Johnny Sands (born Elbert John 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.
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Early years
Sands was born in Lorenzo, Texas. When he was 13, he went to Hollywood to work as an usher in a theater.
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Career
Discovered by a talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name for his love of sand and surf.
Sands' screen debut was in Affairs of Geraldine (1946). He is perhaps best remembered for his role in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), with Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, as Shirley Temple's boyfriend, Jerry White; 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.
Personal life
Sands was married twice, first to Sue Allen in 1947, but it only lasted six months. He had two children, Michael and Marco, with Donella B. Clementini, (m. September 12, 1962 - December 30, 2003, until his death); and a daughter, Catherine Browning, from a previous marriage.
Death
Sands died on December 30, 2003, at his home in Ainaloa, Hawaii.
Filmography
A partial list of feature film roles:
- Sabre Jet (1953), Sgt. Cosgrove
- Aladdin and His Lamp (1952), Aladdin
- The Basketball Fix (1951), Jed Black
- Target Unknown (1951), [Sgt. Frank] Crawford
- The Admiral Was a Lady (1950), Eddie
- The Lawless (1950), Joe Ferguson
- Two Flags West (1950), Lt. Adams
- Massacre River (1949), Randy Reid
- Adventure in Baltimore (1949), Gene Sheldon
- The Fabulous Texan (1947), Bud Clayton
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), Jerry White
- The Stranger (1946), Unnamed student
References
External links
- Johnny Sands on IMDb
- Johnny Sands at Find a Grave
- Johnny Sands, Filmography, at TCM
- Johnny Sands; Began Career as Usher, Obituaries, January 14, 2004, at Los Angeles Times
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