- The characters Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007) are named in honor of him.
- He once did a guest appearance in his own show I Spy (1965) (Three Hours on a Sunday Night (1965)) playing the villain of the episode, Mr. Sorge.
- Married to Frances Bober for over 65 years. They had a son and daughter. Frances passed away two years later (1999) at age 91 and was buried beside Sheldon.
- In 1965 he cast Bill Cosby in the TV series I Spy (1965), making him one of TV's first black leading men.
- In 1992 he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, after receiving five Emmy awards for his producing/directing efforts. In 1995 he received a lifetime membership into the Director's Guild of America. Accepting the honor, he quipped, "Giving a lifetime membership to a guy 88 years old--big f***ing deal!".
- Used to be well known for gangster roles until he appeared in Pocket Full of Miracles.
- Now a tv producer of such as The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Andy Williams Show.
- Originally went into Wall Street from high school.
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