The episode in question was “Two Ounces of Tin,” first airing on Feb. 19, 1962. Sammy Davis Jr. played Top Corey, a “young gunman with a killer’s reputation.” When confronting Marshal Micah Torrence ...

The mood in hell was light. All smiles and hugs, Sammy Davis Jr. was in high spirits as he arrived at Paramount Studios in the fall of 1972 to film Poor Devil, a new NBC comedy set in the netherworld.

1. The Candy Man Perhaps Sammy Davis Jr.’s most commercially successful song, “The Candy Man” is a charming, whimsical track that topped the Billboard charts in 1972.

The film will explore the tumultuous love affair between Rat Pack legend Sammy Davis Jr. and Hollywood starlet Kim Novak, weaving together romance and the harsh realities of 1950s America.

Each act was enthusiastically received except for Sammy Davis Jr., at least initially. Given his support of President Richard Nixon, he had a complicated relationship with the Black community.