Lee Pelty (4 May 1935 – 29 November 2009)[1] was an American musical theatre actor, best known for his performances in numerous productions of Fiddler on the Roof,[2] Man of La Mancha,[3] 1776,[4] and more.
Born in Colon City, Panama as Isaac Lee Peltynovich (Pelty), he attended Purdue University as a member of the class of 1957.
[5] In addition to his studies, Pelty sang with the Purdue University Varsity Men's Glee Club directed by an imaginative showman named Al Stewart.
The Purdue Glee Club was internationally known as one of the best all-male college singing groups in the world and Pelty was its leading soloist and star attraction.
He had a powerful, melodious 2nd tenor voice with which, as a soloist with an amazing repertoire of classic songs from the 1920s through the 1950s, entertained thousands of fans in hundreds of concerts.