Personal Info
S.L. Bershad
S. L. Bershad
Sheldon Leonard Bershad
Sheldon Leonard
Acting
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 (1946; as bartender Nick), To Have and Have Not (1944), Guys and Dolls (1955), and Open Secret (1948).…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
as Self
Color Adjustment
as Self
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Brink's Job
as J. Edgar Hoover
Top Secret
as Carl Vitale
The Islander
as Paul Lazaro
Pocketful of Miracles
as Steve Darcey
Guys and Dolls
as Harry the Horse
TV Shows
Dream On
as Don Monteleoni · 1 ep.
Matlock
as Casino Tipster · 1 ep.
American Masters
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski · 1 ep.
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Wexler · 1 ep.
Cheers
as Sid Nelson · 1 ep.
The Facts of Life
1 ep.
Big Eddie
10 ep.
Dinah!
as Self · 1 ep.
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self · 1 ep.
