of Everyone Says I Love You: Sam Levene playing Nathan Detroit in the original Guys and Dolls couldn't sing a note but his gruff toneless outbursts could break your heart. Levene was not cautious and that made all the difference. Joseph added, "There were no Tony's in his career but thanks for the Denby." Complete filmography Television appearances Radio appearances References External links (archive) Sam Levene at MCNY, The Museum of the City of New York Sam Levene at American Film Institute Sam Levene at Al Hirschfeld Foundation Sam Levene on Flipboard Sam Levene on Broadway World 1905 births 1980 deaths Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors American male musical theatre actors American male television actors Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States American people of Russian-Jewish descent American male film actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors Jewish American male actors Jewish American male comedians Jewish male comedians Jewish singers Grammy Award winners Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients 20th-century American comedians 20th-century American dancers Tony Awards American male radio actors Male actors from New York (state) American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Tony Award for Best Musical Actors Fund of America Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players RKO Pictures contract players Warner Bros. contract players Columbia Pictures contract players 20th-century American male singers 20th-century American singers 20th-century American Jews