Sheldon Leonard: movies and TV shows
Sheldon Leonard has 155 credits in the archive: 81 films and 74 TV series, from 1934 to 2020. Highest rated: It's a Wonderful Life (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 2020 · busiest year: 1945 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 113 |
| 2011 | Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life | Self | Film | 10.0 | 104 |
| 1992 | Color Adjustment | Self | Film | 6.9 | 85 |
| 1990 | Dream On | Don Monteleoni | TV | 7.0 | 83 |
| 1990 | The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' | Self | Film | 6.3 | 83 |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 80 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Casino Tipster | TV | 7.1 | 79 |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self - Interviewee (archive footage) | TV | 7.0 | 79 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Wexler | TV | 7.0 | 77 |
| 1982 | Cheers | Sid Nelson | TV | 7.6 | 75 |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | TV | 7.1 | 72 | |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | J. Edgar Hoover | Film | 6.2 | 71 |
| 1978 | The Islander | Paul Lazaro | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1978 | Top Secret | Carl Vitale | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 1978 | Top Secret | Film | 10.0 | 71 | |
| 1975 | Big Eddie | TV | 9.0 | 68 | |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 66 |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 65 | |
| 1972 | Shirley's World | TV | 6.0 | 65 | |
| 1972 | The Don Rickles Show | TV | 5.0 | 65 | |
| 1970 | From a Bird's Eye View | TV | 6.0 | 63 | |
| 1970 | From a Bird's Eye View | TV | 6.0 | 63 | |
| 1970 | Make Room for Granddaddy | TV | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | TV | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | TV | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It | TV | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 1969 | My Friend Tony | TV | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1967 | Accidental Family | TV | 6.5 | 60 | |
| 1967 | Accidental Family | TV | 6.5 | 60 | |
| 1967 | Good Morning World | TV | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 1967 | Good Morning World | TV | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour | TV | 6.7 | 60 | |
| 1965 | I Spy | Disc Jockey | TV | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1965 | I Spy | TV | 6.5 | 58 | |
| 1965 | I Spy | TV | 6.5 | 58 | |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Norman Miles | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | TV | 7.1 | 57 | |
| 1964 | Linus the Lionhearted | Linus (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 57 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone | TV | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski | TV | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | TV | 6.1 | 56 | |
| 1963 | The Bill Dana Show | TV | 6.3 | 56 | |
| 1963 | The Bill Dana Show | TV | 6.3 | 56 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Sheldon Leonard | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Big Max Calvada | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Floyd B. Bariscale (voice) (uncredited) | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | TV | 7.6 | 54 | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | TV | 7.6 | 54 | |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Steve Darcey | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | TV | 7.6 | 53 | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | TV | 7.6 | 53 | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | TV | 7.6 | 53 | |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys | TV | 5.9 | 50 | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | George | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | Harry the Horse | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1954 | Lassie | TV | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 1954 | The Duke | Sam Marco | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | Gus | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | Phil Brokaw | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | TV | 6.2 | 46 | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 46 | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 46 | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 46 | |
| 1953 | Money from Home | Jumbo Schneider | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1953 | The Diamond Queen | Mogul | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1953 | A Peck o' Trouble | Dodsworth (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1952 | Your Jeweler's Showcase | Hardwick Harris | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1952 | Your Jeweler's Showcase | TV | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1952 | Your Jeweler's Showcase | TV | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1952 | Stop, You're Killing Me | Lefty | Film | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1952 | Here Come the Nelsons | Duke | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Rodwell 'Brick' Davis | Film | 5.2 | 45 |
| 1952 | Sock a Doodle Do | Kid Banty (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1952 | Kiddin' the Kitten | Dodsworth (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1952 | Breakdown | Nick Sampson | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Harry Martin (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 44 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 44 | |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Boots Morgan | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! | Shortwave Bert | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup | Lennie Garr | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Johnny Velvet | TV | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Silky Thompson | TV | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Elevator Tout | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Racetrack Tout | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Tombstone Harry | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Bobby Darin's Agent (uncredited) | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Chief Ogane | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1949 | Take One False Step | Detective Pacciano | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours | Grimes | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1949 | Daughter of the Jungle | Dalton Kraik | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1948 | Shep Comes Home | 'Swifty' Lewis | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Steve Garland | Film | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Hermon | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1948 | Open Secret | Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1948 | Jinx Money | Lippy Harris | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1948 | Alias a Gentleman | Harry Bealer | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1948 | Madonna of the Desert | Nick Julian | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Auctioneer | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1947 | The Gangster | Cornell | Film | 5.2 | 40 |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Joe | Louie | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1947 | Violence | Fred Stalk | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Nick | Film | 8.3 | 39 |
| 1946 | Decoy | Sergeant Joe Portugal | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1946 | Somewhere in the Night | Sam | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1946 | Her Kind of Man | Felix Bender | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile | Ed 'Wires' MacGuire | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Ace Deuce Baker | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1946 | The Gentleman Misbehaves | Trigger Stazzi | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1946 | Rainbow Over Texas | Kirby Haynes | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1945 | To Have and Have Not | Lt. Coyo | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1945 | Frontier Gal | 'Blackie' Shoulders | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1945 | Captain Kidd | Cyprian Boyle | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1945 | Crime, Inc. | Capt. Ferrone | Film | 4.8 | 38 |
| 1945 | Zombies on Broadway | Ace Miller | Film | 5.1 | 38 |
| 1945 | Why Girls Leave Home | Chris Williams | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1945 | River Gang | Peg Leg | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1945 | Radio Stars on Parade | Lucky Maddox | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1945 | Shadow Of Terror | Film | 6.3 | 38 | |
| 1944 | The Falcon in Hollywood | Louie Buchanan | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1944 | Uncertain Glory | Henri Duval | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1944 | Timber Queen | Smacksie Golden | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1944 | Gambler's Choice | Chappie Wilson | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1944 | Trocadero | Mickey Jones | Film | 5.1 | 37 |
| 1943 | Harvest Melody | Chuck | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1943 | Passport to Suez | Johnny Booth | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Gangster Louis Glorio / The Frisco Ghost | Film | 4.2 | 36 |
| 1943 | City Without Men | Monk LaRue | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1943 | Klondike Kate | 'Sometime' Smith | Film | 5.5 | 36 |
| 1942 | Pierre of the Plains | Clairou | Film | 4.9 | 35 |
| 1942 | Born to Sing | Pete Detroit | Film | 5.4 | 35 |
| 1942 | Tortilla Flat | Tito Ralph | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan | Slip Moran | Film | 7.4 | 35 |
| 1942 | Street of Chance | Joe Marruci | Film | 5.4 | 35 |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome | Pretty Willie Williams | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1941 | Rise and Shine | Menace | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1941 | Buy Me That Town | Chink Moran | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1941 | Week-End in Havana | Boris | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1941 | Private Nurse | John Winton | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1941 | Married Bachelor | Johnny Brannigan | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Phil Church | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 1935 | Ouanga | LeStrange, the Overseer | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1934 | My Mummy's Arms | Abdullah | Film | 8.5 | 27 |
| 1934 | The Gem of the Ocean | Pasha | Film | 7.0 | 27 |