Phil Leeds is one of those for whom the phrase character actor was invented. A slight, wizened man with a rubbery face, bulging eyes and a Jimmy Durante-like nose, he excelled at playing weaselly little snitches, con artists, or just a neighborhood eccentric who always had something up his sleeve. Born in New York, his entrance into the entertainment business began with a job as a peanut vendor at the city's baseball stadiums, and from there, he began a stint as a stand-up comic in the Borsc ...[Read Story]