Sid Silvers
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 16, 1901, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 20, 1976
- Movies
- 22
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) |
| 1936 | Born to Dance | 'Gunny' Sacks |
| 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Pirate (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rendezvous | Recruiter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Snoop |
| 1934 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round | Shorty |
| 1934 | Bottoms Up | Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris |
| 1933 | My Weakness | Maxie |
| 1930 | Dancing Sweeties | Jerry Browne |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Al Jolson Impersonator / Introducing Larry Ceballos Black and White Girls Number |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1951 | Two Tickets to Broadway | Screenplay |
| 1942 | For Me and My Gal | Screenplay |
| 1942 | The Fleet's In | Screenplay |
| 1939 | The Gorilla | Screenplay |
| 1937 | 52nd Street | Writer |
| 1936 | Born to Dance | Screenplay |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Screenplay |
| 1934 | Bottoms Up | Screenplay |
| 1930 | Follow the Leader | Screenplay |
| 1930 | The Sultan's Jester | Writer |
| 1930 | What a Life | Writer |
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