About Johnny Sands
Lived 1928 – 2003 (aged 75). Johnny Sands was an American actor and television actor.
Johnny Sands (born Elbert Harp Jr., April 29, 1928 – December 30, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He worked in over a dozen films, and on television, before he retired from show business in 1971. He then worked as a real estate agent in Hawaii, until retiring in 1991.
Early years Sands was born in Lorenzo, Texas. as well as the title character in Aladdin and His Lamp (1952).
He also appeared in The Stranger (1946), with Orson Welles, Loretta Young, and Edward G. Robinson; and, Till the End of Time (1946), with Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum and Dorothy McGuire.
A popular actor who worked in over a dozen films, as well as television shows such as Perry Mason, with Raymond Burr, he continued to receive fan mail for the rest of his life.
Sands eventually left acting and moved to Hawaii, launching a career in real estate.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1946 The Stranger Jogging Student in Woods Film debut, Uncredited Till the End of Time Tommy Affairs of Geraldine Danny 1947 Born to Speed Johnny Randall Blaze of Noon Keith McDonald The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Jerry White The Fabulous Texan Bud Clayton 1949 Adventure in Baltimore Gene Sheldon Massacre River Randy Reid It's Your Health Jim Davis Short1950 The Lawless Joe Ferguson The Admiral Was a Lady Eddie Hoff Two Flags West Lt. Adams 1951 Target Unknown Sgt. Frank Crawford The Basketball Fix Jed Black 1952 Aladdin and His Lamp Aladdin1953 Jungle Drums of Africa Bert Hadley Serial Sabre Jet Sgt. Cosgrove Final film
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Who was Johnny Sands?
American actor (1928-2003)
When was Johnny Sands born?
Johnny Sands was born on 29 April 1928 in Lorenzo.
When did Johnny Sands die?
Johnny Sands died on 30 December 2003 in Ainaloa.
What was Johnny Sands's occupation?
Johnny Sands was an actor and television actor.
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Johnny Sands was American.
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