Personal Info
Sid Silvers
Writing
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 Silvers made his Broadway debut in the review Artists and Models. He also appeared in the review A N…
Filmography
Movies
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Born to Dance
as 'Gunny' Sacks
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Snoop Blue
Rendezvous
as Recruiter (uncredited)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate (uncredited)
Bottoms Up
as Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Shorty
My Weakness
as Maxie
Dancing Sweeties
as Jerry Browne