Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard

Known for: Acting

Born: February 22, 1907

Died: January 10, 1997

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

Sock a Doodle Do
Sock a Doodle Do
1952
The Gem of the Ocean
1934
A Peck o' Trouble
A Peck o' Trouble
1953
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
Violence
Violence
1947
Open Secret
Open Secret
1948
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
Kiddin' the Kitten
Kiddin' the Kitten
1952
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan
1942
Top Secret
Top Secret
1978
Daughter of the Jungle
Daughter of the Jungle
1949
Private Nurse
Private Nurse
1941
Harvest Melody
Harvest Melody
1943
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
Street of Chance
Street of Chance
1942
Jinx Money
Jinx Money
1948
Stop, You're Killing Me
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952
Rainbow Over Texas
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
Breakdown
Breakdown
1952
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
1943
The Diamond Queen
The Diamond Queen
1953
My Mummy's Arms
My Mummy's Arms
1934
Timber Queen
Timber Queen
1944
Ouanga
Ouanga
1935
Madonna of the Desert
Madonna of the Desert
1948
Buy Me That Town
Buy Me That Town
1941
Decoy
Decoy
1946
Zombies on Broadway
Zombies on Broadway
1945
The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
Passport to Suez
Passport to Suez
1943
Trocadero
Trocadero
1944
Married Bachelor
Married Bachelor
1941
Radio Stars on Parade
Radio Stars on Parade
1945
Klondike Kate
Klondike Kate
1943
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020
River Gang
River Gang
1945
The Fabulous Joe
The Fabulous Joe
1947
Shep Comes Home
Shep Comes Home
1948
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not
1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc.
1945
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine
1941
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat
1942
Born to Sing
Born to Sing
1942
Frontier Gal
Frontier Gal
1945
Gambler's Choice
Gambler's Choice
1944
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948
The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail
1950
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job
1978
The Gangster
The Gangster
1947
Week-End in Havana
Week-End in Havana
1941
Bowery Bombshell
Bowery Bombshell
1946
The Islander
The Islander
1978
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
The Gentleman Misbehaves
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
Take One False Step
Take One False Step
1949
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice
1943
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
Her Kind of Man
Her Kind of Man
1946
Here Come the Nelsons
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night
1946
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman
1948
Money from Home
Money from Home
1953
Pierre of the Plains
Pierre of the Plains
1942
Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
1945
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
1955
My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours
1949
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952
City Without Men
City Without Men
1943
Come Fill the Cup
Come Fill the Cup
1951
Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment
1992
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man
1939
Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself!
1951
Uncertain Glory
Uncertain Glory
1944
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cheers
Cheers
1982
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
1963
My World and Welcome to It
My World and Welcome to It
1969
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
1979
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
1984
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
1962
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
1951
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
1972
The David Susskind Show
The David Susskind Show
1959
Linus the Lionhearted
Linus the Lionhearted
1964
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
I Spy
I Spy
1965
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Big Eddie
1975
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
The Duke
1954
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Matlock
Matlock
1986
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Dream On
Dream On
1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
Dinah!
Dinah!
1974
American Masters
American Masters
1986
Your Jeweler's Showcase
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952