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Full Name
  
Scholem Lewin

Siblings
  
Joe Levine

Role
  
Film actor

Name
  
Sam Levene

Years active
  
1927–1980


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Born
  
August 28, 1905 (
1905-08-28
)
Russia

Died
  
December 28, 1980, New York City, New York, United States

Similar People
  
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Sam Levene (August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway and film actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1927 with five lines in a play titled Wall Street, and over a span of nearly 50 years, appeared on Broadway in 37 Shows, of which 33 were the original Broadway Productions, many now considered legendary. Levene made his film debut in 1936, recreating the role of Patsy that he had played in the Broadway production of Three Men on a Horse in 1935. He also appeared in the USO Tour of this same Show; the Radio Version; the Musical version that opened on Broadway called Let It Ride (1961) as well as the 1969 Broadway Revival of the play directed by George Abbott, the original Broadway Director and co-author.

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Levene also starred in the Broadway productions Dinner at Eight (1932), Room Service (1937), Light Up the Blunt (1948), Heartbreak House (1959), The Impossible Years (1965), and Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (1972), among many others. Although not known as a singer, he can be heard in the role of Nathan Detroit on the original cast recording of the musical Guys and Dolls, in which he appeared on Broadway. His solo number, "Sue Me," was written in one octave to compensate for his lack of vocal range. He lost the role to Frank Sinatra in the film version. Levene was nominated for the 1961 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Devil's Advocate (1961).

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In the mid-'30s, Levene moved to Hollywood to re-create his stage role in the film Three Men on a Horse (1936). This was followed by roles as police lieutenants in After the Thin Man (1936), The Mad Miss Manton (1938) and Shadow of the Thin Man (1941). He played a small but vital role in the 1939 film classic Golden Boy as William Holden's taxi-driving brother-in-law "Siggie", a Doolittle Flyer and Japanese POW in The Purple Heart (1944), and many film noir classics, such as The Killers (1946), Brute Force (1947) and Crossfire (1947). Levene made 49 films total during his Hollywood career. His final film role was in the courtroom drama ...And Justice for All (1979).

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In December 1980, he died of a heart attack in New York City.

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Filmography

Actor
1979
And Justice for All as
Arnie
1979
Us Two
1979
Last Embrace as
Sam Urdell
1979
The Champ as
Uncle Eddie (uncredited)
1977
The Royal Family (TV Movie) as
Oscar Wolfe
1976
God Told Me To as
Everett Lukas
1976
Atlantic City Jackpot as
Lou Maurice
1971
Such Good Friends as
Uncle Eddie
1969
A Dream of Kings as
Cicero
1966
A Small Rebellion (TV Movie) as
Noel Greb
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Noel Greb
- A Small Rebellion (1966) - Noel Greb
1963
Act One as
Richard Maxwell
1960
The Wonderful World of Little Julius (TV Special) as
Charlie Miller
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Larry Fay
- The Larry Fay Story (1960) - Larry Fay
1960
The Wonderful World of Little Julius (TV Special) as
Charlie Miller
1960
The Witness (TV Series) as
Louis Buchalter
- Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter (1960) - Louis Buchalter
1960
The Aquanauts (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Maharis
- Night Dive (1960) - Lieutenant Maharis
1960
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
Actor - Dramatic Reading
- Episode #13.47 (1960) - Actor - Dramatic Reading
1959
Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Mendele
- World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) - Mendele
1959
The World of Sholom Aleichem (TV Movie) as
Mendele
1958
Kathy O' as
Ben Melnick
1958
Omnibus (TV Series) as
Eddie
- Mrs. McThing (1958) - Eddie
1957
A Farewell to Arms as
Swiss Sergeant (uncredited)
1957
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Old Ticker (1957)
1957
Slaughter on 10th Avenue as
Howard Rysdale
1957
Sweet Smell of Success as
Frank D' Angelo
1957
Studio One (TV Series) as
Ben Selig / Ben Weber
- The Mother Bit (1957) - Ben Selig
- The Playwright and the Stars (1957) - Ben Weber
1957
Designing Woman as
Ned Hammerstein
1956
The Opposite Sex as
Mike Pearl
1954
The Matchmaker (TV Special) as
Horace Vandergelder
1954
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Reporter McArdle
- Fearful Decision (1954) - Reporter McArdle
1954
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Sam
- Johnny Blue (1954) - Sam
1954
Medallion Theatre (TV Series) as
Fight Manager
- The Alibi Kid (1954) - Fight Manager
1953
Three Sailors and a Girl as
Joe Woods
1953
The Passing Show (TV Series) as
Nathan Detroit
- All Our Yesterdays (1953) - Nathan Detroit
1952
Frontiers of Faith (TV Series) as
Tevya
- The World of Sholom Aleichem (1952) - Tevya
1950
Dial 1119 as
Dr. John Faron
1950
With These Hands as
Alexander Brody
1950
Guilty Bystander as
Capt. Tonetti
1949
The Ford Theatre Hour (TV Series) as
Sidney Black
- Light Up the Sky (1949) - Sidney Black
1948
Leather Gloves as
Bernie
1948
The Babe Ruth Story as
Phil Conrad
1947
Killer McCoy as
Happy
1947
Crossfire as
Samuels
1947
Brute Force as
Louie Miller
1947
A Likely Story as
Louie
1947
Boomerang! as
Dave Woods
1946
The Killers as
Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky
1944
The Purple Heart as
Lt. Wayne Greenbaum
1943
Shoe Shine Boy (Short) as
Lucky
1943
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders as
Sgt. Leo Andreof - 'Transport'
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn as
Creeper
1943
I Dood It as
Ed Jackson
1943
Action in the North Atlantic as
Abel 'Chips' Abrams
1942
Destination Unknown as
Victor - Elena's Aide
1942
The Big Street as
Horsethief
1942
Grand Central Murder as
Inspector Gunther
1942
Sunday Punch as
Roscoe
1942
Sing Your Worries Away as
Smiley Clark
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man as
Lieutenant Abrams
1941
Married Bachelor as
Cookie Farrar
1939
Golden Boy as
Siggie
1938
The Mad Miss Manton as
Lieutenant Brent
1938
The Shopworn Angel as
'Leer'
1938
Yellow Jack as
Busch
1936
After the Thin Man as
Abrams
1936
Three Men on a Horse as
Patsy
1929
The Talk of Hollywood as
Film Buyer (uncredited)
Self
1969
What's My Line? (TV Series) as
Self
- Julie Budd, the Amazing Kreskin, Julie Harris, B.B. King, Sam Levene (1972) - Self
- Kier Dullea, Rona Jaffe, Joshua Logan, Sam Levene (1969) - Self
1972
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Carol Channing, Jack Alberston, Henny Youngman, Sam Levine (1972) - Self
1971
McLean and Company (TV Series) as
Self
- Kitty Carlisle, Sam Levene and Vivian Blaine (1971) - Self
1961
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
Self - Audience Bow / Self / Self - Actor - Dramatic Reading
- The "New" Supremes (without Diana Ross), Joe Frazier, Robert Klein, Arte Johnson, Caterina Valente, Michael Parks (1970) - Self - Audience Bow
- Connie Francis, Cyril Ritchard, Robert Goulet, Al Hirt, Bert Lahr, Dorothy Loudon, Charlie Manna, Jean Carroll, Eddie Foy, Jr. (1961) - Self
- Episode #14.15 (1961) - Self - Actor - Dramatic Reading
1967
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) as
Self (1967)
- The 1967 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1967) - Self (1967)
1965
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Sam Levene, Ethel Griffies, Aleksandr Kerensky (1965) - Self
- Episode dated 18 October 1965 (1965) - Self
1965
The Les Crane Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.65 (1965) - Self
- Episode #1.50 (1965) - Self
- Episode #1.45 (1965) - Self
- Episode #1.41 (1965) - Self
1963
Journey to A Promised Land (TV Special) as
Narrator
1963
The 17th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1963
The Jerry Lester Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 April 1963 (1963) - Self
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Sam Levene, Pierre Burton, Patachou, Mickey Roberts Trio (1963) - Self - Guest
1963
Leave It to the Girls (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 February 1963 (1963) - Self
1962
Play Your Hunch (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 11 December 1962 (1962) - Self
1962
Password (TV Series) as
Self
- Joan Fontaine vs. Sam Levene - Day 5 (1962) - Self
- Joan Fontaine vs. Sam Levene - Day 4 (1962) - Self
- Joan Fontaine vs. Sam Levene - Day 3 (1962) - Self
- Joan Fontaine vs. Sam Levene - Day 2 (1962) - Self
- Joan Fontaine vs Sam Levene: Day 1 (1962) - Self
1962
Passover Festival Part I (TV Special) as
Self
1962
Directions (TV Series) as
Self
- Sam Levene interviews Dore Schary (1962) - Self
1961
PM East (TV Series) as
Self
- Broadway Musicals (1961) - Self
1961
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Circus (TV Special) as
Patsy
1959
Who Pays? (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.5 (1959) - Self
1957
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.61 (1958) - Self
- Episode #1.108 (1957) - Self
1957
Muscular Dystrophy Telethon (TV Special) as
Self
1957
The Arthur Murray Party (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #8.4 (1957) - Self
1955
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Actor
- Salute to George Abbott (1955) - Self - Actor
1954
Frontiers of Faith (TV Series) as
Self
- The Camel And I (1954) - Self
1952
The U.S. Royal Showcase (TV Series) as
Self
- Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Kaye Ballard (1952) - Self
1950
The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor / Singer
- Episode #3.14 (1950) - Self - Actor / Singer
1945
The True Glory (Documentary) as
Self - Commentator (voice)
Archive Footage
2009
The Rules of Film Noir (TV Movie documentary) as
Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky (clip from The Killers (1946)) (uncredited)
2004
Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Nathan Detroit
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) - Nathan Detroit
1995
American Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Samuels (clip from Crossfire (1947))
- Film Noir (1995) - Samuels (clip from Crossfire (1947)) (uncredited)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (TV Movie) as
Police Lt. Abrams (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) (uncredited)
1982
Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV Movie documentary) as
Actor in 'The Mad Miss Manton' (uncredited)
1944
Follow the Boys as
Sgt. Leo Andreof (uncredited)

References

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