Sam Levene 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 (1946 film)", "Brute Force", and "Crossfire". Wikipedia
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Sam Levene was the actor who originated "craps-shooter extraordinaire" Nathan Detroit in the seminal American musical Guys and Dolls (1955/I) on the Great White Way in the original 1950 production. Levene was not a good singer and had trouble staying in k www.imdb.com/name/nm0505249/
