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{{short description|American character actor (1911–84)}} |
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|image = Billy Sands Phil Silvers Paul Ford Bilko 1958.JPG |
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|caption=Sands at left with [[Phil Silvers]] and [[Paul Ford]] in ''The Phil Silvers Show'', 1958 |
|caption = Sands at left with [[Phil Silvers]] and [[Paul Ford]] in ''The Phil Silvers Show'', 1958 |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1911|1|6}} |
|birth_date = {{birth date|1911|1|6}} |
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|birth_place=[[Bergen, New York]] |
|birth_place = [[Bergen, New York]], US |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1984|8|24|1911|1|6}} |
|death_date = {{death date and age|1984|8|24|1911|1|6}} |
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|death_place=[[Los Angeles, California]] |
|death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], US |
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|death_cause=[[Lung cancer]] |
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|spouse = Marsha{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} |
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⚫ | '''Billy Sands''' (January 6, 1911 – August 27, 1984) was an American [[character actor]] who appeared as a regular on ''[[The Phil Silvers Show]]'' (''Sgt Bilko'') as Pvt. Dino Papparelli and was a regular on ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' as Harrison "Tinker" Bell. He |
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⚫ | '''Billy Sands''' (January 6, 1911 – August 27, 1984) was an American [[character actor]] who appeared as a regular on ''[[The Phil Silvers Show]]'' (''Sgt Bilko'') as Pvt. Dino Papparelli and was a regular on ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' as Harrison "Tinker" Bell. He also made guest-starring roles on many other [[television series]], including ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[Here's Lucy]]'', ''[[Happy Days]],'' and ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''. Sands also appears in one of the opening scenes of ''[[Rocky]]'' as a booker for the fighters and season 1 episode 22 of Alice. |
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== Personal life and death == |
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He died from lung cancer at the age of 73 while at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on August 27, 1984. He is buried at [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Culver City, CA. |
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Sands died of [[lung cancer]] at age 73 at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, on August 27, 1984, and was buried at [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/174194082/|access-date=8 July 2023|url-access=subscription|title=The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Page 40|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=31 August 1984|page=40}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/31/obituaries/billy-sands.html|title=BILLY SANDS|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 August 1984|access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/401250852/|url-access=subscription|access-date=8 July 2023|title=Billy Sands, 73, Popular TV Comedy Series Actor|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=30 August 1984|page=B22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA110|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|page=110|date=May 1, 2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0786450190}}</ref> He was survived by his wife Marsha, daughter Susan, son Eugene, two sisters and a brother.<ref>{{Cite web|website=UPI|date=30 August 1984|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/30/Actor-Billy-Sands-best-known-for-roles-on-such/2686462686400/|title=Actor Billy Sands, best known for roles on such...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412130546/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/30/Actor-Billy-Sands-best-known-for-roles-on-such/2686462686400/|access-date=8 July 2023|archive-date=2020-04-12|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*''[[McHale's Navy (1964 film)|McHale's Navy]]'' (1964) - Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell |
*''[[McHale's Navy (1964 film)|McHale's Navy]]'' (1964) - Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell |
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*''[[McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force]]'' (1965) - Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell |
*''[[McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force]]'' (1965) - Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell |
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*''[[Another Nice Mess]]'' (1972) - Interpreter |
*''[[Another Nice Mess]]'' (1972) - Interpreter |
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*''[[The Harrad Experiment]]'' (1973) - Jack |
*''[[The Harrad Experiment]]'' (1973) - Jack |
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*''[[Rocky]]'' (1976) - Club Fight Announcer |
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*''[[The World's Greatest Lover]]'' (1977) - Guard |
*''[[The World's Greatest Lover]]'' (1977) - Guard |
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*''[[High Anxiety]]'' (1977) - Customer |
*''[[High Anxiety]]'' (1977) - Customer |
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*''[[Serial (1980 film)|Serial]]'' (1980) - Bartender |
*''[[Serial (1980 film)|Serial]]'' (1980) - Bartender |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*{{IMDb name|0762294}} |
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*{{TCM name|169608}} |
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*{{AllMovie name|63012}} |
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*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/billy_sands/ Rotten Tomatoes profile] |
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]] |
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[[Category:Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from cancer in California]] |
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[[Category:Jewish American male actors]] |
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[[Category:People from Bergen, New York]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:29, 13 April 2024
Billy Sands | |
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Sands at left with Phil Silvers and Paul Ford in The Phil Silvers Show, 1958 | |
Born | Bergen, New York, US | January 6, 1911
Died | August 24, 1984 | (aged 73)
Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California |
Occupation | Television actor |
Spouse | Marsha[citation needed] |
Children | 2 |
Billy Sands (January 6, 1911 – August 27, 1984) was an American character actor who appeared as a regular on The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt Bilko) as Pvt. Dino Papparelli and was a regular on McHale's Navy as Harrison "Tinker" Bell. He also made guest-starring roles on many other television series, including Car 54, Where Are You?, All in the Family, Here's Lucy, Happy Days, and The Odd Couple. Sands also appears in one of the opening scenes of Rocky as a booker for the fighters and season 1 episode 22 of Alice.
Personal life and death
Born William F. Sands in Bergen, New York to Samuel & Henrietta Epstein, he began his professional career in 1946 when he appeared on Broadway with Spencer Tracy in Robert E. Sherwood's Rugged Path.
Sands died of lung cancer at age 73 at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, on August 27, 1984, and was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.[1][2][3][4] He was survived by his wife Marsha, daughter Susan, son Eugene, two sisters and a brother.[5]
Partial filmography
- McHale's Navy (1964) - Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell
- McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965) - Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell
- The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) - Airport Announcer / Man Mopping Floor in Film (uncredited)
- P.J. (1968) - Barber (uncredited)
- The Love God? (1969) - Barber (uncredited)
- How to Frame a Figg (1971) - Bowling Alley Manager
- Another Nice Mess (1972) - Interpreter
- The Harrad Experiment (1973) - Jack
- Rocky (1976) - Club Fight Announcer
- The World's Greatest Lover (1977) - Guard
- High Anxiety (1977) - Customer
- Serial (1980) - Bartender
References
- ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Page 40". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 31 August 1984. p. 40. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "BILLY SANDS". The New York Times. 31 August 1984. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Billy Sands, 73, Popular TV Comedy Series Actor". The Los Angeles Times. 30 August 1984. p. B22. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. May 1, 2001. p. 110. ISBN 978-0786450190.
- ^ "Actor Billy Sands, best known for roles on such..." UPI. 30 August 1984. Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
- Billy Sands at IMDb
- Billy Sands at the TCM Movie Database
- Billy Sands at AllMovie
- Billy Sands at Find a Grave
- Rotten Tomatoes profile