Sam Levene
Birthday
1905/08/28
Day of death
1980/12/28 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Šack, Belarus
Also know as
Scholem Lewin
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 E...Read more
Acting
(1957) Sweet Smell of Success
as Frank D' Angelo
(1943) Action in the North Atlantic
as Abel 'Chips' Abrams
(1944) Follow the Boys
as Sgt. Leo Andreof (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1976) God Told Me To
as Everett Lukas
(1957) Designing Woman
as Ned Hammerstein
(1947) Crossfire
as Samuels
(1947) Brute Force
as Louie Miller #7033
(1950) Dial 1119
as John D. Faron
(1936) After the Thin Man
as Lt. Abrams
(1941) Shadow of the Thin Man
as Lieutenant Abrams
(1946) The Killers
as Lt. Sam Lubinsky
(1956) The Opposite Sex
as Mike Pearl
(1944) The Purple Heart
as Lt. Wayne Greenbaum
(1948) The Babe Ruth Story
as Phil Conrad
(1950) Guilty Bystander
as Captain Tonetti
(1939) Golden Boy
as Siggie
(1938) The Mad Miss Manton
as Lieutenant Brent
(1979) Last Embrace
as Sam Urdell
(1979) ...And Justice for All
as Arnie
(1942) Grand Central Murder
as Inspector Gunther
(1943) Gung Ho!
as Leo 'Transport' Andreof
(1947) Boomerang!
as Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
(1943) Whistling in Brooklyn
as Creeper
(1957) Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Howard Rysdale
(1947) Killer McCoy
as Happy
(1942) The Big Street
as Horsethief
(1936) Three Men on a Horse
as Patsy
(1943) I Dood It
as Ed Jackson
(1942) Destination Unknown
as Victor, Elena's Aide
(1963) Act One
as Richard Maxwell
(1953) Three Sailors and a Girl
as Joe Woods
(1958) Kathy O'
as Ben Melnick
(1941) Married Bachelor
as Cookie Farrar
(1929) The Talk of Hollywood
as Film Buyer
(1948) Leather Gloves
as Bernie
(1977) The Royal Family
as Oscar Wolfe
(1938) The Shopworn Angel
as 'Leer'
(1947) A Likely Story
as Louie
(1942) Sunday Punch
as Roscoe
(1950) With These Hands
as Alexander Brody
(1969) A Dream of Kings
as Cicero
(1976) The Money
as Lou Maurice
(1971) Such Good Friends
as Uncle Eddie
(1942) Sing Your Worries Away
as Smiley Clark
(1943) Shoe Shine Boy
as Lucky
(1938) Yellow Jack
as Busch
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) The True Glory
as Commentator
(1966) A Small Rebellion
as Noel Greb
(1959) The World of Sholom Aleichem
as Mendele
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1952) Omnibus
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1948) Studio One
as Ben Weber
(1960) The Aquanauts
as Lieutenant Maharis
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1948) Studio One
as Ben Selig