Steve Landesberg
Landesberg in 1979
Born	November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23) (age 64) New York City, New York, United States

Steve Landesberg (born November 23, 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor best known for his role of Arthur P. Dietrich on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller.

Landesberg was born to a milliner mother and a grocery store-owner father.^[1] He was part of improv group New York Stickball Team, which performed several shows that were aired on cable television shortly after Barney Miller went off the air.

He is credited with the quote "Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."^[2] In addition to his extensive television and voiceover work, Landesberg also appeared in the motion pictures Wild Hogs and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Landesberg has made guest appearances on the TV shows The Rockford Files, Law & Order, Ghost Whisperer, The Golden Girls, and Everybody Hates Chris.

In season 2 of Starz's original show Head Case, he starred as Dr. Myron Finkelstein.

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• Steve Landesberg at the Internet Movie Database