Sam Levene
Acting
Born August 28, 1905 · Šack, Belarus
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Merv Griffin Show
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Studio One
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Omnibus
The Aquanauts
...And Justice for All
Brute Force
The Killers
Sweet Smell of Success
After the Thin Man
Gung Ho!
Act One
Action in the North Atlantic
Shadow of the Thin Man
God Told Me To
Crossfire
The Big Street
The Shopworn Angel
The Opposite Sex
Last Embrace
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Designing Woman
Follow the Boys
The Mad Miss Manton
I Dood It
The Matchmaker
Such Good Friends
A Dream of Kings
Golden Boy
Boomerang!
Three Sailors and a Girl
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
The Purple Heart
Grand Central Murder
The Talk of Hollywood
The Babe Ruth Story
The Royal Family
The Money
The World of Sholom Aleichem