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• Alternatieve naam: Lee Farr
• Hij is geboren op 10 april 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
• Beroep: Actor.
• Hij is overleden op 23 maart 2017 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA, hij was toen 89 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Jacob FARB en Rose DRAISIN

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Hij is getrouwd met (Niet openbaar).

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1949, hij was toen 21 jaar oud.

Het echtpaar is in 1955 gescheiden.

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Lee Farr (April 10, 1927 – March 23, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Lt. Jimmy Conway in the television series The Detectives during the 1950s and 1960s.[1]

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Early years
Farr was born Leon Farb in New York on April 10, 1927, to Rose (née Draisin) Farb and Jacob Farb, a photographer.[1] He was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Boys High School in the borough's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood.[1] He enlisted in the United States Navy before enrolling at Penn State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in geophysics.[1] While at Penn State, he took some acting courses and acted in school plays.[2]

Career
Farr began his career as a geologist before transitioning to acting.

He appeared in The Detectives'' first season.[3] His other television work from the 1950 to the 1970s also included appearances on Perry Mason, Bonanza, Lassie, Mission: Impossible, The Rifleman, Laramie, Trackdown and M Squad.[1] His film credits included Thundering Jets in 1958, Tarawa Beachhead in 1958, Lone Texan in 1959, and Gunfighters of Abilene in 1960.[1]

Death
Farr died from cancer at his home in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2017, at the age of 89.[1] He was survived by his daughter, Denise Farr (wife of actor Don Gordon), whom he had with his first wife, actress Felicia Farr. He was predeceased by his sister, Lottie Kelban, and his half-brothers, Abe Caroff and Dave Caroff.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1958 The True Story of Lynn Stuart Ben Uncredited
1958 Thundering Jets Capt. Murphy
1958 Tarawa Beachhead Sgt. Anderson - Marine Photographer Uncredited
1959 Lone Texan Riff
1959 Gunfighters of Abilene Jud Hainline
References
"Lee Farr obituary". Los Angeles Times. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
Handte, Jerry (January 7, 1960). "Will Rocks Spoil Farr's TV Success?". Binghamton Press. New York, Binghamton. p. 38. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
Aaker, Everett (2011). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-7864-6409-8.

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