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actor Billy Sands, shown here on the 1960's CBS-TV series "McHale's Navy", provided the voice of Stretch Cunningham in the Season 3 All in the Family episode "Archie in the Cellar". | ||||
Personal Information | ||||
Born: | January 6, 1911 | |||
Birthplace: | Bergen, New York, U.S. | |||
Died: | August 24, 1984 | (aged 73)|||
Deathplace: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||
Occupation/ Career: |
TV actor/voice artist | |||
Character/Series involvement | ||||
Series: | All in the Family | |||
Episodes appeared in: | "Archie in the Cellar" (Season 3) |
Billy Sands (January 6, 1911 - August 27, 1984) was a 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 (where he provided the voice of Stretch Cunningham in the Season 3 episode "Archie in the Cellar"), Here's Lucy, Happy Days, and The Odd Couple. Billy also appeared in one of the opening scenes of Rocky as a booker for the fighters.
Sands, who died in Los Angeles, was interred at and is buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, CA.
External links[]
- Billy Sands at Find a Grave Memorial
- Billy Sands at the Internet Movie Database