Sheldon Leonard
Birthday
1907/02/22
Day of death
1997/01/10 (89 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
S.L. Bershad, S. L. Bershad, Sheldon Leonard Bershad
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sheldon Leonard Bershad (February 22, 1907 – January 11, 1997) was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and writer. Sheldon Leonard Bershad was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of middle class Jewish parents Anna Levit and Frank Bershad. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1929. As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, especially gangsters or "heavies", in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1...Read more
Acting
(1961) Pocketful of Miracles
as Steve Darcey
(1946) It's a Wonderful Life
as Nick
(1946) Decoy
as Sergeant Joe Portugal
(1955) Guys and Dolls
as Harry the Horse
(1945) Zombies on Broadway
as Ace Miller
(1949) Take One False Step
as Detective Pacciano
(1949) My Dream Is Yours
as Grimes
(1945) To Have and Have Not
as Lt. Coyo
(1978) The Brink's Job
as J. Edgar Hoover
(1947) The Gangster
as Cornell
(1951) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Boots Morgan
(1943) Hit the Ice
as Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby
(1945) Crime, Inc.
as Capt. Ferrone
(1939) Another Thin Man
as Phil Church
(1942) Street of Chance
as Joe Marruci
(1947) Violence
as Fred Stalk
(1947) Sinbad the Sailor
as Auctioneer
(1944) The Falcon in Hollywood
as Louie Buchanan
(1941) Week-End in Havana
as Boris
(1946) Her Kind of Man
as Felix Bender
(1941) Rise and Shine
as Menace
(1948) Open Secret
as Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli
(1946) The Last Crooked Mile
as Ed 'Wires' MacGuire
(1948) Jinx Money
as Lippy Harris
(1941) Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Pretty Willie Williams
(1952) Stop, You're Killing Me
as Lefty
(1942) Tortilla Flat
as Tito Ralph
(1942) Born to Sing
as Pete Detroit
(1946) Bowery Bombshell
as Ace Deuce Baker
(1952) Sock a Doodle Do
as Kid Banty (voice) (uncredited)
(2011) Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
as Self
(1934) The Gem of the Ocean
as Pasha
(1943) Passport to Suez
as Johnny Booth
(1946) Rainbow Over Texas
as Kirby Haynes
(1952) Young Man with Ideas
as Rodwell 'Brick' Davis
(1952) Kiddin' the Kitten
as Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)
(1952) Breakdown
as Nick Sampson
(1942) Lucky Jordan
as Slip Moran
(1945) Frontier Gal
as 'Blackie' Shoulders
(1953) A Peck o' Trouble
as Dodsworth (voice)
(1943) Taxi, Mister
as Gangster Louis Glorio / The Frisco Ghost
(1953) The Diamond Queen
as Mogul
(1951) Behave Yourself!
as Shortwave Bert
(1945) Why Girls Leave Home
as Chris Williams
(1952) Here Come the Nelsons
as Duke
(1946) Somewhere in the Night
as Sam
(1944) Trocadero
as Mickey Jones
(1941) Married Bachelor
as Johnny Brannigan
(1978) Top Secret
as Carl Vitale
(1944) Gambler's Choice
as Chappie Wilson
(1945) Radio Stars on Parade
as Lucky Maddox
(1948) If You Knew Susie
as Steve Garland
(1934) My Mummy's Arms
as Abdullah
(1944) Timber Queen
as Smacksie Golden
(1949) Daughter of the Jungle
as Dalton Kraik
(1948) Alias a Gentleman
as Harry Bealer
(1953) Money from Home
as Jumbo Schneider
(1978) The Islander
as Paul Lazaro
(1941) Private Nurse
as John Winton
(1943) City Without Men
as Monk LaRue
(1950) The Iroquois Trail
as Chief Ogane
(1935) Ouanga
as LeStrange, the Overseer
(1944) Uncertain Glory
as Henri Duval
(1948) Madonna of the Desert
as Nick Julian
(1943) Klondike Kate
as 'Sometime' Smith
(1942) Pierre of the Plains
as Clairou
(1941) Buy Me That Town
as Chink Moran
It's Always Sunday
as George
(2020) The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(1951) Come Fill the Cup
as Lennie Garr
(1943) Harvest Melody
as Chuck
(1945) Captain Kidd
as Cyprian Boyle
(1992) Color Adjustment
as Self
(1945) River Gang
as Peg Leg
(1948) Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Hermon
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1946) The Gentleman Misbehaves
as Trigger Stazzi
(1990) The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
as Self
(1947) The Fabulous Joe
as Louie
(1948) Shep Comes Home
as 'Swifty' Lewis
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski
(1982) Cheers
as Sid Nelson
(1963) Burke's Law
as Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone
(1969) My World and Welcome to It
as ---
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1979) The Facts of Life
as ---
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Dr. Wexler
(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Big Max Calvada
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Sheldon Leonard
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Norman Miles
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Harry Martin (uncredited)
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1959) The David Susskind Show
as Self
(1964) Linus the Lionhearted
as Linus (voice)
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1965) I Spy
as Disc Jockey
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1975) Big Eddie
as ---
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as George
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1954) The Duke
as Sam Marco
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Elevator Tout
(1963) Burke's Law
as 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski
(1986) Matlock
as Casino Tipster
(1953) The Danny Thomas Show
as Gus
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Racetrack Tout
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1990) Dream On
as Don Monteleoni
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Johnny Velvet
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Tombstone Harry
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Bobby Darin's Agent (uncredited)
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Silky Thompson