Biography
Sheldon Leonard
Acting
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…
Career works
113
Movies
79
Series
34
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
02/22/1907
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
01/10/1997
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020 · 8.0
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011 · 10.0
Color Adjustment
1992 · 6.9
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990 · 6.3
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · 6.5
The Brink's Job
1978 · 6.2
The Islander
1978 · 7.0
Top Secret
1978 · 10.0
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · 7.3
Guys and Dolls
1955 · 6.6
Money from Home
1953 · 6.0
The Diamond Queen
1953 · 7.0
A Peck o' Trouble
1953 · 5.8
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952 · 7.7
Breakdown
1952 · 7.5
Series
Dream On
1990 · 7.0
American Masters
1986 · 7.0
Matlock
1986 · 7.1
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
The Cosby Show
1984 · 7.0
Cheers
1982 · 7.6
The Facts of Life
1979 · 7.1
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Big Eddie
1975 · 9.0
Dinah!
1974 · 7.0
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · 5.4
Sanford and Son
1972 · 7.5
My World and Welcome to It
1969 · 6.3
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · 6.8
I Spy
1965 · 6.5
Linus the Lionhearted
1964 · 7.4