What American stage, film, and television actor  who also appeared in a large number of musicals, played Samson in the 1949 film "Samson and Delilah".
Samson and Delilah (1984 film) Samson and Delilah is a 1984 television film adaptation of the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, starring Max von Sydow, Belinda Bauer, Antony Hamilton, Daniel Stern and Victor Mature. Mature played Samson in the 1949 film and had a small cameo as the father of Antony Hamilton's Samson. This was his final acting role. Based on the novel "Husband of Delilah" by Eric Linklater, "Samson and Delilah" originally aired on ABC.
Sam Levene Sam Levene (August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway and film actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1927 with five lines in a play titled "Wall Street", and over a span of nearly 50 years, appeared on Broadway in 37 Shows, of which 33 were the original Broadway Productions, many now considered legendary. Levene made his film debut in 1936, recreating the role of Patsy that he had played in the Broadway production of "Three Men on a Horse" in 1935. He also appeared in the USO Tour of this same Show; the Radio Version; the Musical version that opened on Broadway called "Let It Ride" (1961) as well as the 1969 Broadway Revival of the play directed by George Abbott, the original Broadway Director and co-author.