS Sports Radio. He passed away in 2012 at the age of 89.


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  • An American actor, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA on July 26, 1923 as Leon Shalek and died in Studio City in Los Angeles, California, USA on August 15, 2012. He married two wives...Read more and had no children. His most important works are Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960-1961), I, the Jury (1953), and That's Life! (1986 ). He was the youngest of three siblings, and he was born to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. His father was a factory owner who made burlap sacks. His older brother was a famous radio and television broadcaster and sports commentator. He was a boxer in his youth and became the champion of North Main until his mother learned and prevented him from boxing, so he trained in acting at the actor’s studio in New York. He joined the University of Maine to study journalism and worked on television programs while studying at college, but he interrupted his studies to serve in the American army during World War II. He served in the North African front, and after his release from the army, he continued his studies at college, where he graduated in 1949 to continue his film and television work. He became a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and was a prominent element in classic war films in the fifties and sixties. He worked as an acting coach in the film industry workshops for a long time, and after he presented the TV series The Law and Harry McGraw (1987 ), he worked on CBS Sports Radio. He passed away in 2012 at the age of 89.

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  • Nationality:
  • US

  • Birth Name:
  • Leon Shalek


  • Birth Country:
  • US

  • Birth City:
  • Massachusetts


  • Death Country:
  • US

  • Death City:
  • California



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