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Sam Levene (born Scholem Lewin; August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway, films, radio, and television actor and director. In a career spanning over five decades, he appeared in over 50 comedy and drama theatrical stage productions.
Russian-American actor Sam Levene appeared in over 50 theatrical stage productions in the United States and abroad. A master of farce and comedy, Levene was equally effective in drama as well.
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.
The Killers is a 1946 American film noir starring Burt Lancaster (in his film debut), Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene.
Sam Levene was a Broadway, film, radio and television actor who in a career spanning 5 decades created some of the most legendary comedic roles in American theatrical history.
Sam Levene was born Scholem Lewin on August 28, 1905 in Russia. He created the role of Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, a character librettist Abe Burrows wrote specifically for Levene.
Dec 31, 1980 · NEW YORK (AP) Sam Levene, who created the role of the Damon Runyon crap game operator Nathan Detroit in the Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls,” is dead at the age of 75. Levene died of an apparent heart attack in the suite where he resided at the St. Moritz Hotel here.
Jun 28, 2023 · Sam Levene's husky untrained voice added to the song's charm, not to mention its believability; clearly not a singer, Sam Levene can still break hearts; listen to him sing Sue Me on the original cast recording of Guys and Dolls. Official blog Sam Levene legendary Broadway and film actor.
Dec 29, 1980 · Sam Levene, the actor who in a career spanning more than 50 years created some of the legendary comic roles of the American theater, was found dead last night in his apartment in the St. Moritz...
Sam Levene was born in 1936 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Sam was a producer, known for Certain Practices (1979), For the Record (1976) and Harvest (1980). Sam died on 24 November 2016 in Ontario, Canada.