Skip to content
Sam Levene

Sam Levene

Acting·1905–1980·50 films

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 Eight", Patsy, the comedic gambler, in the 1935 Broadway farce "Three Men on a Horse" , Gordon Miller

Filmography

...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All (1979)Arnie
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)Frank D' Angelo
The Killers
The Killers (1946)Lt. Sam Lubinsky
Brute Force
Brute Force (1947)Louie Miller #7033
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man (1936)Abrams
Crossfire
Crossfire (1947)Samuels
God Told Me To
God Told Me To (1976)Everett Lukas
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)Lieutenant Abrams
Boomerang!
Boomerang! (1947)Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
Designing Woman
Designing Woman (1957)Ned Hammerstein
Last Embrace
Last Embrace (1979)Sam Urdell
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)Abel 'Chips' Abrams
The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)Lieutenant Brent
Golden Boy
Golden Boy (1939)Siggie
Guilty Bystander
Guilty Bystander (1950)Captain Tonetti
Dial 1119
Dial 1119 (1950)John D. Faron
Grand Central Murder
Grand Central Murder (1942)Inspector Gunther
Gung Ho!
Gung Ho! (1943)Leo 'Transport' Andreof
The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex (1956)Mike Pearl
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1938)'Leer'
The Big Street
The Big Street (1942)Horsethief
The True Glory
The True Glory (1945)Commentator
The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart (1944)Lt. Wayne Greenbaum
Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends (1971)Uncle Eddie
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys (1944)Sgt. Leo Andreof (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yellow Jack
Yellow Jack (1938)Busch
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)Howard Rysdale
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)Phil Conrad
The Money
The Money (1976)Lou Maurice
I Dood It
I Dood It (1943)Ed Jackson
Killer McCoy
Killer McCoy (1947)Happy
A Likely Story
A Likely Story (1947)Louie
Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse (1936)Patsy
Act One
Act One (1963)Richard Maxwell
A Dream of Kings
A Dream of Kings (1969)Cicero
The Talk of Hollywood
The Talk of Hollywood (1929)Film Buyer
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)Creeper
Married Bachelor
Married Bachelor (1941)Cookie Farrar
Sunday Punch
Sunday Punch (1942)Roscoe
With These Hands
With These Hands (1950)Alexander Brody
Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)Joe Woods
Sing Your Worries Away
Sing Your Worries Away (1942)Smiley Clark
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)Self (archive footage)
Kathy O'
Kathy O' (1958)Ben Melnick
Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown (1942)Victor, Elena's Aide
The Royal Family
The Royal Family (1977)Oscar Wolfe
Shoe Shine Boy
Shoe Shine Boy (1943)Lucky
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)Mendele
Leather Gloves
Leather Gloves (1948)Bernie
A Small Rebellion
A Small Rebellion (1966)Noel Greb