Sam Levene

Actor

Born: August 28, 1905
Died: December 28, 1980 (age 75)
From: Šack, Belarus

Sam Levene was a Broadway, film, radio and television actor who in a career spanning 5 decades created some of the most legendary comedic roles in American theatrical history. Levene appeared in a staggering list of 38 Broadway productions, 33 of which were the original Broadway productions, including Nathan Detroit, the craps-shooter extraordinaire, in the 1950 original Broadway production of…

Filmography (51)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
Self (archive footage)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Arnie
Last Embrace (1979)
Sam Urdell
The Royal Family (1977)
Oscar Wolfe
God Told Me To (1976)
Everett Lukas
The Money (1976)
Lou Maurice
Such Good Friends (1971)
Uncle Eddie
A Dream of Kings (1969)
Cicero
A Small Rebellion (1966)
Noel Greb
Act One (1963)
Richard Maxwell
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)
Mendele
Kathy O' (1958)
Ben Melnick
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
Howard Rysdale
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Frank D' Angelo
Designing Woman (1957)
Ned Hammerstein
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Mike Pearl
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker (1954)
Horace Vandergelder
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
Joe Woods
Dial 1119 (1950)
John D. Faron
With These Hands (1950)
Alexander Brody
Guilty Bystander (1950)
Captain Tonetti
Leather Gloves (1948)
Bernie
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Phil Conrad
Killer McCoy (1947)
Happy
Crossfire (1947)
Samuels
Brute Force (1947)
Louie Miller #7033
A Likely Story (1947)
Louie
Boomerang! (1947)
Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
The Killers (1946)
Lt. Sam Lubinsky
The True Glory (1945)
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