Leon Isaac Kennedy (born January 1, 1949) is an American actor, film producer and playwright. Kennedy is perhaps best known as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone in Jamaa Fanaka's Penitentiary (1979), Penitentiary II (1982) and Penitentiary III (1987).[3] Kennedy also is best known for his role as Leon "The Lover" Johnson in the 1981 film Body and Soul alongside his then–wife Jayne Kennedy.
