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Billy Sands
Sands at left with Phil Silvers and Paul Ford in The Phil Silvers Show, 1958
Born	(1911-01-06)January 6, 1911 Bergen, New York, US
Died	August 24, 1984(1984-08-24) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place	Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, California
Occupation	Television actor
Spouse	Marsha
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.

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.

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

1. "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Page 40". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 31, 1984. p. 40.
2. "BILLY SANDS (Published 1984)". Retrieved May 10, 2021.
3. "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California - 22". The Los Angeles Times. August 30, 1984. p. 22.
4. Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. May 1, 2021. p. 110. ISBN 0786450193.
5. "Actor Billy Sands, best known for roles on such..." web.archive.org. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

External links

• Billy Sands at Find a Grave
• Billy Sands at IMDb

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