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Sam Levene

Also Credited As: Samuel Levene

Date of Death: December 28, 1980 (75)

Birth Place: Russia

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BIO

Credits include:

Dinner at Eight [Original, Play, Comedy] Oct 22, 1932 - May 1933
Performer: Samuel Levene [Max Kane]

Wonder Boy [Original, Play, Comedy] Oct 22, 1931 - Nov 1931
Performer: Sam Levene [Schwartz]

Three Times the Hour [Original, Play, Melodrama] Aug 25, 1931 - Sep 1931
Performer: Sam Levene [Cooper]

The Up and Up [Original, Play, Comedy] Sep 8, 1930 - Nov 1930
Performer: Sam Levene
Solly - Replacement (Nov 1930 - ? )

This Man's Town [Original, Play, Drama] Mar 10, 1930 - Mar 1930
Performer: Samuel Levene [Rosso]

Headquarters [Original, Play, Melodrama] Dec 4, 1929 - Dec 1929
Performer: Samuel Levene [Isadore Lipwitz]

Street Scene [Original, Play] Jan 10, 1929 - Jun 1930
Performer: Sam Levene
Forrest - Replacement (Jun 1930 - ? )

Tin Pan Alley [Original, Play] Nov 1, 1928 - Dec 1928
Performer: Sam Levene [Telephone "Troublehunter"]

Jarnegan [Original, Play] Sep 24, 1928 - Jan 1929
Performer: Sam Levene [Guest at Leedman's Party]

Wall Street [Original, Play, Melodrama, Romance] Apr 20, 1927 - May 1927

The Matchmaker, London
Performer

STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1980
Samuel Horowitz

[Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1978
Performer

[Broadway]
1975
Oscar Wolfe

[Broadway]
1974
Arnold

[Broadway]
1972
Al Lewis

[Off-Broadway]
1970
Aaron

[Broadway]
1970
Daniel Brand

[Broadway]
1969
Patsy

[Broadway]
1965
Dr. Jack Kingsley [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1964
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1964
Hymie the Busboy

Hymie

[Broadway]
1962
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1961
Patsy

[Broadway]
1961
Dr. Aldo Meyer

[Broadway]
1960
Odilon

[Broadway]
1959
Boss Mangan

[Broadway]
1958
Sid Gray

[Broadway]
1957
Lou Winkler

[Broadway]
1956
Fred Stanley

[West End]
London Production, 1953
Nathan Detroit

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1950
Nathan Detroit

[Broadway]
1948
Sidney Black

[Broadway]
1945
Pvt. Dino Collucci

[Broadway]
1939
Officer Finkelstein

[Broadway]
1937
Gordon Miller

[Broadway]
1935
Patsy

[Broadway]
1934
Milton

[Broadway]
1934
Busch

[Broadway]
1931
Schwartz

[Broadway]
1931
Cooper

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1956]
Director

Movies

After the Thin Man
[ 1936 ] Abrams
Three Men on a Horse
[ 1936 ] Patsy
The Shopworn Angel
[ 1938 ] Leer
Yellow Jack
[ 1938 ] Busch
The Mad Miss Manton
[ 1938 ] Lieutenant Brent
Golden Boy
[ 1939 ] Siggie
Married Bachelor
[ 1941 ] Cookie Farrar
Shadow of the Thin Man
[ 1941 ] Lieutenant Abrams
The Big Street
[ 1942 ] Horsethief
Grand Central Murder
[ 1942 ] Inspector Gunther
Sunday Punch
[ 1942 ] Roscoe
Sing Your Worries Away
[ 1942 ] Smiley Clark
Destination Unknown
[ 1942 ] Victor - Elena's Aide
Action in the North Atlantic
[ 1943 ] AbelChipsAbrams
Whistling in Brooklyn
[ 1943 ] Creeper
I Dood It
[ 1943 ] Ed Jackson
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders
[ 1943 ] Sgt. Leo Andreof -Transport
The Purple Heart
[ 1944 ] Lt. Wayne Greenbaum
The Killers
[ 1946 ] Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky
Boomerang!
[ 1947 ] Dave Woods
Killer McCoy
[ 1947 ] Happy
A Likely Story
[ 1947 ] Louie
Brute Force
[ 1947 ] Louie Miller
Crossfire
[ 1947 ] Samuels
Leather Gloves
[ 1948 ] Bernie
The Babe Ruth Story
[ 1948 ] Phil Conrad
With These Hands
[ 1950 ] Alexander Brody
Guilty Bystander
[ 1950 ] Captain Tonetti
Dial 1119
[ 1950 ] Dr. John Faron
Three Sailors and a Girl
[ 1953 ] Joe Woods
The Opposite Sex
[ 1956 ] Mike Pearl
Sweet Smell of Success
[ 1957 ] Frank DAngelo
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
[ 1957 ] Howard Rysdale
Designing Woman
[ 1957 ] Ned Hammerstein
Kathy O'
[ 1958 ] Ben Melnick
Act One
[ 1963 ] Richard Maxwell
A Dream of Kings
[ 1969 ] Cicero
Such Good Friends
[ 1971 ] Uncle Eddie
Atlantic City Jackpot
[ 1976 ] Lou Maurice
And Justice for All
[ 1979 ] Arnie
Last Embrace
[ 1979 ] Sam Urdell

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1961 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Sam Levene, The Devil's Advocate

News


THE SUNSHINE BOYS to Play Studio Theatre of Long Island Beginning This Month

Studio Theatre of Long Island announced a production of Neil Simon's play, THE SUNSHINE BOYS. This classic comedy, originally featuring Jack Albertson and Sam Levene, will be performed at Manes Studio Theatre.
UN DÍA COMO HOY: Ewan McGregor protagonizaba GUYS AND DOLLS

El actor y cantante abrió el revival del show como Sky Masterson en el West End londinense en 2005
UN DÍA COMO HOY: GUYS AND DOLLS se estrenaba en Broadway

Tras un breve paso por Philadelphia, GUYS AND DOLLS se estrena en Broadway el 24 de noviembre de 1950 en el 46th Street Theatre, actualmente conocido como Richard Rodges Theatre.
VIDEO: On This Day, November 24- GUYS AND DOLLS Opens On Broadway

On this day in 1950, Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls opened at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre.
New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of October 26 - Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Holiday Album, and More!

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes an upcoming holiday album from Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, a new song from the Back to the Future Musical, and more!
New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of October 5 - Josh Groban, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, and More!

This week's list includes new music from Josh Groban and Broadway songs from Seth MacFarlane. In addition, The SpongeBob Musical is coming to DVD, and the lyrics of Hadestown are now available!
Centenary Stage Company's Production Of THE SUNSHINE BOYS Must Close March 1

Centenary Stage Company's 2020 professional theatre series must close its run of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys Sunday, March 1st. The production will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.
Centenary Stage Company Opens Neil Simon's THE SUNSHINE BOYS This Week

Centenary Stage Company's 2020 professional theatre series opens with its production of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys this Friday, February 14. The show runs through March 1 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.
Stage Door Records Launch 'Lost Broadway' Album Series

Following the critically acclaimed 'Lost West End' album series, Stage Door Records present the launch of 'Lost Broadway', a new series of albums that will focus on celebrating Broadway's forgotten and obscure musicals. With each album dedicated to specific years in Broadway history, the 'Lost Broadway' series launches with 'Lost Broadway 1961', a particularly abundant year in the Broadway calendar for musicals whose residencies were short lived but deserve not to be forgotten.
Throwing Out My CDs by Ben Rimalower: GUYS AND DOLLS

Well, next up in decluttering my apartment is clearing out the big, tall stack of different Guys and Dolls CDs I've spent a few decades collecting. I think I could hack this particular task without any tears (or maybe like you know without having to blog about it) were it not for that gorgeous black square with the orange and yellow title letters thrown into the air alongside perfect pair of cartoon dice. 1992 Grammy Award-winning New Broadway Cast Recording, it's gonna be hard to leave you, baby.
Legendary Playwright Neil Simon Dies at 91

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that legendary playwright Neil Simon has died at 91. 
The Adobe Theater to Present Neil Simon's SUNSHINE BOYS

The Adobe Theater presents The Sunshine Boys, June 19-July 12.
The Adobe Theater to Present Neil Simon's SUNSHINE BOYS, 6/19-7/12

Neil Simon is the most successful, most popular American writer of stage comedies of the last 55 years-and, quite possibly, of the 239 years since 1776!
FLASH FRIDAY: GUYS & DOLLS Gets Dolled Up For Carnegie Hall With A High Stakes Cast

Featuring a classic score overflowing with standards and a certain rat-a-tat syncopation and sassy style all its own, Frank Loesser's indelible musical comedy GUYS & DOLLS is one of the greatest musicals of all time and the incredibly exciting cast just announced for the upcoming Carnegie Hall concert is icing on the cake insofar as an ideal presentation of it - Nathan Lane as Nathan Detroit, Megan Mullally as Adelaide, Patrick Wilson as Sky Masterson and Sierra Boggess as Sarah Brown.
BT McNicholl Directs Northport's THE SUNSHINE BOYS; Lewis J. Stadlen Leads

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport has announced the cast and creative team for the Neil Simon comedy, The Sunshine Boys.
BT McNicholl Directs Northport's THE SUNSHINE BOYS; Lewis J. Stadlen Leads

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport has announced the cast and creative team for the Neil Simon comedy, The Sunshine Boys.
BT McNicholl Directs Northport's THE SUNSHINE BOYS; Lewis J. Stadlen Leads

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport has announced the cast and creative team for the Neil Simon comedy, The Sunshine Boys.
McAnuff To Direct 'Guys and Dolls' On Broadway In Spring '09

Today it was announced that GUYS AND DOLLS will open on Broadway for the first time in 17 years in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this production is the first joint Broadway project by director Des McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo since Jersey Boys.
Messing, Wilson, Hathaway, Reilly to be 'Guys and Dolls?'

a star-studded cast is being sought for the upcoming Broadway revival of the Frank Loesser musical classic Guys and Dolls
Room Service Extended for a Second Time, to April 28

The critically acclaimed comedy Room Service will serve up an extended run with new tickets onsale through April 28th for their extended engagement at Off-Broadway's SoHo Playhouse

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Sam Levene been in?

Sam Levene has appeared on Broadway in 29 shows.

How many West End shows has Sam Levene been in?

Sam Levene has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Sam Levene's first West End show?

Sam Levene's first West End show was Guys and Dolls which opened in 1953

What awards has Sam Levene been nominated for?

Sam Levene has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his work in "The Devil's Advocate".

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