Sam Levene

Sam Levene
1905 - 1980
Sam Levene  Russian Actor
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Russian Actor Sam Levene was born Scholem Lewin on 28th August, 1905 in Russia and passed away on 28th Dec 1980 New York City, New York, USA aged 75. He is most remembered for Nathan Detroit in the seminal American musical "Guys and Dolls. His zodiac sign is Virgo.

Sam Levene is a member of the following lists: Columbia Pictures films, Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients and American film actors.

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First Name Sam
Last Name Levene
Full Name at Birth Scholem Lewin
Alternative Name Sam Levene, Scholem Lewin
Birthday 28th August, 1905
Birthplace Russia
Died 28th December, 1980
Place of Death New York City, New York, USA
Cause of Death Heart Attack
Buried Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens
Build Average
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Salt and Pepper
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Sexuality Gay
Ethnicity White
Nationality Russian
Occupation Text Actor
Occupation Actor
Claim to Fame Nathan Detroit in the seminal American musical "Guys and Dolls
Year(s) Active 1927–1980
Official Websites www.allmovie.com/artist/sam-levene-p42067, www.broadwayworld.com/people/Sam-Levene/, catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/137946, www.playbill.com/personrolespage/person-role-page?person=00000150-ac7c-d16d-a550-ec7e754c0002

Sam Levene (born Scholem Lewin; August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was a Broadway, film, radio and television actor who in a career spanning more than five decades created some of the most legendary comedic roles in American theatrical history, including Nathan Detroit, the craps-shooter extraordinaire, in the 1950 original Broadway production of Guys and Dolls (1950), Max Kane, the hapless agent, in the original 1932 Broadway production of Dinner at Eight (1932); Patsy, a professional if not always successful gambler, in the longest running and original Broadway production of Three Men on a Horse (1935); Gordon Miller, the shoestring producer, in the original Broadway production of Room Service (1937); Sidney Black, a theatrical producer, in Moss Hart's original Broadway production of Light Up the Sky (1948), Horace Vandergelder, the crotchety merchant of Yonkers, in the premier UK production of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker (1954), a play that became the basis for the musical Hello Dolly, Lou Winkler, a businessman in the original Broadway production of Fair Game (1957) a comedy by Sam Locke that Larry Gelbart attributed its 217 performance run mostly to the performance and drawing power of Sam Levene who starred in the comedy with Ellen McRae, a 25-year ingenue making her Broadway debut and would later change her name to Ellen Burstyn; and Al Lewis, the retired vaudevillian, in the original Broadway production of The Sunshine Boys (1972), Neil Simon’s salute to vaudevillians opposite Jack Albertson as Willie Clark, a role Levene performed 466 times on Broadway, first with Jack Albertson until October 28, 1974 and later opposite Jack Gilford, October 30, 1974 until February 10, 1975. 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.

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Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
And Justice for All1979ArnieMovie
Last Embrace1979Sam UrdellMovie
The Champ1979Uncle Eddie (uncredited)Movie
Us Two1979Movie
The Royal Family1977Oscar WolfeTV Movie
God Told Me To1976Everett LukasMovie
The Money1976Lou MauriceMovie
Such Good Friends1971Uncle EddieMovie
A Dream of Kings1969CiceroMovie
A Small Rebellion1966Noel GrebTV Movie
Act One1963Richard MaxwellMovie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963Noel GrebTV Show
The Aquanauts1960Lieutenant MaharisTV Show
The Witness1960Louis BuchalterTV Show
The Wonderful World of Little Julius1960Charlie MillerTV Show
The Wonderful World of Little Julius1960Charlie MillerTV Show
Play of the Week1959MendeleTV Show
The Untouchables1959Larry FayTV Show
The World of Sholom Aleichem1959MendeleTV Movie
Kathy O'1958Ben MelnickMovie
A Farewell to Arms1957Swiss Sergeant (uncredited)Movie
Designing Woman1957Ned HammersteinMovie
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue1957Howard RysdaleMovie
Sweet Smell of Success1957Frank D' AngeloMovie
The Opposite Sex1956Mike PearlMovie
The Matchmaker1954Horace VandergelderTV Show
Three Sailors and a Girl1953Joe WoodsMovie
The United States Steel Hour1953Reporter McArdleTV Show
Medallion Theatre1953Fight ManagerTV Show
Rheingold Theatre1953SamTV Show
Omnibus1952EddieTV Show
The Passing Show1951Nathan DetroitTV Show
Frontiers of Faith1951TevyaTV Show
Dial 11191950Dr. John FaronMovie
Guilty Bystander1950Capt. TonettiMovie
With These Hands1950Alexander BrodyMovie
The Babe Ruth Story1948Phil ConradMovie
Studio One in Hollywood1948Ben Selig, Ben WeberTV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show1948Actor - Dramatic ReadingTV Show
Leather Gloves1948BernieMovie
The Ford Theatre Hour1948Sidney BlackTV Show
Boomerang!1947Dave WoodsMovie
Brute Force1947Louie MillerMovie
Crossfire1947SamuelsMovie
Killer McCoy1947HappyMovie
Kraft Theatre1947TV Show
A Likely Story1947LouieMovie
The Killers1946Police Lt. Sam LubinskyMovie
The Purple Heart1944Lt. Wayne GreenbaumMovie
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders1943Sgt. Leo Andreof - 'Transport'Movie
Action in the North Atlantic1943Abel 'Chips' AbramsMovie
I Dood It1943Ed JacksonMovie
Whistling in Brooklyn1943CreeperMovie
Shoe Shine Boy1943LuckyShort Film
Grand Central Murder1942Inspector GuntherMovie
Sunday Punch1942RoscoeMovie
The Big Street1942HorsethiefMovie
Destination Unknown1942Victor - Elena's AideMovie
Sing Your Worries Away1942Smiley ClarkMovie
Shadow of the Thin Man1941Lieutenant AbramsMovie
Married Bachelor1941Cookie FarrarMovie
Golden Boy1939SiggieMovie
The Mad Miss Manton1938Lieutenant BrentMovie
The Shopworn Angel1938'Leer'Movie
Yellow Jack1938BuschMovie
After the Thin Man1936AbramsMovie
Three Men on a Horse1936PatsyMovie
The Talk of Hollywood1929Film Buyer (uncredited)Movie
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halfgoofyhalfgoofyMar 24, 2020

shared a link: https://www.playbill.com/personrolespage/person-role-page?person=00000150-ac7c-d16d-a550-ec7e754c0002

halfgoofyhalfgoofyMar 24, 2020

shared a link: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/137946

halfgoofyhalfgoofyMar 24, 2020

shared a link: https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Sam-Levene/

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shared a link: http://iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/22865

Tracker748Tracker748Dec 23, 2018

shared a link: https://www.allmovie.com/artist/sam-levene-p42067

paul georgesApr 22, 2009

what is his widow`s name?


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