Sam Levene

Sam Levene (1936)

Samuel Levene (born August 28, 1905 in the Russian Empire as Scholem Lewin , † December 28, 1980 in New York City , New York ) was an American actor .

life and career

Born in Russia, Samuel Levene made his Broadway debut in New York City in 1927 . He was able to establish himself on the theater stage and made his debut in the crime comedy Thin Man, 2nd Case , published in 1936 and directed by WS Van Dyke , as Lt. Abrams alongside William Powell , Myrna Loy and James Stewart on screen.

Levene died on December 28, 1980 at the age of 75 of complications from a heart attack .

Filmography (selection)

• 1936: Thin Man, 2nd Case (After the Thin Man)
• 1938: Second-hand angel (The Shopworn Angel)
• 1939: Golden Boy
• 1941: The Shadow of the Thin Man (Shadow of the Thin Man)
• 1943: The Clumsy and the Beautiful (I Dood It)
• 1943: Action in the North Atlantic (Action in the North Atlantic)
• 1943: Operation Thunderbolt ('Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders)
• 1946: Avengers of the Underworld (The Killers)
• 1947: In the Crossfire (Crossfire)
• 1947: Cell R 17 (Brute Force)
• 1947: Boomerang (Boomerang!)
• 1950: Hotel of the Lost (Guilty Bystander)
• 1950: With These Hands
• 1956: The Opposite Sex
• 1957: Your Fate in My Hand (Sweet Smell of Success)
• 1957: Three Steps from Hell (Slaughter on Tenth Avenue)
• 1957: Why did I say yes? (Designing Woman)
• 1969: Matzoukas, the Greek (A Dream of Kings)
• 1971: So good friends (Such Good Friends)
• 1979: Alone for two (À nous deux)
• 1979: The Champ (The Champ)
• 1979: ... and Justice for All (... And Justice for All)
• 1979: Deadly Embrace (Last Embrace)

Web links

• Sam Levene in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sam Levene in the German dubbing file
• Sam Levene in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sam Levene - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music. In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .