Most Recent Role: Vendor #1 on Seinfeld
Birthplace: East Chicago, Indiana
Birthday: 4-16-1918
Birth Name: John Silverman
Date of Death: 2-1-2003
Cause of Death: Details of death and place of death Woodland Hill California , USA (heart and kindey failure)
Birthplace: East Chicago, Indiana
Birthday: 4-16-1918
Birth Name: John Silverman
Date of Death: 2-1-2003
Cause of Death: Details of death and place of death Woodland Hill California , USA (heart and kindey failure)
Johnny Silver was best known for his signature role as Benny Southstreet in the original broadway cast and film cast of Frank Loesser's musical "Guys and Dolls". Born in East Chicago Indiana, April 16, 1918, to poor Hungarian immigrants in a family of 5 brothers and one sister. At the age of 8, he already had an amazing gift in his beautiful singing voice and won a supermarket singing contest,...
Most Recent Appearance
The Understudy
Thursday 18 May 1995 on NBC
George and Jerry are suspected, by the cast and Kramer, of deliberately injuring Bette Midler during a softball game, giving Jerry's girlfriend, Bette's understudy, a chance to perform. Kramer becomes Bette's personal assistant. Elaine gets George's father to translate for her when she suspects...
Other Appearances
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H.R. Pufnstuf
Puppeteer for Ludicrous Lion |
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Mannix
Barney |
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Alfred Campbell |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Derelicts Shanks |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Cream of the Jest Jerry the Bartender |
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Alice
Undercover Mel Shorty |
Barney Miller
Homicide (1) Kingman |
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Bat Masterson
Double Trouble in Trinidad Drummer |
Bat Masterson
Trail Pirate Drummer |
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