Sheldon Leonard
Acting
Born February 22, 1907 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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 (1946; as bartender Nick), To Have and Have Not (1944), Guys and Dolls (1955), and Open Secret (1948).…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Murder, She Wrote
The Bob Hope Show
Cheers
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Facts of Life
The Lucy Show
Matlock
The Cosby Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
I Love Lucy
I Spy
American Masters
Burke's Law
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Jack Benny Program
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Dinah!
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Sanford and Son
The Danny Thomas Show
It's a Wonderful Life
Dream On
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Screen Director's Playhouse
The David Susskind Show
My World and Welcome to It
General Electric Theater
Guys and Dolls
Your Jeweler's Showcase
Pocketful of Miracles
To Have and Have Not
Big Eddie
Sinbad the Sailor
Linus the Lionhearted
Frontier Gal
Another Thin Man