Joe Silver
Acting
Biography
Joe Silver was an American stage, television, film and radio actor. He was known for his distinctive deep voice.
Born: September 28, 1922
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Known For
The Crash of Flight 401
True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Sanford and Son
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
The Equalizer
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
Alice
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.
Kojak
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
The Gig
Six amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime, dreams and reality begin to collide.
The American Nightmare
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!
Raggedy Ann and Andy, along with other toys, reside in the nursery of a little girl named Marcella. During Marcella's seventh birthday, Babette, from France, is introduced as the new doll from a large package. Meanwhile, the lecherous Captain Contagious kidnaps Babette in his pirate ship and escapes from the nursery. Ann and Andy must explore and find Babette in the Deep Deep Woods to save her.
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
Filmography
as Self
as Mordsini
as Pawnbroker
as The Creep (voice)
as Leser Tish
as Abe Mitgang
as Felix Dzershinsky
as Uncle Stu
as Old Studio Boss
as Arnie
as Seymour Starger
as Agnello
as (voice)
as Leo Rosen
as Alvin Jessop
as Sy Robinson
as Murray Cypher
as The Greedy (voice)
as Rollo Linsky
as Farber
as Norman
as Chief Wilson
as Dr. Spangler (uncredited)
as (voice)
as Oscar
as Self
as Charlie Barrett
as Man (voice)
as Assistant D.A. Ketton
as Man in Doorway
as Dean of Admissions
as Bennie, Carnival Worker
as Beal Brown
as Santa Claus
as Caterpillar
as Self
as Decius
as Insp. Davis