Sheldon Leonard

Also Credited As:

Sheldon Leonard Bershad
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Biography

Sheldon Leonard began his film career in the 1927 "The Overland Stage", but returned to the real stage until 1939. He then appeared in "Another Thin Man", continuing to act in more than 70 films through the 1970s. Among his better-known were "Weekend in Havana" (1941), "Lucky Jordan" (1942), Howard Hawks' "To Have and Have Not" (1944), Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), as the bartender who throws James Stewart out of his tavern, …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer

Born

22 February, 1907

LATEST CREDITS

Big Eddie

Eddie Smith, Edward "Big Eddie" Smith

Top Secret

Carl Vitale

The Duke

Sam Marco; fight promoter

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Actor

To Have and Have Not

Lieutenant Coyo

Sinbad the Sailor

Actor

The Andy Griffith Show Reunion

Actor

Money From Home

Jumbo Schneider

The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered

Actor

The Islander

Paul Lazarro

Color Adjustment

Himself

Guys and Dolls

Harry the Horse

The Brink's Job

J Edgar Hoover

A Pocketful of Miracles

Steve Darcey

Here Come the Nelsons

Actor

Make Room For Daddy

Phil Arnold; Danny's 2nd agent

The 9th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame

Actor

Force of Evil

Ficco

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Floyd B Bariscale; Pickles' first

50 Years of Action!

Himself

It's a Wonderful Life

Nick

Make More Room For Daddy

Director

The Andy Griffith Show

Director

Singles

Director