Jack DeLeon, Actor; played recurring character "Marty" on "Barney Miller"
deb...@comcast.net
DeLEON, Jack Jack (Christopher Weeks) passed away October 16. Survived
and beloved by son Ricky, daughter-in-law Coleen, brother George,
sister-in-law Nancy, grandchildren Sean and Nicole, and nephew Joshua.
An actor and founding member of Yarmi's Army, he created art,
friendship and laughter. If desired, donations may be made to Motion
Picture and Television Fund, Woodland Hills. Services to be held at
10:00 am Friday, October 20. at Mount Sinai Memorial Parks, Simi
Valley. Mount Sinai Mortuaries (866) 813-8100.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on 10/19/2006.
tr...@iwvisp.com
I vaguely remember him as being short with a leathery funny face, but I
can't find a photo. Also, didn't he do a bit where he was
super-imposed in the MGM lion photo, playing off his name?
Ray
tr...@iwvisp.com
And the plot thickens. I found a photo of Leo DeLyon, who had a
similar but smaller career as DeLeon, but He doesn't look anything like
the guy I'm thinking of.
Ray Arthur
mavman
He played one of the gay guys on Barney Miller, right?
Jim Beaver
<deb...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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It's Yarmy's Army. As a fellow member, I knew Chris -- not well, but well
enough to like him. I'm trying to find a photo of him to post.
Jim Beaver
Ron
>
> Jim Beaver
How's this?:
http://www.crwth.org.uk/images/Chris_Weeks.jpg
Ron
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Too easy. Wrong guy. Back under my rock now ---
Chuck
deb...@comcast.net wrote:
> Jack DeLeon
> DeLEON, Jack Jack (Christopher Weeks) passed away October 16.
So, Jack DeLeon is also known as Christopher Weeks... so would that
mean that the guy here (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0216739/) is the
same as this guy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917304/)?
Chuck
Jim Beaver
"Chuck" <shin...@wmconnect.com> wrote in message
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I submitted a correction this afternoon.
Jim Beaver
Chuck
>
> I submitted a correction this afternoon.
>
> Jim Beaver
Ah, I see. Well, that should take about a year or two to go through,
knowing the IMDb. :/ Seriously, though, this saddens me quite a bit; I
just recently re-watched the episode of "DuckTales" in which Weeks
voiced the cowardly "Major Courage". Even sadder, though, is that's the
only thing I know him from (although I may have seen him on "Get
Smart", "Sanford and Son", or "Night Court" and just can't remember; I
have yet to see any "Barney Miller," though).
Jim Beaver
I just found out he lived across the street from me! Three years I've been
here, seeing him once a month or so at Yarmy's Army meetings, and I never
knew that. What a world.
Jim Beaver
comb...@gmail.com
On Oct 22, 5:41 pm, "Jim Beaver" <jumble...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
> <debd...@comcast.net> wrote in messagenews:1161275925.7...@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Jack DeLeon
> > DeLEON, Jack Jack (Christopher Weeks) passed away October 16. Survived
> > and beloved by son Ricky, daughter-in-law Coleen, brother George,
> > sister-in-law Nancy, grandchildren Sean and Nicole, and nephew Joshua.
> > An actor and founding member of Yarmi's Army, he created art,
> > friendship and laughter. If desired, donations may be made to Motion
> > Picture and Television Fund, Woodland Hills. Services to be held at
> > 10:00 am Friday, October 20. at Mount Sinai Memorial Parks, Simi
> > Valley. Mount Sinai Mortuaries (866) 813-8100.
> > Published in the Los Angeles Times on 10/19/2006.
>
> >http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0216739/I just found out he lived across the street from me! Three years I've been
lacie...@yahoo.com
Very few people pronounced it the way he did anyway without any
particular accent. So there came a time when he gave in to pressure to
use a name that didn't carry any ethnic overtones and I believe it was
a group brainstorming session that came up with "Christopher Weeks".
If you care to know more, let me know. I knew him quite well.
On Oct 29, 6:46 am, combl...@gmail.com wrote:
> Anybody have any idea why the name change?
>
> On Oct 22, 5:41 pm, "Jim Beaver" <jumble...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>
> > <debd...@comcast.net> wrote in messagenews:1161275925.7...@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > Jack DeLeon
> > > DeLEON, Jack Jack (Christopher Weeks) passed away October 16. Survived
> > > and beloved by son Ricky, daughter-in-law Coleen, brother George,
> > > sister-in-law Nancy, grandchildren Sean and Nicole, and nephew Joshua.
> > > An actor and founding member of Yarmi's Army, he created art,
> > > friendship and laughter. If desired, donations may be made to Motion
> > > Picture and Television Fund, Woodland Hills. Services to be held at
> > > 10:00 am Friday, October 20. at Mount Sinai Memorial Parks, Simi
> > > Valley. Mount Sinai Mortuaries (866) 813-8100.
> > > Published in the Los Angeles Times on 10/19/2006.
>
> > >http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0216739/Ijust found out he lived across the street from me! Three years I've been
aka Bob
proffered:
>On Oct 29, 6:46 am, combl...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Anybody have any idea why the name change?
>Yes. Jack came up in the days when his name sounded too "Ethnic".
>Very few people pronounced it the way he did anyway without any
>particular accent. So there came a time when he gave in to pressure to
>use a name that didn't carry any ethnic overtones and I believe it was
>a group brainstorming session that came up with "Christopher Weeks".
>If you care to know more, let me know. I knew him quite well.
Dean Martin would be another of many examples of this. His original
name: Dino Paul Crocetti.
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King Daevid MacKenzie
>> Yes. Jack came up in the days when his name sounded too "Ethnic".
>> Very few people pronounced it the way he did anyway without any
>> particular accent. So there came a time when he gave in to pressure to
>> use a name that didn't carry any ethnic overtones and I believe it was
>> a group brainstorming session that came up with "Christopher Weeks".
>> If you care to know more, let me know. I knew him quite well.
>
> Dean Martin would be another of many examples of this. His original
> name: Dino Paul Crocetti.
...so is Larry King (birth surname Zeiger)...
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Jed
<echoes...@charter.net> wrote:
>aka Bob quotes lacie...@yahoo.com 'n sez:
>
>>> Yes. Jack came up in the days when his name sounded too "Ethnic".
>>> Very few people pronounced it the way he did anyway without any
>>> particular accent. So there came a time when he gave in to pressure to
>>> use a name that didn't carry any ethnic overtones and I believe it was
>>> a group brainstorming session that came up with "Christopher Weeks".
>>> If you care to know more, let me know. I knew him quite well.
>>
>> Dean Martin would be another of many examples of this. His original
>> name: Dino Paul Crocetti.
>
>...so is Larry King (birth surname Zeiger)...
My favorite was Walter Matthau: Walter Matuschanskayasky
Although I have read somewhere that Matuschanskayasky was a joke that
Matthaw made about his real name.
Name changes among movie/tv celebrities are so common as to be almost
unremarkable though.
Brad Ferguson
<bobf...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
> On 30 Oct 2006 14:34:38 -0800, lacie...@yahoo.com magnanimously
> proffered:
>
> >On Oct 29, 6:46 am, combl...@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> >> Anybody have any idea why the name change?
>
> >Yes. Jack came up in the days when his name sounded too "Ethnic".
> >Very few people pronounced it the way he did anyway without any
> >particular accent. So there came a time when he gave in to pressure to
> >use a name that didn't carry any ethnic overtones and I believe it was
> >a group brainstorming session that came up with "Christopher Weeks".
> >If you care to know more, let me know. I knew him quite well.
>
> Dean Martin would be another of many examples of this. His original
> name: Dino Paul Crocetti.
Reminds me of when Vic Damone backed out of playing Johnny Fontane in
"The Godfather" because, he said, the film was demeaning to
Italian-Americans. Esquire magazine noted this among its Dubious
Achievements Awards for that year with the hedline WHICH IS WHY HE
CHANGED HIS NAME FROM VITO FARANOLA.
Jon Nadelberg
Jim Beaver
"Jon Nadelberg" <ne...@nadelberg.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone found a picture of this guy online anywhere?
I've got a picture, but haven't figured out how to post it where everyone
can see it.
Jim Beaver
lacie...@yahoo.com
www.gpproductions.com/acts/weeks.html
Highlight and copy this into your browser and it'll take you right to
the search result for his page.
Here is one with his photo as "Marty Morrison" on "Barney Miller":
forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=69479
I guarantee these two sites are definitely the right person.
Brad Ferguson
<lacie...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Here is a website with his headshot from the 1990's:
> www.gpproductions.com/acts/weeks.html
> Highlight and copy this into your browser and it'll take you right to
> the search result for his page.
>
> Here is one with his photo as "Marty Morrison" on "Barney Miller":
> forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=69479
>
> I guarantee these two sites are definitely the right person.
Here are clickable links:
http://www.gpproductions.com/acts/weeks.html
http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=69479
Instantly recognizable, now that we can put a face to the name. Thanks.
lacie...@yahoo.com
By the way, Jack did the quintessential one-man show as James Cagney
and is the voice of Cagney (which had to be approved by the Cagney
estate) at the MGM theme park in Florida where there did animatronic
recreations of classic movies scenes. He was particularly happy that
he was approved for that and deservedly so.
aka Bob
<thir...@frXOXed.net> magnanimously proffered:
He doesn't look all that old (to me!) in that photo, none of the
references (IMDb) mention a date of birth. Anyone know how old he was
at the time of his death?
lacie...@yahoo.com
be honoring the fact that he never disclosed his age while he was
living. I'm sure his date of birth was purposely left out of his
obituary. I will not go against that out of respect. Suffice it to
say, he lived a long, full life and he will be greatly missed.