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Billy Sands was an American character actor who appeared as a regular on The Phil Silvers Show 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.
Birth Name
William F. Sands
Born
Friday, 06 January 1911
Died
Monday, 27 August 1984
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Webster | Harry | 1983 |
| Amanda's | Barney | 1983 |
| The Munsters' Revenge | Shorty | 1981 |
| Serial | Bartender | 1980 |
| The Bad News Bears | The Vendor / Edgar | 1979 |
| Delta House | Mr. Michaelostomy | 1979 |
| The Ted Knight Show | Budd | 1978 |
| High Anxiety | Customer | 1977 |
| The World's Greatest Lover | Guard / Guard - Paramount | 1977 |
| Busting Loose | Man in Window | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Webster | Harry | 1983 |
| Amanda's | Barney | 1983 |
| The Munsters' Revenge | Shorty | 1981 |
| Serial | Bartender | 1980 |
| The Bad News Bears | The Vendor / Edgar | 1979 |
| Delta House | Mr. Michaelostomy | 1979 |
| The Ted Knight Show | Budd | 1978 |
| High Anxiety | Customer | 1977 |
| The World's Greatest Lover | Guard / Guard - Paramount | 1977 |
| Busting Loose | Man in Window | 1977 |
| Raid on Entebbe | Mr. Goldbaum | 1976 |
| Rocky | Club Fight Announcer | 1976 |
| CPO Sharkey | Tailor | 1976 |
| Alice | Larry | 1976 |
| Laverne & Shirley | Holms / Waldo | 1976 |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Bartender | 1976 |
| One Day at a Time | M.C. | 1975 |
| Big Eddie | Monte 'Bang Bang' Valentine | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Mr. Johanssen / Mechanic | 1975 |
| Baretta | Morton Greenbaum | 1975 |
| Lucas Tanner | Bellhop | 1974 |
| The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped | Barney | 1974 |
| Happy Days | Waiter | 1974 |
| The Harrad Experiment | Jack | 1973 |
| Maude | Mario | 1972 |
| Another Nice Mess | Interpreter | 1972 |
| Evil Roy Slade | Randolph Sweet | 1972 |
| Parkinson | Pvt. Dino Paparelli | 1971 |
| How to Frame a Figg | Bowling Alley Manager | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Bailiff / Man in Bar / Man in the Bar No. 2 / Nick / Stretch Cunningham | 1971 |
| The Odd Couple | Fed / Man #2 / Mort Bennick / Roger / Tailor | 1970 |
| Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour | Self - Announcer / Robber / Announcer / Pepe Maxwell / Self / Smoker | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Ernie (segment "Love and the Neglected Wife") / Joe (segment 'Love and the Fountain of Youth') | 1969 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Porter | 1969 |
| The Love God? | Barber | 1969 |
| Here's Lucy | Mr. Larson, the Milkman / Mr. Larson / Billy | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Bartender George | 1968 |
| P.J. | Barber | 1968 |
| The Reluctant Astronaut | Airport Announcer / Man Mopping Floor in Film | 1967 |
| McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell | 1965 |
| McHale's Navy | Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell | 1964 |
| McHale's Navy | 'Tinker' Bell | 1962 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Hot Dog Man / Lou / Quackenbush - the Man Who Thinks He Can Fly / Thief | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Sid Halper | 1961 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Pvt. Dino Papparelli / Dino Paparelli / Pvt. Dino Papperelli / Self | 1955 |
| The Imogene Coca Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Martha Raye Show | Self | 1954 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Guest Comic Actor / Self - Guest | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Reporter Number One | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Pvt. Dino Paparelli | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Love God? | 1969 |
| The Reluctant Astronaut | 1967 |
