Sheldon Leonard
Born: 1907-02-22 Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 1997-01-10
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). His trademark was his especially thick New York a ...
Acting (in our collection)
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Guys and Dolls
(1955)
My Dream Is Yours
(1949)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Somewhere in the Night
(1946)
To Have and Have Not
(1944)
Week-End in Havana
(1941)
Another Thin Man
(1939)