Billy Sands
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Billy Sands (January 6, 1911 – August 24, 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 (named after 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 24, 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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Page 40". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 31 August 1984. p. 40. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BILLY SANDS". The New York Times. 31 August 1984. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billy Sands, 73, Popular TV Comedy Series Actor". The Los Angeles Times. 30 August 1984. p. B22. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. May 1, 2001. p. 110. ISBN 978-0786450190.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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 IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Billy Sands at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- Billy Sands at Find a GraveTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
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