Sheldon Leonard

ActorProducerDirectorWriter Feb 22 (died age 89) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 1934–2020 (86 year career)

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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 (1…

Known For

Film

It's a Wonderful Life

Nick

Film

To Have and Have Not

Lt. Coyo

Film

The Andy Griffith Show

Director

Film

Pocketful of Miracles

Steve Darcey

Film

Guys and Dolls

Harry the Horse

Film

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Director

Film

Another Thin Man

Phil Church

Film

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Boots Morgan

Filmography

Acting (112)

Movies (79)

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

2020

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

as Self

Color Adjustment

as Self

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

1990

as Self

6.0

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

The Brink's Job

as J. Edgar Hoover

Top Secret

as Carl Vitale

The Islander

1978

as Paul Lazaro

Pocketful of Miracles

as Steve Darcey

Guys and Dolls

as Harry the Horse

A Peck o' Trouble

as Dodsworth (voice)

Money from Home

as Jumbo Schneider

The Diamond Queen

as Mogul

Young Man with Ideas

1952

as Rodwell 'Brick' Davis

4.7

Stop, You're Killing Me

1952

as Lefty

5.0

Sock a Doodle Do

1952

as Kid Banty (voice) (uncredited)

6.4

Here Come the Nelsons

as Duke

Breakdown

as Nick Sampson

Kiddin' the Kitten

as Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)

6.2

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as Boots Morgan

Come Fill the Cup

as Lennie Garr

Behave Yourself!

as Shortwave Bert

The Iroquois Trail

as Chief Ogane

Daughter of the Jungle

1949

as Dalton Kraik

4.0

Take One False Step

1949

as Detective Pacciano

My Dream Is Yours

as Grimes

If You Knew Susie

as Steve Garland

Alias a Gentleman

as Harry Bealer

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as Hermon

Shep Comes Home

as 'Swifty' Lewis

Madonna of the Desert

as Nick Julian

Jinx Money

as Lippy Harris

Open Secret

as Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli

The Fabulous Joe

as Louie

The Gangster

as Cornell

Sinbad the Sailor

as Auctioneer

Violence

as Fred Stalk

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Nick

8.3

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

as Ed 'Wires' MacGuire

5.1

Decoy

1946

as Sergeant Joe Portugal

5.8

Somewhere in the Night

as Sam

Rainbow Over Texas

as Kirby Haynes

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

as Trigger Stazzi

Her Kind of Man

as Felix Bender

Bowery Bombshell

as Ace Deuce Baker

Zombies on Broadway

as Ace Miller

Captain Kidd

as Cyprian Boyle

Crime, Inc.

as Capt. Ferrone

Frontier Gal

as 'Blackie' Shoulders

To Have and Have Not

as Lt. Coyo

River Gang

as Peg Leg

Radio Stars on Parade

1945

as Lucky Maddox

Why Girls Leave Home

1945

as Chris Williams

5.0

The Falcon in Hollywood

as Louie Buchanan

Uncertain Glory

as Henri Duval

Timber Queen

as Smacksie Golden

Gambler's Choice

as Chappie Wilson

Trocadero

as Mickey Jones

Taxi, Mister

as Gangster Louis Glorio / The Frisco Ghost

Harvest Melody

as Chuck

Hit the Ice

as Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby

City Without Men

as Monk LaRue

Passport to Suez

as Johnny Booth

Klondike Kate

as 'Sometime' Smith

Lucky Jordan

as Slip Moran

Tortilla Flat

as Tito Ralph

Pierre of the Plains

as Clairou

Street of Chance

as Joe Marruci

Born to Sing

as Pete Detroit

Rise and Shine

as Menace

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

as Pretty Willie Williams

Buy Me That Town

as Chink Moran

Private Nurse

as John Winton

Married Bachelor

as Johnny Brannigan

Week-End in Havana

as Boris

Another Thin Man

as Phil Church

Ouanga

as LeStrange, the Overseer

My Mummy's Arms

as Abdullah

The Gem of the Ocean

as Pasha

Television (33)

Dream On

1990

as Don Monteleoni

6.9

American Masters

1986

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Matlock

as Casino Tipster

Murder, She Wrote

as Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski

The Cosby Show

as Dr. Wexler

Cheers

as Sid Nelson

The Facts of Life

Big Eddie

Dinah!

as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

Sanford and Son

My World and Welcome to It

1969

5.5

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Norman Miles

Linus the Lionhearted

1964

as Linus (voice)

7.0

Burke's Law

1963

as Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone

6.0

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Lucy Show

as Sheldon Leonard

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

as Big Max Calvada

7.5

The David Susskind Show

1959

as Self

5.0

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

as George

6.5

The Duke

1954

as Sam Marco

The Danny Thomas Show

1953

as Gus

6.0

General Electric Theater

1953

6.4

Your Jeweler's Showcase

1952

as Hardwick Harris

7.0

I Love Lucy

1951

as Harry Martin (uncredited)

7.9

The Bob Hope Show

1950

as Self

7.0

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

The Jack Benny Program

1950

as Tombstone Harry

7.8

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950

as Johnny Velvet

7.1

Crew (31)

Movies (2)

Top Secret

1978

Executive Producer

Shadow Of Terror

1945

Story

6.0

Television (29)

Shirley's World

Executive Producer

The Don Rickles Show

Producer

Make Room for Granddaddy

1970

Director

5.0

From a Bird's Eye View

1970

Producer

5.5

My World and Welcome to It

1969

Director

5.5

My World and Welcome to It

Executive Producer

My Friend Tony

Producer

The Danny Thomas Hour

Director

Accidental Family

Director

Accidental Family

Producer

Good Morning World

Executive Producer

I Spy

Director

I Spy

Producer

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Director

My Favorite Martian

Director

The Bill Dana Show

Director

The Bill Dana Show

Producer

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

Director

7.5

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

Producer

7.5

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Director

7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

Executive Producer

The Real McCoys

Director

Lassie

Director

The Danny Thomas Show

1953

Director

6.0

General Electric Theater

1953

Director

6.4

General Electric Theater

1953

Teleplay

6.4

Your Jeweler's Showcase

1952

Teleplay

7.0

Your Jeweler's Showcase

1952

Writer

7.0

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Director

7.2