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Sheldon Leonard Bershad was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and writer.
Birth Name
Leonard Sheldon Bershad
Born
Friday, 22 February 1907
Died
Friday, 10 January 1997
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bowery Boys - Legends of Laughter | Self | 2022 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self | 2022 |
| The Sixties | Self | 2013 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1997 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Actor & Producer | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered | Self | 1994 |
| Color Adjustment | Self | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Bowery Boys - Legends of Laughter | Self | 2022 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self | 2022 |
| The Sixties | Self | 2013 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1997 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Actor & Producer | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered | Self | 1994 |
| Color Adjustment | Self | 1992 |
| Dream On | Don Monteleoni | 1990 |
| 50 Years of Action! | Self | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Matlock | Casino Tipster | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski | 1984 |
| The Cosby Show | Dr. Wexler | 1984 |
| Cheers | Sid Nelson | 1982 |
| I'm a Big Girl Now | Ira | 1980 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Big Al | 1979 |
| The Facts of Life | Josef Polniaczek | 1979 |
| The Duke | Sam Marco | 1979 |
| The Brink's Job | J. Edgar Hoover | 1978 |
| Top Secret | Carl Vitale | 1978 |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver | Self | 1976 |
| Match Game PM | Self - Panelist | 1975 |
| Big Eddie | Eddie Smith | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| Match Game | Himself - Panelist | 1973 |
| The New Bill Cosby Show | Self | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Davis | 1972 |
| Letters to Laugh-in | Self | 1969 |
| My World and Welcome to It | Jeremiah / Stockbroker | 1969 |
| The Bill Cosby Special | Self | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self / Guest Performer | 1967 |
| I Spy | Disc Jockey / Sorgi / Sorge / Sheldon Leonard | 1965 |
| Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque | Self | 1965 |
| Linus the Lionhearted | King Linus | 1964 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Norman Miles | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Lt. Coyo (clip from To Have and Have Not (1944)) | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone / 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1962 |
| Pocketful of Miracles | Steve Darcey | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Floyd B. Bariscale / Max Calvada | 1961 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Kowalski | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Two Knights from Brooklyn | Louis Glorio / The Frisco Ghost | 1957 |
| Guys and Dolls | Harry the Horse | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | George | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Silky Mitts | 1955 |
| It's a Great Life | Sam Regan | 1954 |
| The Duke | Sam Marco | 1954 |
| Money from Home | Jumbo Schneider | 1953 |
| The Diamond Queen | Mogul | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Phil Brokaw / TV Announcer / Man with Cigar / Gus | 1953 |
| A Peck o' Trouble | Dodsworth (voice) / Dodsworth | 1953 |
| Stop, You're Killing Me | Lefty | 1952 |
| Your Jeweler's Showcase | Ritz / Hardwick Harris | 1952 |
| I Married Joan | Mr. MacGruder / Golf Pro / Auctioneer | 1952 |
| Breakdown | Nick Sampson | 1952 |
| Sock a Doodle Do | Kid Banty | 1952 |
| Young Man with Ideas | Rodwell 'Brick' Davis / Brick Davis | 1952 |
| Kiddin' the Kitten | Dodsworth | 1952 |
| Here Come the Nelsons | Duke | 1952 |
| Come Fill the Cup | Lennie Garr | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Harry Martin | 1951 |
| Behave Yourself! | Shortwave Bert | 1951 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Morgan / Boots Morgan | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Racetrack Tout / Tombstone Harry / Bobby Darin's Agent / Elevator Tout | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Silky Thompson / Johnny Velvet | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Comic Actor / Self - Actor | 1950 |
| The Iroquois Trail | Chief Ogane | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Actor | 1950 |
| Take One False Step | Pacciano / Detective Pacciano | 1949 |
| My Dream Is Yours | Fred Grimes / Grimes | 1949 |
| Daughter of the Jungle | Dalton Kraik | 1949 |
| Shep Comes Home | 'Swifty' Lewis | 1948 |
| Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Hermon | 1948 |
| Jinx Money | Lippy Harris | 1948 |
| Madonna of the Desert | Nick Julian | 1948 |
| Open Secret | Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli | 1948 |
| If You Knew Susie | Steve Garland | 1948 |
| Alias a Gentleman | Harry Bealer | 1948 |
| The Gangster | Cornell | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Joe | Louie | 1947 |
| The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival | Louie | 1947 |
| Violence | Fred Stalk | 1947 |
| Sinbad, the Sailor | Auctioneer | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Nick | 1946 |
| Decoy | Police Sgt. Joe Portugal / Sergeant Joe Portugal | 1946 |
| The Last Crooked Mile | Ed 'Wires' MacGuire | 1946 |
| Bowery Bombshell | Ace Deuce Baker | 1946 |
| Somewhere in the Night | Sam | 1946 |
| Rainbow Over Texas | Kirby Haynes | 1946 |
| Her Kind of Man | Felix Bender | 1946 |
| The Gentleman Misbehaves | Trigger Stazzi | 1946 |
| Frontier Gal | 'Blackie' Shoulders | 1945 |
| Captain Kidd | Cyprian Boyle | 1945 |
| Why Girls Leave Home | Chris Williams | 1945 |
| River Gang | Peg Leg | 1945 |
| Radio Stars on Parade | Lucky Maddox | 1945 |
| Zombies on Broadway | Ace Miller | 1945 |
| Crime, Inc. | Capt. Ferrone | 1945 |
| To Have and Have Not | Lt. Coyo | 1945 |
| The Falcon in Hollywood | Louie Buchanan | 1944 |
| Gambler's Choice | Chappie Wilson | 1944 |
| Trocadero | Mickey Jones | 1944 |
| Uncertain Glory | Henri Duval / Henrí Duval | 1944 |
| Timber Queen | Smacksie Golden | 1944 |
| Klondike Kate | 'Sometime' Smith | 1943 |
| Harvest Melody | Chuck | 1943 |
| Passport to Suez | Johnny Booth | 1943 |
| Hit the Ice | 'Silky' Fellowsby / Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby | 1943 |
| Taxi, Mister | The Frisco Ghost / Louis Glorio / Gangster Louis Glorio | 1943 |
| City Without Men | Monk LaRue | 1943 |
| Lucky Jordan | Slip Moran | 1942 |
| Street of Chance | Joe Marruci | 1942 |
| Pierre of the Plains | Clairou / Clerou | 1942 |
| Tortilla Flat | Tito Ralph | 1942 |
| Born to Sing | Pete Detroit | 1942 |
| Rise and Shine | Menace | 1941 |
| Week-End in Havana | Boris | 1941 |
| Married Bachelor | Johnny Branigan / Johnny Brannigan | 1941 |
| Buy Me That Town | Chink Moran | 1941 |
| Private Nurse | John Winton | 1941 |
| Tall, Dark and Handsome | Pretty Willie Williams | 1941 |
| Another Thin Man | Phil Church | 1939 |
| Ouanga | LeStrange, the Overseer / LeStrange - Overseer | 1935 |
| The People's Enemy | Third Department of Justice Representative | 1935 |
| The Gem of the Ocean | Pasha | 1934 |
| My Mummy's Arms | Abdullah | 1934 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Studio 5-B | 1989 |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | 1970 |
| My World and Welcome to It | 1969 |
| Accidental Family | 1967 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 |
| I Spy | 1965 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | 1963 |
| The Bill Dana Show | 1963 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | 1961 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 |
| The Real McCoys | 1957 |
| It's Always Jan | 1955 |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | 1954 |
| Lassie | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | 1953 |
| Your Jeweler's Showcase | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1951 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| I Spy Returns | 1994 |
| Top Secret | 1978 |
| The Don Rickles Show | 1972 |
| Shirley's World | 1971 |
| From a Bird's Eye View | 1970 |
| My World and Welcome to It | 1969 |
| My Friend Tony | 1969 |
| Accidental Family | 1967 |
| Good Morning World | 1967 |
| I Spy | 1965 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | 1964 |
| The Bill Dana Show | 1963 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1961 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | 1953 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1970 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
| 1966 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Nominated |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Won |
| 1960 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Direction - Half Hour or Less | Nominated |
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Direction - Half Hour or Less | Won |
| 1956 | Emmy | Best Director - Film Series | Nominated |
