Sheldon Leonard

Age: 89 (passed away Jan. 10th, 1997)
Height: 6'

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Feb. 22nd, 1907

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Sheldon Leonard's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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TRIVIA:

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.
1949-53: Cast member on NBC Radio's "The Martin and Lewis Show".
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!".
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.
Received the rank of Eagle Scout (the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America)
1965: He cast 'Bill Cosby' (qv) in the TV series _"I Spy" (1965)_ (qv), making him one of TV's first black leading men.

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