Sam Levene

Sam Levene

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 retired vaudevillian, in the original 1972 Broadway production of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys". Levene was a consistent presence on Broadway for 5 decades; Levene's first Broadway play was in 1927, the last in 1980. Throughout his career Levene effortlessly segued between starring roles in over 100 productions on stage, radio, television and film, appearing in a variety of roles, including policemen, servicemen, gamblers, gangsters, newspaper reporter, theatrical producer, actor's agent, dress manufacturer and even a psychiatrist and was equally adept in segueing from comedy to farce and drama. 9 years after making his Broadway debut, Levene was lured to Hollywood where he made his motion picture debut as Patsy in the 1936 film version of "Three Men on a Horse" earning $1,000 a week. Known as a dependable character actor, Levene appeared in 50 films, including 14 at MGM, which included two appearances as Police Lieutenant Abrams in the "Thin Man" series. During his five-decade Hollywood career, Levene established himself as one the great film noir stalwarts. Levene's film noir credits include his riveting performance as Samuels, the murdered GI, in "Crossfire" (1947), considered by many as one of RKO’s if not perhaps of any studio’s best film noirs. Other film noir credits include: William Holden's taxi-driving brother-in-law "Siggie" in "Golden Boy" (1939), "Action in the North Atlantic" (1943), a Doolittle Flyer and Japanese POW in "The Purple Heart" (1944), a police lieutenant in "The Killers" (1946), "Brute Force" (1947), "Boomerang" (1947), "Killer McCoy" (1947), "Dial 1119" (1950), "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957), "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (1957). In 1961 Levene was nominated for the 1961 Tony Award for Best Actor in a play for his performance as Dr. Aldo Meyer in Dore Schary's "The Devil's Advocate". Levene never received a Tony; by the time the Tony's were established in 1947, Levene had already created roles in 16 original Broadway shows, including legendary performances in the original Broadway productions of "Dinner at Eight"(1932), "Three Men on a Horse" (1935), "Room Service" (1937) and "Margin For Error" (1939). In 1984, Levene was posthumously inducted in the American Theatre Hall of Fame and in 1998, Sam Levene along with the original Broadway cast of the 1950 "Guys and Dolls" Decca cast album posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

  • Аталышы: Sam Levene
  • Популярдуулук: 1.958
  • Белгилүү: Acting
  • Туулган күн: 1905-08-28
  • Туулган жери: Šack, Belarus
  • Башкы бет: http://www.samlevene.com/
  • Ошондой эле белгилүү: Scholem Lewin
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Sam Levene Фильмдер

  • 1957
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    Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1943
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    Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Follow the Boys

    Follow the Boys

    5.2 1944 HD

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  • 1976
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    God Told Me To

    God Told Me To

    5.802 1976 HD

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  • 1957
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    Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

    6.5 1957 HD

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  • 1947
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    Crossfire

    Crossfire

    6.599 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Brute Force

    Brute Force

    7.3 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Dial 1119

    Dial 1119

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1936
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    After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

    7.345 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Killers

    The Killers

    7.344 1946 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

    5.2 1956 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Babe Ruth Story

    The Babe Ruth Story

    5.8 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    Guilty Bystander

    Guilty Bystander

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1939
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    Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1979
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    Last Embrace

    Last Embrace

    5.455 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    ...And Justice for All

    ...And Justice for All

    7.074 1979 HD

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  • 1942
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    Grand Central Murder

    Grand Central Murder

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    Gung Ho!

    Gung Ho!

    5.3 1943 HD

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  • 1947
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    Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

    6.9 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Whistling in Brooklyn

    Whistling in Brooklyn

    6.3 1943 HD

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  • 1957
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    Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    5.4 1957 HD

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  • 1947
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    Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Big Street

    The Big Street

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1936
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    Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1943
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    I Dood It

    I Dood It

    4 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Destination Unknown

    Destination Unknown

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1963
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    Act One

    Act One

    5.9 1963 HD

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  • 1953
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    Three Sailors and a Girl

    Three Sailors and a Girl

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1958
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    Kathy O'

    Kathy O'

    10 1958 HD

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  • 1941
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    Married Bachelor

    Married Bachelor

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Talk of Hollywood

    The Talk of Hollywood

    5 1929 HD

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  • 1948
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    Leather Gloves

    Leather Gloves

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Royal Family

    The Royal Family

    8 1977 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn Angel

    7.1 1938 HD

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  • 1947
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    A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

    4.2 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    Sunday Punch

    Sunday Punch

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1950
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    With These Hands

    With These Hands

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1969
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    A Dream of Kings

    A Dream of Kings

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Money

    The Money

    5.4 1976 HD

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  • 1971
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    Such Good Friends

    Such Good Friends

    4.9 1971 HD

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  • 1942
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    Sing Your Worries Away

    Sing Your Worries Away

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    Shoe Shine Boy

    Shoe Shine Boy

    7 1943 HD

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  • 1938
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    Yellow Jack

    Yellow Jack

    5.6 1938 HD

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  • 1988
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    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1945
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    The True Glory

    The True Glory

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1966
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    A Small Rebellion

    A Small Rebellion

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1959
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    The World of Sholom Aleichem

    The World of Sholom Aleichem

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1986
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    Murder Sees the Light

    Murder Sees the Light

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

    5.5 1960 HD

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  • 1963
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    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    5.5 1963 HD

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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