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Acting · 1905 to 1980

Sam Levene

Best rated: Sweet Smell of Success (8.0)

Films
33
Avg rating
6.81
Peak run
1944’47
7+ run
4 films
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Sam Levene, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1944 to 1947, 7.20567819401945195019551960196519701975Sweet Smell of Success 8.0God Told Me To 6.3Career avg 6.81

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Sam Levene's career barcodecoolhot
193633 films1979
Current formLast 5: 6.88 vs career 6.81 (+0.07)
  1. LDesigning Woman1957 · 6.7−0.1
  2. WSweet Smell of Success1957 · 8.0+1.2
  3. LGod Told Me To1976 · 6.3−0.5
  4. WAnd Justice for All1979 · 7.4+0.6
  5. LLast Embrace1979 · 6.0−0.8
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Sam by the numbers

Average
6.81
22 rated films
Vote weighted
6.87
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
44y
1936 to 1979
Total votes
212K
across every film
Best
8.0
Sweet Smell of Success
Worst
6.3
God Told Me To
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1979And Justice for All posterAnd Justice for AllArnie7.446,853
1979Last EmbraceSam Urdell6.04,058
1976God Told Me ToEverett Lukas6.37,559
1971Such Good FriendsUncle Eddie·795
1969A Dream of KingsCicero·498
1963Act OneRichard Maxwell·321
1957Designing WomanNed Hammerstein6.76,164
1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueHoward Rysdale·507
1957Sweet Smell of Success posterSweet Smell of SuccessFrank D' Angelo8.040,736
1953Three Sailors and a GirlJoe Woods·535
1950Dial 1119Dr. John Faron6.81,733
1950Guilty BystanderCapt. Tonetti6.21,427
1948The Babe Ruth StoryPhil Conrad5.31,288
1947Boomerang!Dave Woods7.25,527
1947Brute Force posterBrute ForceLouie Miller7.512,911
1947Crossfire posterCrossfireJoseph Samuels7.211,048
1947Killer McCoyHappy·556
1946The Killers posterThe KillersPolice Lt. Sam Lubinsky7.726,519
1944The Purple HeartLt. Wayne Greenbaum6.41,182
1943Action in the North AtlanticAbel 'Chips' Abrams7.05,080
Better together?

Sam Levene's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

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On Sam Levene

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