Billy Sands

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.

Billy Sands
Sands at left with Phil Silvers and Paul Ford in The Phil Silvers Show, 1958
Born(1911-01-06)January 6, 1911
DiedAugust 24, 1984(1984-08-24) (aged 73)
Resting placeHillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California
OccupationTelevision actor
Spouse(s)Marsha
Children2

Personal life and death

Born William F. Sands in Bergen, New York to John F. and Dana Alice (née Warboys) Sands, 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. He was survived by his wife Marsha, daughter Susan, son Eugene, two sisters and a brother.[1]

Partial filmography

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