Sam Levene

Sam Levene

1905-08-28 Šack, Belarus 52 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...

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

Murder Sees the Light

Murder Sees the Light

1986

Executive Producer

Producing

Private detective Benny Cooperman is hired to keep an eye on a controversial preacher who is in hiding in a picturesque lake resort, but once he gets ...

...And Justice for All

...And Justice for All

1979

as Arnie

7.1
Acting

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat o...

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

1979

as Sam Urdell

5.4
Acting

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum,...

The Royal Family

The Royal Family

1977

as Oscar Wolfe

8.0
Acting

George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood...

God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976

as Everett Lukas

5.9
Acting

Devout Catholic detective Peter Nicholas investigates a series of murders around New York City, perpetrated by men who claim that God told them to do ...

The Money

The Money

1976

as Lou Maurice

5.4
Acting

A prominent businessman's children become the target of a young, unemployed man, who sees them as his ticket to wealth.

Such Good Friends

Such Good Friends

1971

as Uncle Eddie

4.9
Acting

Julie Messinger, a repressed woman, grapples with her hidden passions when a routine hospital visit for her husband, Richard, spirals into chaos. As s...

A Dream of Kings

A Dream of Kings

1969

as Cicero

5.0
Acting

A Greek American father of a dying boy decides to take his son to Greece to breathe the clean air of his ancestors, in an attempt to save the boy's li...

A Small Rebellion

1966

as Noel Greb

Acting

An angry young man of the theatre, who has written a play that could be a hit, if actress Sara Lescaut agrees to play the lead. Kolinos, however, is d...

Act One

Act One

1963

as Richard Maxwell

5.9
Acting

This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writin...

The World of Sholom Aleichem

The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959

as Mendele

Acting

This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and starring some of the legends of film and televisi...

Kathy O'

Kathy O'

1958

as Ben Melnick

10.0
Acting

A movie publicist is assigned to keep the public from learning that a beloved child star is an egotistical little brat.

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

as Howard Rysdale

5.4
Acting

A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for exposing gangster involvement on the piers, and meets up wit...

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

as Frank D' Angelo

7.6
Acting

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't contro...

Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957

as Ned Hammerstein

6.6
Acting

A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the othe...

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956

as Mike Pearl

5.2
Acting

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ...

The Matchmaker

1954

as Horace Vandergelder

Acting

Can the ever-resilient Mrs. Levi melt the heart of the eternally sour-tempered Mr. Vandergelder?

Three Sailors and a Girl

Three Sailors and a Girl

1953

as Joe Woods

6.0
Acting

A group of sailors invest in a musical revue.

Dial 1119

Dial 1119

1950

as John D. Faron

5.6
Acting

A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution, intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, holds the patrons of ...

With These Hands

With These Hands

1950

as Alexander Brody

5.0
Acting

Produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film used actors to recreate the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and compare working ...

Guilty Bystander

Guilty Bystander

1950

as Captain Tonetti

5.5
Acting

A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.

Leather Gloves

Leather Gloves

1948

as Bernie

Acting

A fallen prizefighter must choose between two women from vastly different walks of life.

The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story

1948

as Phil Conrad

5.8
Acting

The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.

Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

1947

as Happy

6.0
Acting

Tommy McCoy grew up poor and scrappy. As a young man he discovers that he can fight with his powerful right arm. He becomes successful at boxing, howe...

Crossfire

Crossfire

1947

as Samuels

6.6
Acting

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?

Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

as Louie Miller #7033

7.3
Acting

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of e...

A Likely Story

A Likely Story

1947

as Louie

4.2
Acting

A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.

Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947

as Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods

7.0
Acting

When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the p...

The Killers

The Killers

1946

as Lt. Sam Lubinsky

7.4
Acting

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Si...

The True Glory

The True Glory

1945

as Commentator

6.2
Acting

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the as...

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1944

as Sgt. Leo Andreof (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.3
Acting

During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical ...

The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

1944

as Lt. Wayne Greenbaum

6.0
Acting

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in cap...

Shoe Shine Boy

1943

as Lucky

7.0
Acting

A teenaged shoeshine boy urgently tries to raise the remaining amount of money he needs to purchase a secondhand bugle before 6p.m.

Gung Ho!

Gung Ho!

1943

as Leo 'Transport' Andreof

5.2
Acting

A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to...

Whistling in Brooklyn

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943

as Creeper

6.3
Acting

Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.

I Dood It

I Dood It

1943

as Ed Jackson

3.5
Acting

Constance Shaw, a Broadway dance star, and Joseph Rivington Reynolds, a keen fan of hers, marry after she breaks up with her fiancé. Connie thinks Jos...

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

as Abel 'Chips' Abrams

7.1
Acting

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as pa...

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

1942

as Victor, Elena's Aide

6.0
Acting

Foreign spies and police pursue an attractive Dutch spy throughout Peking.

The Big Street

The Big Street

1942

as Horsethief

5.8
Acting

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.

Sunday Punch

Sunday Punch

1942

as Roscoe

5.0
Acting

Ma Galestrum (Connie Gilchrist) is a boardinghouse owner whose tenants are a group of aspiring boxers. When her young niece, Judy (Jean Rogers), comes...

Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder

1942

as Inspector Gunther

5.9
Acting

Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a ...

Sing Your Worries Away

1942

as Smiley Clark

5.5
Acting

This package for comedy and the musical numbers has Luke Brown being drugged by the gangster operators of the swank Boathouse Inn; most notably Roxie ...

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

as Lieutenant Abrams

7.0
Acting

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Married Bachelor

Married Bachelor

1941

as Cookie Farrar

5.8
Acting

A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentri...

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1939

as Siggie

6.5
Acting

Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his parents. When gangste...

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

1938

as Lieutenant Brent

6.4
Acting

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves t...

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1938

as 'Leer'

7.1
Acting

During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training. He meets worldly wise actress Daisy Heath when her car ...

Yellow Jack

Yellow Jack

1938

as Busch

5.6
Acting

A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed's search for the cause of "Yellow Jack" or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pu...

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936

as Lt. Abrams

7.3
Acting

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady...

Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1936

as Patsy

6.2
Acting

A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.

The Talk of Hollywood

The Talk of Hollywood

1929

as Film Buyer

5.0
Acting

Schlock-movie producer J. Pierpont Ginsburg, after declaring, in a Yiddish accent, that "talking pictures are in their infantry," decides to put all o...