- Films
- 35
- Avg rating
- 6.59
- Peak run
- 1943’45
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Sheldon by the numbers
Average
6.59
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
38y
1941 to 1978
Total votes
115K
across every film
Best
7.8
To Have and Have Not
Worst
6.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Newest first
Filmography
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | J. Edgar Hoover | 6.5 | 3,993 |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Steve Darcey | 7.1 | 8,932 |
| 1955 |  Guys and Dolls | Harry the Horse | 7.1 | 21,138 |
| 1953 | Money from Home | Jumbo Schneider | 6.1 | 1,026 |
| 1952 | Here Come the Nelsons | Duke | · | 272 |
| 1952 | Stop, You're Killing Me | Lefty | · | 370 |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Brick Davis | · | 564 |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Morgan | 6.6 | 6,803 |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup | Lennie Garr | · | 594 |
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours | Fred Grimes | 6.6 | 1,923 |
| 1949 | Take One False Step | Pacciano | · | 902 |
| 1948 | Jinx Money | Lippy Harris | · | 330 |
| 1948 | Open Secret | Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli | · | 398 |
| 1947 | The Gangster | Cornell | 6.5 | 1,450 |
| 1947 | Sinbad, the Sailor | Auctioneer | 6.1 | 2,567 |
| 1947 | Violence | Fred Stalk | · | 555 |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Ace Deuce Baker | · | 460 |
| 1946 | Decoy | Police Sgt. Joe Portugal | 6.7 | 2,448 |
| 1946 | Her Kind of Man | Felix Bender | · | 320 |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile | Ed 'Wires' MacGuire | · | 471 |
Better together?
Sheldon Leonard's regulars
- Jack BernhardDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.23
- Charles LamontDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▲+0.15
- Gordon DouglasDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.85 avg▼−0.58
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Sheldon Leonard
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.