Sam Levene

Sam Levene

Known for

Acting

Born

August 28, 1905

Birthplace

Šack, Belarus

Died

December 28, 1980 (aged 75)

Biography

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 "Guys and Dolls", Max Kane, the hapless agent, in the original 1932 Broadway production of "Dinner at Eight", Patsy, the comedic gambler, in the 1935 Broadway farce "Three Men on a Horse" , Gordon Miller, the shoestring producer, in the original 1937 Broadway production of "Room Service", Sidney Black...

Best known work

...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All
1979
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
The Killers
The Killers
1946
Brute Force
Brute Force
1947
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man
1936
Crossfire
Crossfire
1947
God Told Me To
God Told Me To
1976
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947
Last Embrace
Last Embrace
1979

Filmography

  1. 1987

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 1986

    Murder Sees the Light

    Executive Producer

  3. 1979

  4. 1979

    Last Embrace

    as Sam Urdell

  5. 1977

    The Royal Family

    as Oscar Wolfe

  6. 1976

    God Told Me To

    as Everett Lukas

  7. 1976

    The Money

    as Lou Maurice

  8. 1971

    Such Good Friends

    as Uncle Eddie

  9. 1969

  10. 1966

    A Small Rebellion

    as Noel Greb

  11. 1963

    Act One

    as Richard Maxwell

  12. 1963

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
  13. 1962

    The Merv Griffin ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  14. 1960

    The AquanautsTV

    as Lieutenant Maharis (1 episode)

  15. 1959

  16. 1958

    Kathy O'

    as Ben Melnick

  17. 1957

    Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    as Howard Rysdale

  18. 1957

    Sweet Smell of Success

    as Frank D' Angelo

  19. 1957

    Designing Woman

    as Ned Hammerstein

  20. 1956

    The Opposite Sex

    as Mike Pearl

  21. 1954

    The Matchmaker

    as Horace Vandergelder

  22. 1953

  23. 1952

    OmnibusTV

    as Eddie (1 episode)

  24. 1950

    Dial 1119

    as John D. Faron

  25. 1950

    The Colgate Comedy HourTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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