Actor

Sheldon Leonard

February 22, 1907 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Notable work

8.3
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Nick
7.6
Cheers (1982)
as Sid Nelson
7.4
To Have and Have Not (1945)
as Lt. Coyo
7
The Cosby Show (1984)
as Dr. Wexler
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski

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