He is survived by his daughter, Marie Pomerleau Leso.
Performed on the stage and taught acting in North Carolina.
Often toured in his one-man show as Edgar Allan Poe entitled "Poe in Person". He also made a series of short films that dramatized some of the works of Poe ("The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," "The Cask of Amontillado").
Trained at The American Shakespeare Festival Theater and Academy in Stratford, CT, and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Anthony Manino Acting Studio and H. B. Studios in New York.