Billy Sands
American character actor (1911–84) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Billy Sands | |
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Born | (1911-01-06)January 6, 1911 Bergen, New York, US |
Died | August 24, 1984(1984-08-24) (aged 73) |
Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California |
Occupation | Television actor |
Spouse | Marsha[citation needed] |
Children | 2 |
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