Actor
Sid Silvers
January 16, 1901 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Often works with
Eleanor Powell
2 titles together
Born to Dance, Broadway Melody of 1936
Virginia Bruce
2 titles together
Born to Dance, Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Una Merkel
2 titles together
Born to Dance, Broadway Melody of 1936
Frances Langford
2 titles together
Born to Dance, Broadway Melody of 1936
Buddy Ebsen
2 titles together
Born to Dance, Broadway Melody of 1936
Monica Bannister
2 titles together
Born to Dance, Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Full filmography · 13
That's Dancing!
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
19856.9
52nd Street
Writer
1937
Born to Dance
as 'Gunny' Sacks
19366.1
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate (uncredited)
1935
Rendezvous
as Recruiter (uncredited)
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Snoop
19356.5
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Shorty
1934
Bottoms Up
as Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris
1934
My Weakness
as Maxie
1933
Dancing Sweeties
as Jerry Browne
1930
The Sultan's Jester
Writer
1930
What a Life
Writer
1930