Lee Farr (born Leon Farb; April 10, 1927 – March 23, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Lt. Jimmy Conway in the television series The Detectives during the 1950s and 1960s.

[1] He was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Boys High School in the borough's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood.

[3] His other television work from the 1950 to the 1970s also included appearances on Perry Mason, Bonanza, Lassie, Mission: Impossible, The Rifleman, Laramie, Trackdown and M Squad.

[1] His film credits included Thundering Jets in 1958, Tarawa Beachhead in 1958, Lone Texan in 1959, and Gunfighters of Abilene in 1960.

[1] Farr died from cancer at his home in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2017, at the age of 89.