Steve Landesberg

Steve Landesberg (born November 23, 1945) 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 in New York City, New York to a milliner mother and a grocery store-owner father. 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." In addition to his extensive television and voiceover work, Landesberg also appeared in the motion pictures Wild Hogs, Leader of the Band and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Landesberg has made guest appearances on the TV shows The Rockford Files, Law & Order, Ghost Whisperer, Saturday Night Live, The Golden Girls, and Everybody Hates Chris.

He stars in Starz's original show Head Case, playing Dr. Myron Finkelstein.