Sam Levene

Also known as Scholem Lewin

American actor (1905–1980)

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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…

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
Last Embrace — Sam Urdell1979
...And Justice for All — Arnie1979
The Royal Family — Oscar Wolfe1977
God Told Me To — Everett Lukas1976
The Money — Lou Maurice1976
Such Good Friends — Uncle Eddie1971
A Dream of Kings — Cicero1969
A Small Rebellion — Noel Greb1966
Act One — Richard Maxwell1963

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Type: Person
Active from: 1926-06-09
Active to: 1973-03-25

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A proud member of Actor's Equity for 54 years, Sam Levene starred in 37 Broadway productions; dozens of plays in various national tours and 2 West End productions. Theatre audiences remember Sam Levene's legendary performances in the original Broadway productions of 33 Broadway Productions, including such legendary productions of: Guys & Dolls; The Sunshine Boys; Three Men On A Horse; Light Up The Sky; Room Service; Dinner At Eight; the 1975 Broadway <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sam+Leven

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Instance of: human
Given name: Sam
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Russian Empire
Place of death: New York City
Occupation: film actor
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Employer: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: American Theatre Hall of Fame
Field of work: acting
Image: Sam Levene in Shadow of the Thin Man trailer.jpg
Number of children: 1

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date of birth: 1905-08-28
date of death: 1980-12-28
Commons category: Sam Levene
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
start of work period: 1927-00-00
writing language: English language
end of work period: 1980-00-00

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