Sam Levene

Born: 1905-08-28 Russia

Died: 1980-12-28

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, the shoestring producer, in the original 1937 Br ...