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Harvey Lembeck 1923 - 1982

Harvey Lembeck was born on April 15, 1923 at Brooklyn, NY, USA in Kings County, New York United States, and died at age 58 years old on January 5, 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harvey Lembeck.

Harvey Lembeck

April 15, 1923

Brooklyn, NY, USA in Kings County, New York, United States

January 5, 1982

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Introduction

Harvey Lembeck (April 15, 1923 – January 5, 1982) was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl. Rocco Barbella on The Phil Silvers Show (a.k.a. Sgt. Bilko, a.k.a. You'll Never Get Rich) in the late 1950s, and as the stumbling, overconfident quasi-outlaw biker Eric Von Zipper in beach party films during the 1960s. And unforgettable in Stalag 17. He also turned in noteworthy performances in both the stage and screen versions of Stalag 17. He was the father of actor and director Michael Lembeck and actress Helaine Lembeck.
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1923

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April 15, 1923

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Brooklyn, NY, USA in Kings County, New York United States

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1982

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January 5, 1982

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Obituary

HARVEY LEMBECK, 58, DEAD; ACTED ON SGT. BILKO PROGRAM Jan. 7, 1982 Harvey Lembeck, a character actor who was featured on Broadway as Harry Shapiro in ''Stalag 17'' and on television as Cpl. Rocco Barbella on ''You'll Never Get Rich,'' the Phil Silvers comedy series, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 58 years old. Mr. Lembeck began his career as half of ''The Dancing Carrolls,'' which he once described as ''the worst dance act in show business.'' After serving in World War II, he often portrayed humorous men in uniform. In 1947, he graduated from New York University. When he appeared in 1951 in ''Stalag 17,'' a comedy-melodrama by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski set in a German prisoner-of-war camp, Brooks Atkinson, drama critic of The New York Times, wrote, ''Robert Strauss is hilarious as the chief clown of the barracks, and Harvey Lembeck is scarcely less funny as his buddy.'' Mr. Lembeck repeated his role in the Paramount Pictures version of the play in 1953. Other roles he portrayed were a truculent sailor, Insigna, in ''Mister Roberts,'' which starred Henry Fonda on Broadway in 1948, and as the seafaring bookie, Morelli, in the 1951 film ''U.S.S. Teakettle,'' which starred Gary Cooper. In addition to his featured billing on the Silvers show about Sgt. Ernie Bilko, Mr. Lembeck appeared on more than 50 television programs. He was recently an actor-teacher in a theatrical workshop in Los Angeles. Mr. Lembeck, who lived in Beverly Hills, is survived by his wife, Caroline; a son, Michael; a daughter, Helaine; his father, Harry; a brother, Richard, and a grandson.

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