Leonardo Cimino

Leonardo Cimino (November 4, 1917 – March 3, 2012) was an American movie, television and stage actor. In 1937, he appeared in the original stage production of Marc Blitzstein's "The Cradle Will Rock". Leonardo's most well known roles are in the 1983 science fiction miniseries, "V" as Abraham Bernstein and the 1987 feature film "The Monster Squad" as the "scary German guy". Born in Manhattan, Cimino was the son of Andrea and Leonilda Cimino. Cimino was married to Sharon Powers until his death. Cimino died on March 3, 2012 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home in Woodstock, New York.