Sheldon Leonard
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday22 February 1907
Died10 January 1997 (age 89)
Place of birthManhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known credits128
Biography
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).…
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011 · Self
Color Adjustment
1992 · Self
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990 · Self
Dream On
1990 · Don Monteleoni
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
American Masters
1986 · Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Matlock
1986 · Casino Tipster
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski
The Cosby Show
1984 · Dr. Wexler
Cheers
1982 · Sid Nelson
The Facts of Life
1979
The Brink's Job
1978 · J. Edgar Hoover
The Islander
1978 · Paul Lazaro
Top Secret
1978 · Carl Vitale
Top Secret
1978 · Executive Producer
Big Eddie
1975
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
Shirley's World
1972 · Executive Producer
Sanford and Son
1972
The Don Rickles Show
1972 · Producer
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970 · Director
From a Bird's Eye View
1970 · Producer
From a Bird's Eye View
1970 · Creator
My World and Welcome to It
1969
My World and Welcome to It
1969 · Executive Producer
My World and Welcome to It
1969 · Director
My Friend Tony
1969 · Producer
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
Accidental Family
1967 · Producer
Accidental Family
1967 · Director
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Director
Good Morning World
1967 · Producer
Good Morning World
1967 · Executive Producer
I Spy
1965 · Disc Jockey
I Spy
1965 · Producer
I Spy
1965 · Director
Linus the Lionhearted
1964 · Linus (voice)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Norman Miles
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Director
My Favorite Martian
1963 · Director
The Bill Dana Show
1963 · Producer
The Bill Dana Show
1963 · Director
Burke's Law
1963 · Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone
Burke's Law
1963 · 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski
The Lucy Show
1962 · Sheldon Leonard
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