Billy Sands

Billy Sands was born on Jan 06, 1911 in USA. Billy Sands's big-screen debut came with The Phil Silvers Show - Season 1 directed by Al De Caprio in 1955, strarring Pvt. Dino Papparelli / Pvt. Dino Papperelli. Billy Sands is known for Rocky directed by John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone stars as Rocky Balboa and Talia Shire as Adrian. The upcoming new tvshow Billy Sands plays is Webster - Season 1 which will be released on Sep 16, 1983.

Billy Sands was born William F. Sands on January 6, 1911 in Bergen, NY, to Dana Alice (Marboys) and John F. Sands. He began his professional acting career in 1946 when he appeared on Broadway with Spencer Tracy in Robert Sherwood's "Rugged Path", but he eventually became a television character actor who appeared regularly as Pvt. Dino Papparelli on The Phil Silvers Show (in 138 episodes) and as Seaman Harrison "Tinker" Bell on McHale's Navy (also in 138 episodes). Sands later guest-starred in numerous television series, such as Car 54, Where Are You?, All in the Family, Here's Lucy, Happy Days, The Odd Couple, and Webster. He also appeared in an opening scene of Rocky (1976) as a booker for the fighters. He passed away at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on August 27, 1984 from lung cancer at the age of 73. He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, CA.