- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1907
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- January 10, 1997
Sheldon Leonard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sheldon Leonard Bershad (February 22, 1907 – January 11, 1997) was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and writer. Sheldon Leonard Bershad was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of middle class Jewish parents Anna Levit and Frank Bershad. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1929. As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, especially gangsters or "heavies", in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946; as bartender Nick), To Have and Have Not (1944), Guys and Dolls (1955), and Open Secret (1948). His trademark was his especially thick New York accent, usually delivered from the side of his mouth. In Decoy (1946), Leonard uses his "heavy" persona to create the hard-boiled police detective Joe Portugal. On radio from 1945 to 1955, Leonard played an eccentric racetrack tout on The Jack Benny …
Filmography
movieThe Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieSheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011 · Self
movieColor Adjustment
1992 · Self
movieThe Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990 · Self
tvDream On
1990 · Don Monteleoni
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
tvMatlock
1986 · Casino Tipster
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · Dr. Wexler
tvCheers
1982 · Sid Nelson
tvThe Facts of Life
1979
movieThe Brink's Job
1978 · J. Edgar Hoover
movieThe Islander
1978 · Paul Lazaro
movieTop Secret
1978 · Carl Vitale, Executive Producer
Big Eddie
tvBig Eddie
1975
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
tvThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
tvShirley's World
1972 · Executive Producer
tvSanford and Son
1972
The Don Rickles Show
tvThe Don Rickles Show
1972 · Producer
Make Room for Granddaddy
tvMake Room for Granddaddy
1970 · Director
tvFrom a Bird's Eye View
1970 · Producer, Creator
tvMy World and Welcome to It
1969 · , Executive Producer, Director
My Friend Tony
tvMy Friend Tony
1969 · Producer
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
tvAccidental Family
1967 · Director, Producer
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Director
tvGood Morning World
1967 · Producer, Executive Producer
tvI Spy
1965 · Disc Jockey, Director, Producer
tvLinus the Lionhearted
1964 · Linus (voice)
tvGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Norman Miles, Director
tvMy Favorite Martian
1963 · Director
tvThe Bill Dana Show
1963 · Director, Producer
tvBurke's Law
1963 · Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone, 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski
tvThe Lucy Show
1962 · Sheldon Leonard
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
moviePocketful of Miracles
1961 · Steve Darcey
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Big Max Calvada, Director, Producer
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Director, Executive Producer, Creator
tvThe David Susskind Show
1959 · Self
tvThe Real McCoys
1957 · Director
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
movieGuys and Dolls
1955 · Harry the Horse
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955 · George
tvLassie
1954 · Director
The Duke
tvThe Duke
1954 · Sam Marco
movieMoney from Home
1953 · Jumbo Schneider
movieThe Diamond Queen
1953 · Mogul
tvThe Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Gus, Phil Brokaw, Director
movieA Peck o' Trouble
1953 · Dodsworth (voice)
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · , Director, Teleplay
movieStop, You're Killing Me
1952 · Lefty
tvYour Jeweler's Showcase
1952 · Hardwick Harris, Writer, Teleplay
movieBreakdown
1952 · Nick Sampson
movieSock a Doodle Do
1952 · Kid Banty (voice) (uncredited)
movieYoung Man with Ideas
1952 · Rodwell 'Brick' Davis
movieKiddin' the Kitten
1952 · Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)
movieHere Come the Nelsons
1952 · Duke
movieCome Fill the Cup
1951 · Lennie Garr
tvI Love Lucy
1951 · Harry Martin (uncredited)
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Director
movieBehave Yourself!
1951 · Shortwave Bert
movieBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951 · Boots Morgan
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950 · Elevator Tout, Racetrack Tout, Tombstone Harry, Bobby Darin's Agent (uncredited)
tvThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Johnny Velvet, Silky Thompson
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
movieThe Iroquois Trail
1950 · Chief Ogane
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
movieTake One False Step
1949 · Detective Pacciano
movieMy Dream Is Yours
1949 · Grimes
movieDaughter of the Jungle
1949 · Dalton Kraik
movieShep Comes Home
1948 · 'Swifty' Lewis
movieJoe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948 · Hermon
movieJinx Money
1948 · Lippy Harris
movieMadonna of the Desert
1948 · Nick Julian
movieOpen Secret
1948 · Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli
movieIf You Knew Susie
1948 · Steve Garland
movieAlias a Gentleman
1948 · Harry Bealer
movieThe Gangster
1947 · Cornell
movieThe Fabulous Joe
1947 · Louie
movieViolence
1947 · Fred Stalk
movieSinbad the Sailor
1947 · Auctioneer
movieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Nick
movieDecoy
1946 · Sergeant Joe Portugal
movieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946 · Ed 'Wires' MacGuire
movieBowery Bombshell
1946 · Ace Deuce Baker
movieSomewhere in the Night
1946 · Sam
movieHer Kind of Man
1946 · Felix Bender
movieRainbow Over Texas
1946 · Kirby Haynes
movieThe Gentleman Misbehaves
1946 · Trigger Stazzi
movieFrontier Gal
1945 · 'Blackie' Shoulders
movieCaptain Kidd
1945 · Cyprian Boyle
movieWhy Girls Leave Home
1945 · Chris Williams
Shadow Of Terror
movieShadow Of Terror
1945 · Story
movieRiver Gang
1945 · Peg Leg
movieRadio Stars on Parade
1945 · Lucky Maddox
movieZombies on Broadway
1945 · Ace Miller
movieCrime, Inc.
1945 · Capt. Ferrone
movieTo Have and Have Not
1945 · Lt. Coyo
movieThe Falcon in Hollywood
1944 · Louie Buchanan
movieGambler's Choice
1944 · Chappie Wilson
movieTrocadero
1944 · Mickey Jones
movieUncertain Glory
1944 · Henri Duval
movieTimber Queen
1944 · Smacksie Golden
movieKlondike Kate
1943 · 'Sometime' Smith
movieHarvest Melody
1943 · Chuck
moviePassport to Suez
1943 · Johnny Booth
movieHit the Ice
1943 · Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby
movieTaxi, Mister
1943 · Gangster Louis Glorio / The Frisco Ghost
movieCity Without Men
1943 · Monk LaRue
movieLucky Jordan
1942 · Slip Moran
movieStreet of Chance
1942 · Joe Marruci
moviePierre of the Plains
1942 · Clairou
movieTortilla Flat
1942 · Tito Ralph
movieBorn to Sing
1942 · Pete Detroit
movieRise and Shine
1941 · Menace
movieWeek-End in Havana
1941 · Boris
movieMarried Bachelor
1941 · Johnny Brannigan
movieBuy Me That Town
1941 · Chink Moran
moviePrivate Nurse
1941 · John Winton
movieTall, Dark and Handsome
1941 · Pretty Willie Williams
movieAnother Thin Man
1939 · Phil Church
movieOuanga
1935 · LeStrange, the Overseer
The Gem of the Ocean
movieThe Gem of the Ocean
1934 · Pasha
movieMy Mummy's Arms
1934 · Abdullah