Sid Silvers
Birthday
1901/01/16
Day of death
1976/08/20 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sid Silvers (January 16, 1901 in Brooklyn, New York – August 20, 1976 in Brooklyn) was an American actor, comedian, lyricist, and writer. Silvers began his career in vaudeville in the early 1920s as a comedy partner of Phil Baker. As part of their act, Silvers would heckle Baker from the audience. The Baker/Silvers act was later used as the basis for the 1951 Martin and Lewis film The Stooge. The duo continued to perform together up through 1928. In 1925 ...Read more
Acting
(1936) Born to Dance
as 'Gunny' Sacks
(1935) Broadway Melody of 1936
as Snoop Blue
(1935) Rendezvous
as Recruiter (uncredited)
(1930) Dancing Sweeties
as Jerry Browne
(1934) Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Shorty
(1933) My Weakness
as Maxie
(1934) Bottoms Up
as Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris
(1935) Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate (uncredited)
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) That's Dancing!
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
(1929) Show of Shows
as Al Jolson Impersonator / Introducing Larry Ceballos Black and White Girls Number