Sheldon Leonard
American actor, producer, director, and writer (1907-1997) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 89
Sheldon Leonard Bershad was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.
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1997Died11 January 19971992
Color AdjustmentFilm1986
American MastersSeries1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski1979
The Facts of LifeSeries1978
The Brink's JobFilm, J. Edgar Hoover1972
Sanford and SonSeries1963
Burke's LawSeries, Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone1962
The Lucy ShowSeries, Sheldon Leonard1961Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy SeriesAward
Pocketful of MiraclesFilm, 1961Steve Darcey1960
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Director, Creator1957
The Real McCoysSeries, Director1953
A Peck o' TroubleFilm, Dodsworth (voice)1952
Kiddin' the KittenFilm, Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)1951
I Love LucySeries, Harry Martin (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!Film, 1951Shortwave Bert1950
The Bob Hope ShowSeries1949
My Dream Is YoursFilm, Grimes1947
Sinbad the SailorFilm, Auctioneer1946
DecoyFilm, Sergeant Joe Portugal1945
Captain KiddFilm, Cyprian Boyle1944
The Falcon in HollywoodFilm, Louie Buchanan1942
Pierre of the PlainsFilm, Clairou1941
Tall, Dark and HandsomeFilm, Pretty Willie Williams1939
Another Thin ManFilm, Phil Church1907Born22 February 1907
Color AdjustmentFilm1986American MastersSeries1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski1979The Facts of LifeSeries1978The Brink's JobFilm, J. Edgar Hoover1972Sanford and SonSeries1963Burke's LawSeries, Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone1962The Lucy ShowSeries, Sheldon Leonard1961Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy SeriesAwardPocketful of MiraclesFilm, 1961Steve Darcey1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Director, Creator1957The Real McCoysSeries, Director1953A Peck o' TroubleFilm, Dodsworth (voice)1952Kiddin' the KittenFilm, Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)1951I Love LucySeries, Harry Martin (uncredited)Behave Yourself!Film, 1951Shortwave Bert1950The Bob Hope ShowSeries1949My Dream Is YoursFilm, Grimes1947Sinbad the SailorFilm, Auctioneer1946DecoyFilm, Sergeant Joe Portugal1945Captain KiddFilm, Cyprian Boyle1944The Falcon in HollywoodFilm, Louie Buchanan1942Pierre of the PlainsFilm, Clairou1941Tall, Dark and HandsomeFilm, Pretty Willie Williams1939Another Thin ManFilm, Phil Church1907Born22 February 1907People around Sheldon
Close ties
Charles Lamont Directed Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Bess Flowers Also in Pocketful of Miracles and Guys and Dolls
Frank Capra Directed It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Directed Guys and Dolls (1955)- Gordon Douglas Directed Come Fill the Cup (1951)
Kurt Neumann Directed Taxi, Mister (1943)
David Buttolph Wrote Somewhere in the Night (1946)- Jack Bernhard Directed Decoy and Violence
Bud Abbott Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Lou Costello Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Harry Morgan Also in Somewhere in the Night (1946)
Ruth Hussey Also in Married Bachelor and Another Thin Man
Mike Mazurki Also in Sinbad the Sailor and Taxi, Mister
Barry Norton Also in Zombies on Broadway and The Gangster
Murray Alper Also in Another Thin Man and The Gangster
John Kellogg Also in Come Fill the Cup (1951)
Walter Sande Also in To Have and Have Not and Taxi, Mister
Nancy Guild Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Gavin Muir Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Karl Tunberg Wrote Week-End in Havana (1941)
Clancy Cooper Also in Somewhere in the Night and The Gangster
Frank Jenks Also in Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)- Edward J. Kay Wrote Decoy, Violence and Bowery Bombshell
Jack L. Warner Produced To Have and Have Not (1944)
Known for
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It's a Wonderful Life 1946
To Have and Have Not 1945
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
Another Thin Man 1939
Somewhere in the Night 1946
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
155 credits on file
Television 24
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Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1997 · aged 89
