Sam Levene (
August 28,
1905 –
December 28,
1980) was an
American Broadway and film
actor.
Born in
Russia, Levene appeared in several Broadway plays and
musicals in the 1930s. In the mid-30s, he moved to
Hollywood to re-create his stage role in the movie
Three Men on a Horse, followed by
After the Thin Man, both in 1936. He also appeared in many
film noir classics including
The Killers,
Brute Force, and
Crossfire. Levene made 36 films total during his Hollywood career.
