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Sheldon Leonard
Data de nascimento:
22/02/1907
Local de nascimento:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Data de falecimento:
10/01/1997
Biografia
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 accent, usually delivered from the side of his mouth. In Decoy (1946), Leonard uses his "heavy" persona to create the hard-boiled police detective Joe Portugal. On radio from 1945 to 1955, Leonard played an eccentric racetrack tout on The Jack Benny Program and later in the TV series of the same name. His role was to salute Benny out of the blue in railroad stations, on street corners, or in department stores ("Hey Bud. C'mere a minute."), ask Benny what he was about to do, and then proceed to try to argue him out of his course of action by resorting to inane and irrelevant racing logic. As "The Tout," he never gave out information on horse racing, unless Jack demanded it. One excuse the tout gave was, "Who knows about horses?" Leonard was part of the cast of voice actors on the Damon Runyon Theatre radio show (1948-1949). He was part of the ensemble cast of the Martin and Lewis radio show. He also appeared frequently on The Adventures of the Saint, often playing gangsters and heavies, but also sometimes in more positive roles. Leonard was also a regular on the radio comedy series The Adventures of Maisie in the 1940s. During the 1950s, Leonard provided the voice of lazy fat cat Dodsworth in two Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoons directed by Robert McKimson. In the adventure movie The Iroquois Trail (1950), Leonard played against type in the significant role of Chief Ogane, a Native American warrior, who pursues and fights the frontiersman Nat "Hawkeye" Cutler (George Montgomery) in a climactic duel to the death with knives. Later in the 1950s and 1960s, he established a reputation as a producer of successful television series, including The Danny Thomas Show (aka Make Room For Daddy) (1953–64), The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68), Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (1964–69), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66), and I Spy (1965–68). He also directed several TV series episodes, including four of the first eight episodes of the TV series Lassie (Season 1, 1954). Leonard also provided the voice of Linus the Lionhearted in a series of Post Crispy Critters cereal TV commercials in 1963-64, which led to a Linus cartoon series that aired on Saturday (and later, Sunday) mornings on CBS (1964–66) and ABC (1967–69). He also was briefly the star of his own television show Big Eddie (1975), where he played the owner of a large sports arena. The show lasted for only ten episodes.
Filmes em que atuou
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Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life (2011)- 10.00 ★Himself
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Color Adjustment (1992)- 6.90 ★Self
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The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990)- 6.00 ★Self (archival footage)
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)- 6.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Um Golpe Muito Louco (1978)- 6.00 ★J. Edgar Hoover
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Top Secret (1978)- 0.00 ★Carl Vitale
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The Islander (1978)- 0.00 ★Paul Lazaro
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Dama por Um Dia (1961)- 7.31 ★Steve Darcey
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Eles e Elas (1955)- 6.60 ★Harry the Horse
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A Peck O' Trouble (1953)- 5.40 ★Dodsworth (voice)
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The Diamond Queen (1953)- 0.00 ★Mogul
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A Barbada do Biruta (1953)- 5.70 ★Jumbo Schneider
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Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)- 0.00 ★Lefty
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Young Man with Ideas (1952)- 4.50 ★Rodwell 'Brick' Davis
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Breakdown (1952)- 6.00 ★Nick Sampson
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Kiddin' the Kitten (1952)- 6.10 ★Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)
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A Família do Barulho (1952)- 6.00 ★Duke
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Sock a Doodle Do (1952)- 6.30 ★Kid Banty (voice) (uncredited)
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Budd Abbott & Lou Costello e o Homem Invisível (1951)- 6.39 ★Boots Morgan
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Temido e Desejado (1951)- 6.00 ★Shortwave Bert
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Come Fill the Cup (1951)- 7.00 ★Lennie Garr
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The Iroquois Trail (1950)- 5.80 ★Chief Ogane
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Um Passo em Falso (1949)- 5.40 ★Detective Pacciano
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Meus Sonhos Te Pertencem (1949)- 6.40 ★Grimes
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Daughter of the Jungle (1949)- 4.30 ★Dalton Kraik
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Open Secret (1948)- 6.50 ★Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli
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Guarda-Chuva Fatal (1948)- 4.67 ★Lippy Harris
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If You Knew Susie (1948)- 7.50 ★Steve Garland
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Alias a Gentleman (1948)- 6.50 ★Harry Bealer
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Madonna of the Desert (1948)- 6.00 ★Nick Julian
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Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948)- 6.00 ★Hermon
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Shep Comes Home (1948)- 6.00 ★'Swifty' Lewis
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The Gangster (1947)- 4.70 ★Cornell
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Violence (1947)- 5.20 ★Fred Stalk
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Simbad - O Marujo (1947)- 5.90 ★Auctioneer
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The Fabulous Joe (1947)- 5.75 ★Louie
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A Felicidade Não Se Compra (1946)- 8.28 ★Nick
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A Mulher Dillinger (1946)- 5.90 ★Sergeant Joe Portugal
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Um Homem Irresistível (1946)- 5.80 ★Felix Bender
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The Last Crooked Mile (1946)- 4.70 ★Ed 'Wires' MacGuire
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Rainbow Over Texas (1946)- 4.00 ★Kirby Haynes
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Uma Aventura na Noite (1946)- 6.70 ★Sam
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Um Invento Engenhoso (1946)- 6.00 ★Ace Deuce Baker
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The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)- 0.00 ★Trigger Stazzi
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Zombies on Broadway (1945)- 5.10 ★Ace Miller
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Uma Aventura na Martinica (1945)- 7.50 ★Lt. Coyo
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Crime, Inc. (1945)- 4.20 ★Capt. Ferrone
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Radio Stars on Parade (1945)- 0.00 ★Lucky Maddox
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Frontier Gal (1945)- 4.40 ★'Blackie' Shoulders
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Why Girls Leave Home (1945)- 5.00 ★Chris Williams
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As Aventuras do Capitão Kidd (1945)- 6.00 ★Cyprian Boyle
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River Gang (1945)- 0.00 ★Peg Leg
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The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)- 6.00 ★Louie Buchanan
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Trocadero (1944)- 5.40 ★Mickey Jones
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Gambler's Choice (1944)- 6.00 ★Chappie Wilson
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Timber Queen (1944)- 5.70 ★Smacksie Golden
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Uncertain Glory (1944)- 6.60 ★Henri Duval
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Pistoleiros Sem Pistola (1943)- 5.90 ★Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby
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Passaporte para Suez (1943)- 5.70 ★Johnny Booth
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Taxi, Mister (1943)- 3.00 ★Gangster Louis Glorio / The Frisco Ghost
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City Without Men (1943)- 5.00 ★Monk LaRue
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Klondike Kate (1943)- 5.70 ★'Sometime' Smith
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Harvest Melody (1943)- 4.00 ★Chuck
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Vida Contra Vida (1942)- 5.30 ★Joe Marruci
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Tortilla Flat (1942)- 5.40 ★Tito Ralph
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Lucky Jordan (1942)- 6.00 ★Slip Moran
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Born to Sing (1942)- 5.00 ★Pete Detroit
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Pierre of the Plains (1942)- 4.20 ★Clairou
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Aconteceu em Havana (1941)- 6.60 ★Boris
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Rise and Shine (1941)- 6.00 ★Menace
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Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)- 5.40 ★Pretty Willie Williams
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Married Bachelor (1941)- 5.80 ★Johnny Brannigan
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Buy Me That Town (1941)- 6.00 ★Chink Moran
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Private Nurse (1941)- 0.00 ★John Winton
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O Hotel dos Acusados (1939)- 7.20 ★Phil Church
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Ouanga (1935)- 5.00 ★LeStrange, the Overseer
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My Mummy's Arms (1934)- 0.00 ★Abdullah