Lenny Von Dohlen

Lenny von Dohlen – The Paley Center for Media Presents “Psych” and “Twin Peaks” Reunion, 2010 – Photo Credit: Tatiana Beller / PR Photos

Birth Name: Leonard Von Dohlen, IV

Date of Birth: December 22, 1958

Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia, U.S.

Date of Death: July 5, 2022

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, Irish, French, German, Ashkenazi Jewish

Lenny Von Dohlen was an American film, television, and stage actor. His roles included the films Tender Mercies, Electric Dreams, and Home Alone 3 and the Twin Peaks universe.

Lenny was the son of Gay and Leonard Harold Von Dohlen, III. He was raised in Goliad, Texas. He had one child.

Lenny’s paternal grandfather was Leonard Harold Von Dohlen, II (the son of Leonard Meyer Von Dohlen and Lucy Hill Byrne). Lenny’s grandfather Leonard was born in Texas. Lenny’s great-grandfather Leonard was the son of George Von Dohlen, who was from Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and of Adelaide Seeligson, whose father was a Dutch Jew and whose mother was an English Jew. Her father, Michael Seeligson, was Mayor of Galveston, Texas in the 1850s. Lenny’s great-grandmother Lucy was the daughter of Thomas King Byrne, Jr., whose father was Irish, from County Wicklow, and of Mary Elizabeth Throckmorton.

Lenny’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth O’Connell (the daughter of Timothy Bartholomew “Tim” O’Connell and Mary Elizabeth Merriman). Lenny’s grandmother Elizabeth was born in Texas. Timothy was born in Texas, to parents from County Cork, Ireland, Tim O’Connell and Ellen Kelleher/Kelloher/Kellkner. Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles Henry Merriman.

Lenny’s maternal grandfather was Bernard Aoueille (the son of Jean Marie/John Aoueille and Jeannette/Jeannett Fontan). Bernard was born in Louisiana. John was born in France. Jeannette was born in Louisiana, to a father from France and a mother from Ireland.

Lenny’s maternal grandmother was Ida Caulfield (the daughter of George Leon Caulfield/Caulfeild and Ida Cox). Lenny’s grandmother Ida was born in Louisiana. George was the son of William Douglas Caulfield and Annie A. Caston.

Sources: Genealogy of Lenny’s father – https://www.findagrave.com

Obituary of Lenny’s father – http://www.legacy.com

Lenny’s paternal grandparents, Leonard Harold Von Dohlen, II and Elizabeth O’Connell, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Lenny’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Adelaide (Seeligson) Von Dohlen – https://www.geni.com

Lenny’s maternal grandparents, Bernard Aoueille and Ida Caulfield, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Lenny’s maternal grandfather, Bernard Aoueille, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org