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character actor

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

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 the age of 73 while at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on August 27, 1984. He is buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

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

External links

Billy Sands at Find a Grave
Billy Sands at IMDb

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