Deceased

How Did Lee Strasberg Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/11/1901Born inBudzanów, Austria-HungaryDied17/02/1982 (aged 80)Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ297945 ↗Buried atWestchester Hills CemeteryTMDb#3171 ↗

Lee Strasberg was an American acting coach and actor. Born in Budzanów, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he immigrated to the United States in 1909. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective".

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Filmography23 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	100 Years of Marilyn MonroeMovie	(archive footage)	125
2023	The Myth of Marilyn MonroeMovie	Self (archival footage)	122
2022	Fatal Addiction: Marilyn MonroeMovie	—	121
2016	The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959Movie	Hyman Roth	115
2012	Marilyn despite herselfMovie	—	111
2004	The Prince, The Showgirl and MeMovie	Self (archive footage)	103
1989	Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreMovie	Self	88
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	81
1981	SkokieMovie	Morton Weisman	80
1979	...And Justice for AllMovie	Grandpa Sam	78
1979	Going in StyleMovie	Willie	78
1979	BoardwalkMovie	David Rosen	78
1978	The Last TenantMovie	Frank	77
1977	Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionSeries	Hyman Roth	76
1976	The Cassandra CrossingMovie	Herman Kaplan	75
1974	The Godfather Part IIMovie	Hyman Roth	73
1971	Film '72Series	Self	70
1966	The Legend of Marilyn MonroeMovie	—	65
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	61
1962	JaneMovie	Self	61
1958	The Gun RunnersMovie	Rhett	57
1953	China VentureMovie	Patterson	52
1937	ParnellMovie	Pat	36