Sam Levene
Actor
- Born
- August 28, 1905
- Died
- December 28, 1980
Sam Levene was the actor who originated "craps-shooter extraordinaire" Nathan Detroit in the seminal American musical "Guys and Dolls" on the Great White Way in the original 1950 production. Levene was not a good singer and had trouble staying in key, so his solo number "Sue Me" had to be written in…
Actor
| And Justice for All(1979)as Arnie |
| Us Two(1979) |
| Last Embrace(1979)as Sam Urdell |
| The Champ(1979)as Uncle Eddie |
| The Royal Family(1977)as Oscar Wolfe |
Self
| What's My Line?(1968)as Self |
| The Dick Cavett Show(1968)as Self |
| McLean and Company(1970)as Self |
| The Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Self - Audience Bow, Self, Self - Actor - Dramatic Reading |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon(1966)as Self (1967) |
Archive Footage
| The Rules of Film Noir(2009)as Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky (clip from The Killers (1946)) |
| Broadway: The American Musical(2004)as Nathan Detroit |
| American Cinema(1995)as Samuels (clip from Crossfire (1947)) |
| Great Performances(1971)as Police Lt. Abrams (clip from After the Thin Man (1936)) |
| Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies(1982)as Actor in 'The Mad Miss Manton' |
Credit Score: Sam Levene
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Smell of Success | 5.00 | 1957 | • | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 39961 | ||
| 2 | The Killers | 5.00 | 1946 | • | 7.7 | 0 | 4 | 26028 | ||
| 3 | After the Thin Man | 5.00 | 1936 | • | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 13149 | ||
| 4 | And Justice for All | 3.75 | 1979 | • | 7.4 | 0 | 2 | 45337 | ||
| 5 | Crossfire | 3.75 | 1947 | • | 7.2 | 0 | 5 | 10891 | ||
| 6 | Brute Force | 3.75 | 1947 | • | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 12744 | ||
| 7 | Shadow of the Thin Man | 3.75 | 1941 | • | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 7565 | ||
| 8 | Last Embrace | 3.25 | 1979 | • | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3960 | ||
| 9 | Designing Woman | 2.60 | 1957 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 6076 | |||
| 10 | The Opposite Sex | 2.50 | 1957 | • | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2179 |