---
name: "Leonard Gaines"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leonard-gaines"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 October 1922"
died: "15 February 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T13:00:10.880211+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Leonard Gaines

Actor. Born 13 October 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died 15 February 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 October 1922, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 15 February 2007
- **Active:** 1979–1992
- **Also known as:** Lenny Gaines
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 66 (1), 1990s 75 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94857082, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301334/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16540

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Rocky II*](https://film.one/film/rocky-ii.md) (66)

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## Biography

Leonard Gaines was an American actor and producer. Born on 13 October 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, he died on 15 February 2007 in West Hollywood, California.

He appeared in films including *New York, New York* (1977) as Artie Kirks, *Blue Collar* (1978) as the I.R.S. Man, *Hardcore* (1979) as Ramada, *Rocky II* (1979) as Agent, *Where the Buffalo Roam* (1980) as Super Fan, *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension* (1984) as Artie Duncan, *Lionheart* (1990) as Bookie #1, and *Scent of a Woman* (1992) as Freddie Bisco. He was also credited as Lenny Gaines on several roles. Gaines served as executive producer on *Going in Style* (1979).

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Fi1m 75, as Freddie Bisco — [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)
- *Rocky II* (1979), Fi1m 66, as Agent — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), as Freddie Bisco — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)
- *For the Boys* (1991), as Lou Presti, Awards T.V. Show
- *Lionheart* (1990), as Bookie #1
- *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension* (1984), as Artie Duncan
- *The Two Lives of Carol Letner* (1981), as Benny Levant
- *Flamingo Road* (1980), as Horse Auctioneer
- *Where the Buffalo Roam* (1980), as Super Man
- *Going in Style* (1979), Executive Producer
- *Rocky II* (1979), as Agent — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-ii.md)
- *Hardcore* (1979), as Ramada
- *Blue Collar* (1978), as I.R.S. Man
- *New York, New York* (1977), as Artie Kirks

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