Personal Info
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1907-02-22 (118 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
S.L. BershadS. L. BershadSheldon Leonard Bershad
Sheldon Leonard
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sheldon Leonard Bershad (February 22, 1907 – January 11, 1997) was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and writer. Sheldon Leonard Bershad was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of middle class Jewish parents Anna Levit and Frank Bershad. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1929. As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, especially gangsters or "heavies", in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1 ...
Known For
Acting
2020 --
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
| Self (archive footage)
2011 --
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
| Self
1992 --
Color Adjustment
| Self
1990 --
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
| Self
1988 --
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
| Self (archive footage)
1978 --
The Brink's Job
| J. Edgar Hoover
1978 --
The Islander
| Paul Lazaro
1978 --
Top Secret
| Carl Vitale
1961 --
Pocketful of Miracles
| Steve Darcey
1955 --
Guys and Dolls
| Harry the Horse
1953 --
Money from Home
| Jumbo Schneider
1953 --
The Diamond Queen
| Mogul
1953 --
A Peck o' Trouble
| Dodsworth (voice)
1952 --
Stop, You're Killing Me
| Lefty
1952 --
Breakdown
| Nick Sampson
1952 --
Sock a Doodle Do
| Kid Banty (voice) (uncredited)
1952 --
Young Man with Ideas
| Rodwell 'Brick' Davis
1952 --
Kiddin' the Kitten
| Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited)
1952 --
Here Come the Nelsons
| Duke
1951 --
Come Fill the Cup
| Lennie Garr
1951 --
Behave Yourself!
| Shortwave Bert
1951 --
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
| Boots Morgan
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 --
Open Secret
| Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli
1948 --
If You Knew Susie
| Steve Garland
1948 --
Alias a Gentleman
| Harry Bealer
1947 --
The Gangster
| Cornell
1947 --
The Fabulous Joe
| Louie
1947 --
Violence
| Fred Stalk
1947 --
Sinbad the Sailor
| Auctioneer
1946 --
It's a Wonderful Life
| Nick
1946 --
Decoy
| Sergeant Joe Portugal
1946 --
The Last Crooked Mile
| Ed 'Wires' MacGuire
1946 --
Bowery Bombshell
| Ace Deuce Baker
1946 --
Somewhere in the Night
| Sam
1946 --
Her Kind of Man
| Felix Bender
1946 --
Rainbow Over Texas
| Kirby Haynes
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
1945 --
To Have and Have Not
| Lt. Coyo
1944 --
The Falcon in Hollywood
| Louie Buchanan
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
| Joe Marruci
1942 --
Pierre of the Plains
| Clairou
1942 --
Tortilla Flat
| Tito Ralph
1942 --
Born to Sing
| Pete Detroit
1941 --
Rise and Shine
| Menace
1941 --
Week-End in Havana
| Boris
1941 --
Married Bachelor
| Johnny Brannigan
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
1935 --
Ouanga
| LeStrange, the Overseer
1934 --
The Gem of the Ocean
| Pasha
1934 --
My Mummy's Arms
| Abdullah