Lee Wellington Weaver (April 10, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was an American actor known for his appearances in sitcoms like Easy Street and The Bill Cosby Show.
Early life and career Weaver was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 10, 1930, to Primus Jest and Josephine Weaver. He graduated from Florida A&M University and enlisted in the United States Army when he was 22.
He was the voice of Alpine in the animated television series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985–1986). Weaver played a friend of George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" season three episode 16 "George's Guilt" (1977). Weaver was also the original mailman on 227 (1985). Weaver played the role of Ricardo in the television series Easy Street (1986–1987). He appeared as a blind seer in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and he also appeared in one episode of One World (2000), a situation-comedy television series. Weaver had a guest appearance on an episode of The Cosby Show as a waiter. He appeared as a Junkyard Owner in an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Weaver also played the role of Ed Downer, a handyman who became an interest of Philip Banks' mom, on an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Perhaps his most memorable role was the exuberant exhibitionist "Buck Naked," who enlivened episodes of Steven Bochco's police dramas, Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue.
Personal life and death Weaver was a childhood friend of Cannonball Adderley, and served as the best man at his wedding. On his 1963 album Nippon Soul, Adderley introduces the Yusef Lateef composition "The Weaver" as "dedicated to a...dear friend of everyone in the band, kind of a jive cat, but a beautiful cat. His name is Weaver, Lee Weaver. So the tune sounds somethin' like Lee Weaver. It's soulful, it's mean."
Weaver died at his home in Los Angeles, on September 22, 2025, at the age of 95.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1959Al CaponeReporterUncredited1969The Lost ManWillis1971Vanishing PointJake1973Cleopatra JonesFriend1978House CallsAnesthesiologist1978Mean Dog BluesCheatem1978Heaven Can WaitWay Station Attendant1979The Onion FieldBilly1982Kiss Me GoodbyeMr. King1984The Buddy SystemRay1986WildcatsMaurice1987G.I. Joe: The MovieAlpine1990The Two JakesCaddy #11991Grave ImagesBus Driver1994The ScoutBen1996Just Your LuckWino1997Fathers' DayAirline Passenger1998Music from Another RoomPorter1998Goodbye LoverOld Codger1998GodzillaHomeless Guy1998BulworthMan in Church #21998How Stella Got Her Groove BackNate1998Brown's RequiemWino1999The Thirteenth Floor30's Limo Driver2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Blind Seer2001Donnie DarkoLeroy2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to ServeHomeless Man Who Gets Shot2003The BoxJoe2003The FailuresMr. Fishbau2005A Bridal FeverRalph2005The 40-Year-Old VirginJoe2006Swedish AutoLeroy2009Little Fish, Strange PondBarney2010The Company We KeepIsaiah2013Max RoseLee Miller2013The Trials of Cate McCallMr. George
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1955–1956Sheena: Queen of the JungleLagi / Mauki / N'Gatsu6 episodes1967Good Morning WorldCab nDriverEpisode: "Don't Call Us and We Won't Call You"1967, 1968I SpySenator's Valet / Bartender2 episodes1968The Wild Wild WestDesk Clerk #2Episode: "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse"1969MannixDaveEpisode: "Death in a Minor Key"1969JuliaNed BowmanEpisode: "Home of the Braves"1969InsightStoneEpisode: "Charlie, You Made the Night Too Long"1969Love, American StyleAceEpisode: "Love and the Hustler"1969In Name OnlyBartenderTelevision film1969–1971The Bill Cosby ShowBrian Kincaid7 episodes1971Nanny and the Professor2nd Truck DriverEpisode: "The Prodigy"1971Cade's CountyKenneth RingwaldEpisode: "Delegate at Large"1975Adam-12NeighborEpisode: "Pressure Point"1975Guess Who's Coming to DinnerRalph PrentissTelevision film1975That's My MamaSammy ChambersEpisode: "Earl's Dad and Mama's Glad"1975KojakOzzie TurnbullEpisode: "Out of the Frying Pan..."1976Sanford and SonMr. QuincyEpisode: "Greatest Show in Watts"1976Good Times2nd ManEpisode: "The Big Move: Part 2"1976The Blue KnightMose / Frank Moseley4 episodes1976SerpicoScooterEpisode: "Danger Zone"1977The JeffersonsWillieEpisode: "George's Guilt"1977Quincy, M.E.ChambersEpisode: "The Hot Dog Murder"1978SoapSergeantEpisode #1.171978Daddy, I Don't Like It Like ThisBobTelevision film1979Starsky & HutchBosemanEpisode: "Huggy Can't Go Home"1981Flamingo Road5 episodes1981Palmerstown, U.S.A.LoosleyEpisode: "Roadhouse"1981Mork & MindyGusEpisode: "My Dad Can't Beat Up Anybody"1981ShannonEpisode: "Neither a Borrower"1982–1984Hill Street BluesBuck Naked / Bartender6 episodes1983Voyagers!DaveEpisode: "All Fall Down"1983AfterMASHJonesEpisode: "Klinger vs. Klinger"1985Diff'rent StrokesJoeEpisode: "Blue Collar Drummond"1985Our Family HonorEpisode: "Pilot"1985What's Happening Now!!Ticket ClerkEpisode: "Aunt Shirley"1985–1986G.I. JoeAlpine / Agent / Crimson Guard22 episodes1986G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!AlpineTelevision film1986, 1987227Frank2 episodes1986–1987Easy StreetRicardo Williams22 episodes1987Mr. PresidentMortEpisode: "Dear Sam: Part 1"1987WebsterHenry3 episodes1987A Hobo's ChristmasBiloxi SlimTelevision film1987, 1991The Cosby ShowMr. Fields / Waiter2 episodes1988AmenMan Who Stole the MoneyEpisode: "To Catch a Thief"1988The Magical World of DisneyFrank MunroeEpisode: "Meet the Munceys"1989The EdgeEpisode: "Black Pudding"1990Dear JohnSnookie ReamsEpisode: "John's New Job: Part 1"1990A Different WorldRay NayEpisode: "Love Thy Neighbor"1991DragnetAugustus MurphyEpisode: "The Vandals"1991The Man in the FamilyMr. MitchellEpisode: "Real News"1991The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirEd DownerEpisode: "Granny Gets Busy"1991HomefrontReverend HarringtonEpisode: "Patriots"1991MacGyverStumpyEpisode: "Gunz 'n Boyz"1991Reasonable DoubtsStubblefield2 episodes1992NursesReverend CurtisEpisode: "Eat Something"1992Night CourtMr. BurkeEpisode: "Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 2"1992, 1995MartinOld Man / Bus Boy2 episodes1993Step by StepLeonardEpisode: "If I Were a Rich Man"1993The New Adventures of SupermanSupervisorEpisode: "Pilot"1993Lush LifeHarryTelevision film1993Living SingleThe BartenderEpisode: "Living Kringle"1994RocOllieEpisode: "No Place Like Home"1994NYPD BlueBuck Naked3 episodes1994Sister, SisterPriestEpisode: "Free Billy"1995A Season of HopeElmerTelevision film1995Beverly Hills, 90210StanEpisode: "Fortunate Son"1996SlidersHilton BrownEpisode: "Invasion"1996SparksMr. Bibbs2 episodes1996The Jamie Foxx ShowSlewfoot LouEpisode: "Seems Like Old Times"1997Temporarily YoursPassenger #3Episode: "Pilot"1997Chicago HopeEarleeEpisode: "On Golden Pons"1998Good NewsBeans2 episodes1999Suddenly SusanClydeEpisode: "A Day in the Life"1999For Your LoveChurch MemberEpisode: "The Trouble with Angels"2000City of AngelsEpisode: "Prototype"2000Diagnosis: MurderIsaiahEpisode: "A Resting Place"2000The DistrictMr. HortonEpisode: "The Jackal"2000One WorldHaroldEpisode: "Roots"2001Kate BrasherHarry RosemontEpisode: "Tracy"2001Touched by an AngelCandy McCloudEpisode: "The Perfect Game"2001Men, Women & DogsBusterEpisode: "The Magic Three-Legged Sex Dog"2002Any Day NowLouis NolmanEpisode: "Call Him Macaroni"2002My Wife and KidsAttendantEpisode: "Table for Too Many: Part 2"2002Providence Willie Picks Episode: "The Sound of Music"2003Crossing JordanPhoto Shop OwnerEpisode: "Ockham's Razor"2003The ParkersTeboEpisode: "Dead Clown Walking"2003A.U.S.A.Alfred MontgomeryEpisode: "Pilot"2004The Bernie Mac ShowSchooneyEpisode: "Hair Jordan"2004Six Feet UnderJames Dubois MarshallEpisode: "Coming and Going"2005Line of FireAlbert JonesEpisode: "This Land Is Your Land"2006That's So RavenMr. JenkinsEpisode: "The Four Aces"2006Love, Inc.BurtEpisode: "Cursed"2006Veronica MarsWalterEpisode: "Charlie Don't Surf"2007It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaJunkyard OwnerEpisode: "Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City"2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKerwinkle LordEpisode: "For Gedda"2008My Name Is EarlHomeless Guy / Homeless Joe2 episodes2010Party DownWilliamEpisode: "James Ellison Funeral"2010CommunityJoeEpisode: "Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples"2011WorkaholicsTimEpisode: "Model Kombat"2013Family ToolsEllis Poynton4 episodes2015Weird LonersMorticianEpisode: "Weird Pilot"2016The Soul ManPatEpisode: "Boyce Don't Cry"2017, 2020Grace and FrankieMel Cordray2 episodes
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