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Sheldon Leonard
Age
89 (passed away Jan. 10th, 1997)
Birthday
Feb. 22nd, 1907
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Height
6'
Sheldon Leonard's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles1978 - The Brink's Job1961 - Pocketful of Miracles 1951 - Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951 - Chained for Life 1949 - Take One False Step 1949 - My Dream is Yours 1947 - The Gangster 1947 - Sinbad the Sailor 1946 - Somewhere in the Night 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life 1946 - Decoy 1945 - Captain Kidd 1945 - Zombies on Broadway 1945 - Crime, Inc. 1943 - Hit the Ice 1942 - Street of Chance 1939 - Another Thin Man |
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TRIVIA:
- 1949-53: Cast member on NBC Radio's "The Martin and Lewis Show".
- 1965: He cast 'Bill Cosby' (qv) in the TV series _"I Spy" (1965)_ (qv), making him one of TV's first black leading men.
- Received the rank of Eagle Scout (the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America)
- He said in an interview that the only reason he agreed to play Nick the bartender in the classic _It's a Wonderful Life (1946)_ (qv) was so that he could buy Dodger baseball tickets.
- Married to Frances Babor for 66 years. They had a son and daughter. Frances passed away two years later (1999) at age 91 and was buried beside Sheldon.
- 1992: Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, after receiving five Emmy awards for his producing/directing efforts. In 1995 he received a lifetime membership into the Director's Guild of America. Accepting the honor, he quipped, "Giving a lifetime membership to a guy 88 years old -- big f***ing deal!".
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