About
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, the shoestring producer, in the original 1937 Broadway production of "Room Service", Sidney Black, the theatrical producer, in " Light Up the Sky" , Horace Vandergelder, the crotchety merchant of Yonkers, in the 1954 premier UK production of Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker" and Al Lewis, the...
Known for
Studio OneSeries • 1948
The AquanautsSeries • 1960
Sweet Smell of SuccessMovie • 1957
Brute ForceMovie • 1947
...And Justice for AllMovie • 1979
The KillersMovie • 1946
After the Thin ManMovie • 1936
Action in the North AtlanticMovie • 1943
God Told Me ToMovie • 1976
Shadow of the Thin ManMovie • 1941
Last EmbraceMovie • 1979
The Mad Miss MantonMovie • 1938
Golden BoyMovie • 1939
The Opposite SexMovie • 1956
Designing WomanMovie • 1957
Boomerang!Movie • 1947
The Big StreetMovie • 1942
Gung Ho!Movie • 1943
CrossfireMovie • 1947
Grand Central MurderMovie • 1942
The Shopworn AngelMovie • 1938
Dial 1119Movie • 1950
Guilty BystanderMovie • 1950