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sands in '' the phil silvers show '' , 1958 at left with phil silvers and paul ford hillside memorial park cemetery , culver city 24 august 1984 los angeles , california bergen , new york 6 january 1911 file 1958.jpg : billy sands phil silvers paul ford bilko billy sands
 television actor
billy sands

billy sands -lrb- january 6 , 1911 - august 27 , 1984 -rrb- was an american character actor who appeared as a regular on `` the phil silvers show '' -lrb- `` sgt bilko '' -rrb- as pvt. dino papparelli and was a regular on `` mchale 's navy '' as harrison `` tinker '' bell .
he has also made guest-starring roles on many other television series , including `` car 54 , where are you ? ''
, `` all in the family '' , `` here 's lucy '' , `` happy days , '' and `` the odd couple '' .
sands also appears in one of the opening scenes of `` rocky '' as a booker for the fighters .
he was born william f. sands in bergen , ny to john f. & dana a. sands .
sands began his professional career in 1946 when he appeared on broadway with spencer tracy in robert sherwood 's `` rugged path . ''
he died from lung cancer at the age of 73 while at ucla medical center in los angeles , ca on august 27 , 1984 .
he is buried at hillside memorial park cemetery in culver city , ca .
