Sam Levene
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Last Embrace
1979
as Sam Urdell
...And Justice for All
1979
as Arnie
The Royal Family
1977
as Oscar Wolfe
God Told Me To
1976
as Everett Lukas
The Money
1976
as Lou Maurice
Such Good Friends
1971
as Uncle Eddie
A Dream of Kings
1969
as Cicero
A Small Rebellion
1966
as Noel Greb
Act One
1963
as Richard Maxwell
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Aquanauts
1960
as Lieutenant Maharis
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
as Mendele
Kathy O'
1958
as Ben Melnick
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as Frank D' Angelo
Designing Woman
1957
as Ned Hammerstein
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Howard Rysdale
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Mike Pearl
The Matchmaker
1954
as Horace Vandergelder
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Joe Woods
Omnibus
1952
as Eddie
Dial 1119
1950
as John D. Faron
Guilty Bystander
1950
as Captain Tonetti
With These Hands
1950
as Alexander Brody
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
as Phil Conrad
Leather Gloves
1948
as Bernie
Studio One
1948
as Ben Weber
Studio One
1948
as Ben Selig
Crossfire
1947
as Samuels
Brute Force
1947
as Louie Miller #7033
Boomerang!
1947
as Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
Killer McCoy
1947
as Happy
A Likely Story
1947
as Louie
The Killers
1946
as Lt. Sam Lubinsky
The True Glory
1945
as Commentator
Follow the Boys
1944
as Sgt. Leo Andreof (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Purple Heart
1944
as Lt. Wayne Greenbaum
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Abel 'Chips' Abrams
Gung Ho!
1943
as Leo 'Transport' Andreof
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Creeper
I Dood It
1943
as Ed Jackson
Shoe Shine Boy
1943
as Lucky
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Inspector Gunther
The Big Street
1942
as Horsethief
Destination Unknown
1942
as Victor, Elena's Aide
Sunday Punch
1942
as Roscoe
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
as Smiley Clark
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Lieutenant Abrams
Married Bachelor
1941
as Cookie Farrar
Golden Boy
1939
as Siggie
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Lieutenant Brent
The Shopworn Angel
1938
as 'Leer'
Yellow Jack
1938
as Busch
After the Thin Man
1936
as Abrams
Three Men on a Horse
1936
as Patsy
The Talk of Hollywood
1929
as Film Buyer