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Sam Levene (1905 - 1980) fue un actor de Rusia conocido por Forajidos, Chantaje en Broadway, Ocho mujeres y un crimen, With These Hands, Encrucijada de odios, Justicia para todos, A Likely Story, A Small Rebellion (TV), Fuerza bruta y Sueño de reyes
29 de dic. de 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 became an actor because he wanted to prove that he had enough poise to be a salesman. To hone his skills, the dress-cutter auditioned at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts--and got a scholarship. He made his Broadway debut in 1927 and, within a decade, was recreating his roles on the silver screen.
Sam Levene was cast as a police lieutenant in After the Thin Man (1936), The Mad Miss Manton (1938), Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) and The Killers (1946) which included the film debut of Burt Lancaster, who just a year prior was professionally credited as Burton Lancaster when Sam Levene helped the former circus acrobat land a part in the original Broadway production of A Sound of Hunting.
Sam Levene. 78 likes · 7 talking about this. Broadway & Film Actor, Tony Award® Nominee, American Theatre Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame
Sam Levene and Vivian Blaine can be heard on the original 1950 Decca cast recording of the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls. In 1998, the 1950 Guys and Dolls Decca original cast album along with the original Broadway cast, including Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Isabel Bigley and Pat Rooney, Sr. were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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Sam Levene performed the legendary role of Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls over 1,600 times. Initially Levene performed the role of Nathan Detroit 41 times in the 1950 pre-Broadway Philadelphia tryout opposite Vivian Blaine as Miss Adelaide & Robert Alda as Sky Masterson, where each performance was different.
