Sheldon Leonard

Personal Info

Birthday

February 22, 1907

Day of Death

1997-01-10

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

S.L. Bershad

S. L. Bershad

Sheldon 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 (1946; as bartender Nick), To Have and Have Not (1944), Guys and Dolls (1955), and Open Secret (1948). His trademark was his especially thick New York accent, usually delivered from the side of his mouth.