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Sheldon Leonard (1907–1997)

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Sheldon Leonard was born in New York City's lower Manhattan, the son of Jewish parents. He studied acting at Syracuse University and, after graduating, landed a job on Wall Street. Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, he found himself unemployed and resolved to become a professional actor on the stage... See full bio »

Born:

Leonard Sheldon Bershad
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hide HideProducer (19 titles)
1994 I Spy Returns (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1978 Top Secret (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 Aces Up (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 The Singles (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 The Don Rickles Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1971-1972 Shirley's World (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
– Always Leave Them Laughing (1972) (executive producer)
– Knightmare (1971) (executive producer)
– Figuratively Speaking (1971) (executive producer)
– The Rally (1971) (executive producer)
– Evidence in Camera (1971) (executive producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1970-1971 From a Bird's Eye View (TV series) (executive producer - 16 episodes)
– Home Is Where the Heart Is (1971) (executive producer)
– Never Put It in Writing (1971) (executive producer)
– All in a Day's Work (1971) (executive producer)
– Family Tree (1971) (executive producer)
– I Too Was a Novice (1971) (executive producer)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1969-1970 My World and Welcome to It (TV series) (executive producer - 26 episodes)
– Child's Play (1970) (executive producer)
– Monroe the Mysogynist (1970) (executive producer)
– The Fourth Estate (1970) (executive producer)
– The Wooing of Mr. Monroe (1970) (executive producer)
– Rules for a Happy Marriage (1970) (executive producer)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1964-1969 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV series) (executive producer - 150 episodes)
– Goodbye Camp Henderson, Hello Sergeant Carter (1969) (executive producer)
– My Fair Sister (1969) (executive producer)
– Showtime with Sgt. Carol (1969) (executive producer)
– Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow (1969) (executive producer)
– Flower Power (1969) (executive producer)
See all 150 episodes »
 
1969 My Friend Tony (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1965-1968 I Spy (TV series) (executive producer - 82 episodes)
– Pinwheel (1968) (executive producer)
– Carmelita Is One of Us (1968) (executive producer)
– The Spy Business (1968) (executive producer)
– Suitable for Framing (1968) (executive producer)
– The Name of the Game (1968) (executive producer)
See all 82 episodes »
 
1960-1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series) (executive producer - 249 episodes)
– Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) (executive producer)
– A Girl for Goober (1968) (executive producer)
– Opie and Mike (1968) (executive producer)
– Sam for Town Council (1968) (executive producer)
– The Wedding (1968) (executive producer)
See all 249 episodes »
 
1967-1968 Good Morning, World (TV series) (executive producer - 26 episodes)
– The Lady and the Pussycat (1968) (executive producer)
– Hutton's Mutts (1968) (executive producer)
– Here Comes the Bribe (1968) (executive producer)
– For My Daughter's Hand, You'll Get My Foot (1968) (executive producer)
– I Love a Charade (1968) (executive producer)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1967-1968 Accidental Family (TV series) (executive producer - 16 episodes)
– Who's Been Sleeping in Daddy's Bed (1968) (executive producer)
– Sandy Gets Tough (1967) (executive producer)
– The Treasure of San Fernando Valley (1967) (executive producer)
– The Lush Life (1967) (executive producer)
– The Return of Mr. Ex (1967) (executive producer)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1961-1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series) (executive producer - 158 episodes)
– The Last Chapter (1966) (executive producer)
– The Gunslinger (1966) (executive producer)
– Long Nights Journey into Day (1966) (executive producer)
– Love Thy Other Neighbor (1966) (executive producer)
– You Ought to Be in Pictures (1966) (executive producer)
See all 158 episodes »
 
1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– We'll Get You for This (1964) (executive producer)
– Jose, the Manager (1964) (executive producer)
 
1953-1963 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series) (producer - 143 episodes)
– When in Rome (1963) (producer)
– Jose's Guided Tour (1963) (producer)
– Charley, the Tiger (1963) (producer)
– Danny and the Brownies (1961) (producer)
– Everything Happens to Me (1961) (producer)
See all 143 episodes »
 
1963 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Baby Formula (1963) (producer)
 
1949 Colgate Theatre (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (18 titles)
1974 Aces Up (TV movie)
 
1972 The Singles (TV movie)
 
1969 My World and Welcome to It (TV series)
– The Shrike and the Chipmunks (1969)
– Cristabel (1969)
 
1968 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
– My Pal Tony (1968)
 
1967 Accidental Family (TV series)
– Everywhere a Chick Chick (1967)
 
1965 I Spy (TV series)
– Affair in T'Sien Cha (1965)
 
1960-1965 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
– The Bazaar (1965)
– The New Housekeeper (1960)
 
1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV series)
– Nobody Loves a Sergeant (1964)
 
1963-1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
– What Elephant? (1964)
– Blood from Two Turnips (1964)
– Jose the Playboy (1963)
– The Hypnotist (1963)
– You Gotta Have Heart (1963)
 
1953-1963 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series)
– The Country Squires (1963)
– When in Rome (1963)
– Charley, the Tiger (1963)
– Danny and Bob Get Away from It All (1962)
– A Baby for Charley (1962)
See all 203 episodes »
 
1963 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
– My Favorite Martin (1963)
 
1961-1963 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
– Racy Tracy Rattigan (1963)
– The Meershatz Pipe (1961)
– Jealousy! (1961)
– The Sick Boy and the Sitter (1961)
 
1957 The Real McCoys (TV series)
– Grandpa's Date (1957)
– Luke Gets His Freedom (1957)
– You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1957)
– Kate's Dress (1957)
– The Egg War (1957)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Boiling Point (1956)
 
1955 The Jimmy Durante Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.16 (1955)
 
1954 Lassie (TV series)
– Lassie's Pups (1954)
– The Lion (1954)
– Feud (1954)
– Mr. Peabody (1954)
– The Colt (1954)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1953 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
– The Monkey's Paw (1953)
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Ride the River (1953)
– Wedding Day (1953)
 
Show ShowActor (103 titles)
1992 Dream On (TV series)
Don Monteleoni
– Nightmare on Bleecker Street (1992) … Don Monteleoni
 
1990 Cheers (TV series)
Sid Nelson
– Grease (1990) … Sid Nelson
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski
– The Big Show of 1965 (1990) … Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski
 
1987 Matlock (TV series)
Casino Tipster
– The Gambler (1987) … Casino Tipster
 
1987 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Josef Polniaczek
– Rites of Passage: Part 1 (1987) … Josef Polniaczek
 
1985 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Dr. Wexler
– Physician of the Year (1985) … Dr. Wexler
 
1981 I'm a Big Girl Now (TV series)
Ira
– Ira Returns (1981) … Ira
 
1980 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Big Al
– Big Al and Sam Strawberry (1980) … Big Al
 
1978 The Brink's Job
J. Edgar Hoover
 
1978 The Islander (TV movie)
Paul Lazaro
 
1978 Top Secret (TV movie)
Carl Vitale
 
1976 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Davis
– The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2 (1976) … Davis
– The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1 (1976) … Davis
 
1975 Big Eddie (TV series)
Eddie Smith
– A Date with Eddie (1975) … Eddie Smith
– Alone Together (1975) … Eddie Smith
– One of Our Red Shoes Is Missing (1975) … Eddie Smith
– Eddie Makes a Speech (1975) … Eddie Smith
– Crashing Violet (1975) … Eddie Smith
See all 10 episodes »
 
1970 My World and Welcome to It (TV series)
Jeremiah
– Darn That Dream (1970) … Jeremiah (uncredited)
 
1968 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV series)
Norman Miles
– A Star Is Not Born (1968) … Norman Miles
 
1965-1967 I Spy (TV series)
Disc Jockey / Sheldon Leonard / Sorge / …
– The Lotus Eater (1967) … Sorgi
– Crusade to Limbo (1966) … Sheldon Leonard
– Affair in T'Sien Cha (1965) … Disc Jockey (voice) (uncredited)
– Three Hours on a Sunday Night (1965) … Sorge
 
1964-1965 Linus! The Lion Hearted (TV series)
King Linus
– Linus to the Rescue (1965) … King Linus (voice)
– Adrift on the Rapids (1964) … King Linus (voice)
– Mocking Bird (1964) … King Linus (voice)
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski / Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone
– Who Killed Mr. Cartwheel? (1964) … 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski
– Who Killed His Royal Highness? (1964) … Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone
 
1952-1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Racetrack Tout / Bobby Darin's agent / Elevator Tout / …
– Bobby Darin, Guest (1964) … Bobby Darin's agent
– Jack Goes to the Races (1958) … Racetrack Tout
– The Airport (1957) … Racetrack Tout
– How Jack Found Mary (1954) … Elevator Tout
– Buck Benny Rides Again (1952) … Tombstone Harry
 
1963 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Floyd B. Bariscale / Max Calvada
– Big Max Calvada (1963) … Max Calvada
– Divorce (1963) … Floyd B. Bariscale (voice) (uncredited)
 
1956-1963 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series)
Phil Brokaw / Phil / Man with cigar
– When in Rome (1963) … Phil Brokaw
– Four Angels (1961) … Phil Brokaw
– Kathy, the Matchmaker (1960) … Phil Brokaw
– The Apple Polishers (1960) … Phil Brokaw
– Losers Weepers (1959) … Phil Brokaw
See all 9 episodes »
 
1961 Pocketful of Miracles
Steve Darcey
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
George
– It's Always Sunday (1956) … George
 
1955 Guys and Dolls
Harry the Horse
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Silky Mitts
– Bred for Battle (1955) … Silky Mitts
 
1954 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Sam
– I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1954) … Sam
 
1954 The Duke (TV series)
Sam Marco
– Episode #1.13 (1954) … Sam Marco
– Episode #1.12 (1954) … Sam Marco
– Episode #1.11 (1954) … Sam Marco
– Episode #1.10 (1954) … Sam Marco
– Episode #1.9 (1954) … Sam Marco
See all 13 episodes »
 
1953 Money from Home
Jumbo Schneider
 
1953 The Diamond Queen
Mogul
 
1951-1953 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Silky Thompson / Johnny Velvet
– Gracie Sees a Hold-Up/Johnny Velvet (1953) … Johnny Velvet
– Silky Thompson/Gracie Writes 'My Life with George Burns' (1952) … Silky Thompson
– Episode #1.22 (1951) … Silky Thompson
 
1952-1953 I Married Joan (TV series)
Golf Pro
– Country Club (1953) … Golf Pro
– Career (1952)
 
1953 A Peck o' Trouble (short)
Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Best Seller (1953)
 
1953 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Harry Martin
– Sales Resistance (1953) … Harry Martin
 
1952 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
Hardwick Harris / Ritz
– Tiger Bait (1952)
– Tenampa (1952) … Ritz
– Operation, E.S.P. (1952) … Hardwick Harris
– Delayed Action (1952)
 
1952 Stop, You're Killing Me
Lefty
 
1952 Breakdown
Nick Sampson
 
1952 Sock a Doodle Do (short)
Kid Banty (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Young Man with Ideas
Rodwell 'Brick' Davis
 
1952 Kiddin' the Kitten (short)
Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Here Come the Nelsons
Duke
 
1951 Come Fill the Cup
Lennie Garr
 
1951 Behave Yourself!
Shortwave Bert
 
1951 Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Boots Morgan
 
1951 Chained for Life
Undetermined Supporting Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1950 The Iroquois Trail
Chief Ogane
 
1949 Take One False Step
Detective Pacciano
 
1949 My Dream Is Yours
Grimes
 
1949 Daughter of the Jungle
Dalton Kraik
 
1948 Shep Comes Home
'Swifty' Lewis
 
1948 Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Hermon
 
1948 Jinx Money
Lippy Harris
 
1948 Madonna of the Desert
Nick Julian
 
1948 If You Knew Susie
Steve Garland
 
1948 Alias a Gentleman
Harry Bealer
 
1948 Open Secret
Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli
 
1947 The Gangster
Cornell
 
1947 The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival
Louie, in 'Fabulous Joe'
 
1947 The Fabulous Joe
Louie
 
1947 Violence
Fred Stalk
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Auctioneer
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life
Nick
 
1946 Decoy
Sgt. Joe Portugal
 
1946 The Last Crooked Mile
Ed 'Wires' MacGuire
 
1946 Bowery Bombshell
Ace Deuce Baker
 
1946 Somewhere in the Night
Sam
 
1946 Rainbow Over Texas
Kirby Haynes
 
1946 Her Kind of Man
Felix Bender
 
1946 The Gentleman Misbehaves
Trigger Stazzi
 
1945 Frontier Gal
'Blackie' Shoulders
 
1945 Captain Kidd
Cyprian Boyle
 
1945 Why Girls Leave Home
Chris Williams
 
1945 River Gang
Peg Leg
 
1945 Radio Stars on Parade
Lucky Maddox
 
1945 Zombies on Broadway
Ace Miller
 
1945 Crime, Inc.
Capt. Ferrone
 
1944 The Falcon in Hollywood
Louie Buchanan
 
1944 To Have and Have Not
Lt. Coyo
 
1944 Gambler's Choice
Chappie Wilson
 
1944 Trocadero
Mickey Jones
 
1944 Uncertain Glory
Henri Duval
 
1944 Timber Queen
Smacksie Golden
 
1943 Klondike Kate
Sometime Smith
 
1943 Harvest Melody
Chuck
 
1943 Passport to Suez
Johnny Booth
 
1943 Hit the Ice
Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby
 
1943 Taxi, Mister
Gangster Louis Glorio/The Frisco Ghost
 
1943 City Without Men
Monk LaRue
 
1942 Lucky Jordan
Slip Moran
 
1942 Street of Chance
Detective Joe Marruci
 
1942 Pierre of the Plains
Garue
 
1942 Tortilla Flat
Tito Ralph
 
1942 Born to Sing
Pete Detroit
 
1941 Rise and Shine
Menace
 
1941 Married Bachelor
Johnny Branigan
 
1941 Week-End in Havana
Boris
 
1941 Buy Me That Town
Chink Moran
 
1941 Private Nurse
John Winton
 
1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome
Pretty Willie Williams
 
1939 Another Thin Man
Phil Church
 
1936 Ouanga
LeStrange, the Overseer
 
1934 The Gem of the Ocean (short)
Pasha
 
1934 My Mummy's Arms (short)
 
I Spy (TV series) (location unit director - 8 episodes, 1965) (second unit director - 7 episodes, 1966-1967)
– Get Thee to a Nunnery (1967) (second unit director)
– One Thousand Fine (1966) (second unit director)
– It's All Done with Mirrors (1966) (second unit director)
– There Was a Little Girl (1966) (second unit director)
– My Mother, the Spy (1966) (second unit director)
See all 15 episodes »
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1966-1967 Hey, Landlord (TV series) (executive consultant - 4 episodes)
– Czech Your Wife, Sir? (1967) (executive consultant)
– Testing, One Two (1967) (executive consultant)
– By the Sea, or at Least Rent It (1966) (executive consultant)
– The Shapes of Wrath (1966) (executive consultant)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1952 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
– Tiger Bait (1952) (writer)
– Operation, E.S.P. (1952) (teleplay)
– Delayed Action (1952) (screenplay and original story)
 
1945 Shadow of Terror (story)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1953-1954 Our Miss Brooks (TV series) (camera director - 2 episodes)
– The Miserable Caballeros (1954) (camera director)
– The Magic Tree (1953) (camera director)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1942 Tortilla Flat (performer: "Ay, Ay, Paisano!" 1942)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
2011 Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life (video documentary)
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of William Friedkin … Himself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Phantoms (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor & Producer
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Andy Griffith Show Reunion (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 Color Adjustment (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 This Is Your Life (TV special)
Himself
 
1975 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1972 The New Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971-1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Don Rickles (1972) … Himself
– Andy Griffith (1971) … Himself
 
1968-1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.11 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.23 (1970) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode #1.3 (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode #1.2 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Bill Cosby Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1967 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.30 (1966) … Himself
 
1960 The David Susskind Show (TV series)
Himself
– Television Tempest (1960) … Himself
 
1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV movie)
Himself
 
1954 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.8 (1954) … Himself
 
1952-1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor / Himself - Actor
– Episode #4.3 (1953) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #3.33 (1953) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #2.24 (1952) … Himself - Actor
 
1951 The Alan Young Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1951 (1951) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2004 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside TV Land: The Andy Griffith Show (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1949 Two Knights from Brooklyn
Louis Glorio/The Frisco Ghost
 

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(1966) Unsold pilots: Produced two unsold comedy pilots for NBC called "15 Blocks". They starred Dean Jones as a cop whose beat included a bunch of unusual characters. See more »

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Characters Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter of the CBS sitcom _The Big Bang Theory (2010)_ are named in honor of Sheldon Leonard. See more »

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