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My Take
What fascinates me about Leif Erickson is the reinvention baked into the name itself: a Californian born William Anderson choosing a Viking hero's identity for the screen. I read that as a clue to his whole career, a working actor who started as a singer and kept adapting through stage, film, and television across Hollywood's most turbulent decades. He's not the name people drop first, but that durability is exactly what I respect. Surviving the studio system for that long takes craft and adaptability, not luck, and I think performers like him quietly held the industry together.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Leif Erickson
- Name (Japanese)
- リーフ・エリクソン
- Reading
- りーふ・えりくそん
- Born
- October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1986
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Alameda, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / musician / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Leif Erickson born?
October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1986.
Where is Leif Erickson from?
Leif Erickson is from Alameda, California, United States.
What does Leif Erickson do?
Leif Erickson works as singer, musician, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.