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| birth_name = John Silverman |
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| birth_date = April 16, 1918 |
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| birth_place = East Chicago, Indiana |
| birth_place = East Chicago, Indiana |
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| death_place = Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| death_place = Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California |
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| occupation = Actor and Singer |
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'''Johnny Silver''' (born '''John Silverman'''; April 16, 1918 – February 1, 2003) was an American actor and singer, best known for playing Benny Southstreet in ''[[Guys and Dolls (film)|Guys and Dolls]]''. |
'''Johnny Silver''' (born '''John Silverman'''; April 16, 1918 – February 1, 2003) was an American actor and singer, best known for playing Benny Southstreet in ''[[Guys and Dolls (film)|Guys and Dolls]]''. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Born in [[East Chicago, Indiana]], |
Born in [[East Chicago, Indiana]], Silver's performing arts career started early, singing as a youth, and then expanded to acting. His early career involved performing with actor [[John Raitt]] at L.A. City College<ref name = Variety>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/johnny-silver-1117880785/ |title=Johnny Silver |work=Variety |date=18 February 2003 |access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref> as well as radio work.<ref name = Bret>{{cite book|first=David |last=Bret |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mcv6AgAAQBAJ&dq=jan+peerce+johnny+silver&pg=PT25 |title=Mario Lanza: Sublime Serenade |date=2009 |publisher=Aurum Press |isbn = 9781781313442|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref> He also worked as a burlesque comic.<ref name = Mannering>{{cite book|first= Derek |last= Mannering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sF_eCwAAQBAJ&dq=johnny+silver+mario+lanza&pg=PT35 |title=Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods |date=1991 |publisher= Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn = 9781496802668|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref> |
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During [[World War II]], Silver was tasked with finding entertainment for the troops,<ref name = Cesari>{{cite book|first=Armando |last=Cesari |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2vlpWdsgQ3UC&dq=johnny+silver+mario+lanza&pg=PA28 |title=Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy |date=2004 |publisher=Baskerville Publishers |isbn = 9781880909669|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref> and as a result, he met singer [[Mario Lanza]].<ref name=Bret/><ref name=Mannering/> Silver helped Lanza secure a part in a play written by [[Peter Lind Hayes]] and [[Frank Loesser]], ''On the Beam'',<ref name=Cesari/> and together they performed a number of variety acts for the troops.<ref name=Bret/><ref name=Variety/><ref name=Mannering/> |
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⚫ | Following the war, Silver moved to [[New York City|New York]], and his big break came when he was cast as Benny Southstreet in Loesser's [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical, ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'', in 1950.<ref name=Variety/> He reprised the role for the [[Guys and Dolls (film)|film adaptation]] five years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/variety200-1955-11#page/n5/mode/1up |title=Guys and Dolls |work=Variety |date=2 November 1955 |access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Over the next 40 years, Silver worked prolifically as a [[character actor]] in film and on television. His film credits include ''[[Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?]]'' (1963), ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965), ''[[Lepke (film)|Lepke]]'' (1975), ''[[History of the World, Part I]]'' (1981) and ''[[Spaceballs]]'' (1987). Among his dozens of television credits, he appeared in seven episodes of ''[[Make Room for Daddy]]'', 15 episodes of ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', six episodes of ''[[Mannix]]'' and five episodes of ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''. He also played the parts of Dr Blinky and Ludicrous Lion in ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'' ([[Walker Edmiston]] provided the voices). His final television role was in 1995 in an episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]''. |
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During [[World War II]], Silver was tasked with finding entertainment for the troops,<ref name = Cesari>{{cite book|author=Armando Cesari |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2vlpWdsgQ3UC&pg=PA28&dq=johnny+silver+mario+lanza#q=johnny%20silver%20mario%20lanza |title=Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy |publisher= |date=2004 |isbn = 9781880909669|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> and as a result, he met singer [[Mario Lanza]].<ref name = Bret>{{cite book|author=David Bret |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mcv6AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT25&lpg=PT25&dq=jan+peerce+johnny+silver#q=jan%20peerce%20johnny%20silver |title=Mario Lanza: Sublime Serenade |publisher= |date=2009 |isbn = 9781781313442|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref name = Mannering>{{cite book|author= Derek Mannering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sF_eCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35&dq=johnny+silver+mario+lanza#q=johnny%20silver%20mario%20lanza |title=Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods |publisher= |date=1991 |isbn = 9781496802668|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> Silver helped Lanza secure a part in a play written by [[Peter Lind Hayes]] and [[Frank Loesser]], ''On the Beam'',<ref name = Cesari>{{cite book|author=Armando Cesari |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2vlpWdsgQ3UC&pg=PA28&dq=johnny+silver+mario+lanza#q=johnny%20silver%20mario%20lanza |title=Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy |publisher= |date=2004 |isbn = 9781880909669|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> and together they performed a number of variety acts for the troops.<ref name = Bret>{{cite book|author=David Bret |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mcv6AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT25&lpg=PT25&dq=jan+peerce+johnny+silver#q=jan%20peerce%20johnny%20silver |title=Mario Lanza: Sublime Serenade |publisher= |date=2009 |isbn = 9781781313442|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref name = Variety>{{cite web|author= |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/johnny-silver-1117880785/ |title=Johnny Silver |publisher=Variety |date=18 February 2003 |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref name = Mannering>{{cite book|author= Derek Mannering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sF_eCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35&dq=johnny+silver+mario+lanza#q=johnny%20silver%20mario%20lanza |title=Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods |publisher= |date=1991 |isbn = 9781496802668|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Following the war, Silver moved to [[New York City|New York]], and his big break came when he was cast as Benny Southstreet in |
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⚫ | Over the next 40 years, Silver worked prolifically as a [[character actor]] in film and on television. His film credits include ''[[Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?]]'' (1963), ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965), ''[[Lepke (film)|Lepke]]'' (1975), ''[[History of the World, Part I]]'' (1981) and ''[[Spaceballs]]'' (1987). Among his dozens of television credits, he appeared in seven episodes of ''[[Make Room for Daddy]]'', 15 episodes of ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', six episodes of ''[[Mannix]]'' and five episodes of ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''. He also played the parts of Dr Blinky and Ludicrous Lion in ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'' ([[Walker Edmiston]] provided the voices). His final television role was in 1995 in an episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]''. |
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Silver died of heart and kidney failure on February 1, 2003, at the age of 84.<ref name=Variety/> |
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⚫ | He was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for his performance in the 1967 episode of ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'', ''Free of Charge''.<ref name |
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Silver died of heart and kidney failure on February 1, 2003, at the age of 84.<ref name = Variety>{{cite web|author= |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/johnny-silver-1117880785/ |title=Johnny Silver |publisher=Variety |date=18 February 2003 |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> |
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==Partial filmography== |
==Partial filmography== |
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<big>'''Film'''</big> |
<big>'''Film'''</big> |
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| 1970 || ''[[Pufnstuf (film)|Pufnstuf]]'' || Dr Blinky/Ludicrous Lion || |
| 1970 || ''[[Pufnstuf (film)|Pufnstuf]]'' || Dr Blinky/Ludicrous Lion || |
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| 1972 || ''[[Hammer (film)|Hammer]]'' || Tiny || |
| 1972 || ''[[Hammer (1972 film)|Hammer]]'' || Tiny || |
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| 1975 || ''[[Lepke (film)|Lepke]]'' || Schwartz || |
| 1975 || ''[[Lepke (film)|Lepke]]'' || Schwartz || |
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| 1954 || ''[[The Lone Wolf (TV series)|The Lone Wolf]]'' || Johnny Fr'Instance || Episode: Skid Row |
| 1954 || ''[[The Lone Wolf (TV series)|The Lone Wolf]]'' || Johnny Fr'Instance || Episode: Skid Row |
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| 1956 || ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' || Fenton Shanks || Season 1 Episode 19: "The Derelicts" |
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| 1957 || ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' || Jerry the Bartender || Season 2 Episode 24: "The Cream of the Jest" |
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| 1957 || ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]'' || Frankie || Episode: The Chris Daniels Story |
| 1957 || ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]'' || Frankie || Episode: The Chris Daniels Story |
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| 1957 || ''[[Date with the Angels]]'' || Mr Carter || Episode: A Day at the Track |
| 1957 || ''[[Date with the Angels]]'' || Mr Carter || Episode: A Day at the Track |
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| 1958 || ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'' || Drummer|| Episode: Double Trouble in Trinidad |
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| 1959 || ''[[Bachelor Father (American TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' || Charlie || Episode: Bentley's Economy Wave |
| 1959 || ''[[Bachelor Father (American TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' || Charlie || Episode: Bentley's Economy Wave |
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| 1959 || ''[[World of Giants]]'' || Chick Crescent || Episode: Off Beat |
| 1959 || ''[[World of Giants]]'' || Chick Crescent || Episode: Off Beat |
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| 1959–60 || ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series) |
| 1959–60 || ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' || Various || 2 episodes |
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| 1960 || ''[[M Squad]]'' || J.C. Grevy || Episode: Needle in a Haystack |
| 1960 || ''[[M Squad]]'' || J.C. Grevy || Episode: Needle in a Haystack |
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| 1964 || ''[[The Rogues (TV series)|The Rogues]]'' || Boots Rafferty || Episode: The Personal Touch |
| 1964 || ''[[The Rogues (TV series)|The Rogues]]'' || Boots Rafferty || Episode: The Personal Touch |
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| 1964 || ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Ben || Episode: Memo from Purgatory |
| 1964 || ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Ben || Season 3 Episode 10: "Memo from Purgatory" |
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| 1961–65 || ''[[The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)|The Joey Bishop Show]]'' || Various || 5 episodes |
| 1961–65 || ''[[The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)|The Joey Bishop Show]]'' || Various || 5 episodes |
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| 1973–75 || ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' || Various || 2 episodes |
| 1973–75 || ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' || Various || 2 episodes |
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|-1974. "Kolchak, the Night Stalker" 1 episode |
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| 1978 || ''[[Columbo]]'' || Tow Truck Driver || Episode: The Conspirators |
| 1978 || ''[[Columbo]]'' || Tow Truck Driver || Episode: The Conspirators |
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| 1985 || ''[[1st & Ten (1984 TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' || Tinoretto || Episode: Super Bull Sunday |
| 1985 || ''[[1st & Ten (1984 TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' || Tinoretto || Episode: Super Bull Sunday |
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| 1986 || ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' || Eddie Alonzo || Episode: The Don Part 1 |
| 1986 || ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' || Eddie Alonzo || Episode: The Don Part 1 |
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| 1986–88 || ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' || Various || 2 episodes |
| 1986–88 || ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' || Various || 2 episodes |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 24 October 2024
Johnny Silver (born John Silverman; April 16, 1918 – February 1, 2003) was an American actor and singer, best known for playing Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls.
Career
[edit]Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Silver's performing arts career started early, singing as a youth, and then expanded to acting. His early career involved performing with actor John Raitt at L.A. City College[1] as well as radio work.[2] He also worked as a burlesque comic.[3]
During World War II, Silver was tasked with finding entertainment for the troops,[4] and as a result, he met singer Mario Lanza.[2][3] Silver helped Lanza secure a part in a play written by Peter Lind Hayes and Frank Loesser, On the Beam,[4] and together they performed a number of variety acts for the troops.[2][1][3]
Following the war, Silver moved to New York, and his big break came when he was cast as Benny Southstreet in Loesser's Broadway musical, Guys and Dolls, in 1950.[1] He reprised the role for the film adaptation five years later.[5]
Over the next 40 years, Silver worked prolifically as a character actor in film and on television. His film credits include Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963), The Great Race (1965), Lepke (1975), History of the World, Part I (1981) and Spaceballs (1987). Among his dozens of television credits, he appeared in seven episodes of Make Room for Daddy, 15 episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, six episodes of Mannix and five episodes of The Odd Couple. He also played the parts of Dr Blinky and Ludicrous Lion in H.R. Pufnstuf (Walker Edmiston provided the voices). His final television role was in 1995 in an episode of Seinfeld.
He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in the 1967 episode of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Free of Charge.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]Silver was married to actress Gloria Manos from 1954 until her death in 1993. The couple had two daughters, Stephanie and Jennie.
Silver died of heart and kidney failure on February 1, 2003, at the age of 84.[1]
Partial filmography
[edit]Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | Guys and Dolls | Benny Southstreet | |
1957 | Public Pigeon No. One | Marvin | Uncredited |
1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | Charlie | |
1965 | The Great Race | Baker | Uncredited |
1968 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Bert | Uncredited |
1968 | How Sweet It Is! | Zipper Man | |
1970 | Pufnstuf | Dr Blinky/Ludicrous Lion | |
1972 | Hammer | Tiny | |
1975 | Lepke | Schwartz | |
1981 | History of the World, Part I | Small Liar – The Roman Empire | |
1987 | Spaceballs | Caddy | |
1991 | Shakes the Clown | Clown Tailor |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1950 | NBC Television Opera Theatre | Various | 3 episodes |
1954 | The Lone Wolf | Johnny Fr'Instance | Episode: Skid Row |
1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fenton Shanks | Season 1 Episode 19: "The Derelicts" |
1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Jerry the Bartender | Season 2 Episode 24: "The Cream of the Jest" |
1957 | The Millionaire | Frankie | Episode: The Chris Daniels Story |
1957 | Leave it to Beaver | Man on Bridge | Episode: The Clubhouse |
1955–57 | The Jack Benny Program | Various | 3 episodes |
1957 | Date with the Angels | Mr Carter | Episode: A Day at the Track |
1958 | Bat Masterson | Drummer | Episode: Double Trouble in Trinidad |
1959 | Bachelor Father | Charlie | Episode: Bentley's Economy Wave |
1959 | World of Giants | Chick Crescent | Episode: Off Beat |
1959–60 | The Untouchables | Various | 2 episodes |
1960 | M Squad | J.C. Grevy | Episode: Needle in a Haystack |
1956–61 | Make Room for Daddy | Various | 7 episodes |
1963 | The Andy Griffith Show | Prothro Hanson | Episode: The Great Filling Station Robbery |
1964 | Burke's Law | Various | 2 episodes |
1964 | The Rogues | Boots Rafferty | Episode: The Personal Touch |
1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Ben | Season 3 Episode 10: "Memo from Purgatory" |
1961–65 | The Joey Bishop Show | Various | 5 episodes |
1963–65 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Various | 15 episodes |
1964–66 | The Munsters | Various | 2 episodes |
1966 | Bonanza | Snowden | Episode: Horse of a Different Hue |
1966 | The F.B.I. | Various | 2 episodes |
1966–67 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Various | 2 episodes |
1968 | Good Morning World | John | Episode: Pot Luckless |
1966–68 | That Girl | Various | 3 episodes |
1968 | Get Smart | Jojo | Episode: The Secret of Sam Vittorio |
1969–70 | H.R. Pufnstuf | Dr Blinky/Ludicrous Lion | 17 episodes |
1970 | The Name of the Game | Various | 2 episodes |
1971 | Sarge | Freddy | Episode: The Silent Target |
1971 | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Louis | TV movie |
1962–72 | My Three Sons | Various | 4 episodes |
1971–72 | Here's Lucy | Various | 2 episodes |
1967–72 | Ironside | Various | 4 episodes |
1970–72 | McCloud | Various | 2 episodes |
1973 | Maude | Various | 2 episodes (one of which was uncredited) |
1969–74 | Mannix | Various | 6 episodes |
1970–75 | The Odd Couple | Various | 5 episodes (one of which was uncredited) |
1973–75 | Adam-12 | Various | 2 episodes |
1973–75 | The Streets of San Francisco | Various | 2 episodes |
1978 | Columbo | Tow Truck Driver | Episode: The Conspirators |
1979 | Delta House | Pizza Man | Episode: The Blotto Who Came to Dinner |
1980 | Barney Miller | Kingman | Episode: Homicide Part 1 |
1981 | Evita Peron | Stage Manager | TV movie |
1984 | ABC Weekend Special | Leon | Episode: Henry Hamilton Graduate Ghost |
1984 | Alice | Shorty | Episode: Undercover Mel |
1985 | 1st & Ten | Tinoretto | Episode: Super Bull Sunday |
1986 | Matlock | Eddie Alonzo | Episode: The Don Part 1 |
1986–88 | Cagney & Lacey | Various | 2 episodes |
1995 | Seinfeld | Vendor #1 | Episode: The Understudy |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Johnny Silver". Variety. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Bret, David (2009). Mario Lanza: Sublime Serenade. Aurum Press. ISBN 9781781313442. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Mannering, Derek (1991). Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496802668. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ a b Cesari, Armando (2004). Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy. Baskerville Publishers. ISBN 9781880909669. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Guys and Dolls". Variety. 2 November 1955. Retrieved 19 February 2020.