Dan Leegant

Dan Leegant

Birth : 1928-12-31, The Bronx, New York USA

Death : 2009-05-05

History

Dan Leegant was born on December 31, 1928 in The Bronx, New York, USA as Daniel Simon Leegant. He was an actor, known for Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). He died on May 5, 2009 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Profile

Dan Leegant

Movies

I'm Dangerous Tonight
Frank
An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth. Whoever wears this cloth/dress comes under its spell; all inhibitions and moral responsibilities are lost.
Ernest Goes to Jail
Oscar Pendlesmythe
Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.
Peggy Sue Got Married
Lodge Member
Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.
Signal 7
Marty
Marty and Speed are middle-aged San Francisco cabbies who hack to support their fading dream of making it as professional actors. Perpetually down on their luck, the friends find escape and camaraderie among their fellow drivers, playing cards and telling stories of backseat conquests, until one night when a dreaded "Signal 7" (driver's call for help) comes over the wire.
A Christmas Without Snow
Sergeant
A divorced woman (Michael Learned) moves to San Francisco from Omaha with her young son. She's trying to re-build her life after her divorce, she leaves her son with his grandmother. She joins the choir of a local church. She has some issues with the choirmaster (John Houseman) who tries to get the choir into shape before the Christmas concert. The choir overcome some personal setbacks as they all deal with personal issues. Zoe (Michael Learned) thinks of quitting the choir all together when push comes to shove.
Escape from Alcatraz
Guard
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Mr. Billion
Bus Clerk
A fortuneless auto mechanic inherits a billion dollar financial empire when his uncle dies. However, there is one stipulation. In order to claim his fortune he must arrive in San Francisco within twenty days, and along the way there are a number of people who want to "share" his wealth.