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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-04-15

Day of Death

1982-01-05 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Harvey Lembeck

Biography

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) in the late 1950s, and as the stumbling, overconfident outlaw biker Eric Von Zipper in the beach party movie series during the 1960s. He also turned in noteworthy performances in both the stage and screen versions of Stalag 17. He was the father of actor/director Michael Lembeck and actress Helaine Lembeck. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Harvey Lembeck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Stalag 17

1953

Stalag 17

as

Sgt. Harry Shapiro

Finders Keepers

1952

Finders Keepers

as

o.A.

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

1965

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

as

Eric Von Zipper

Beach Blanket Bingo

1965

Beach Blanket Bingo

as

Eric Von Zipper

Beach Party

1963

Beach Party

as

Eric Von Zipper

The Spirit Is Willing

1967

The Spirit Is Willing

as

Capt. Pederson (uncredited)

Bikini Beach

1964

Bikini Beach

as

Eric Von Zipper

Sail A Crooked Ship

1961

Sail A Crooked Ship

as

Nickels

Pajama Party

1964

Pajama Party

as

Eric Von Zipper

Sergeant Deadhead

1965

Sergeant Deadhead

as

Airman McEvoy

Fireball 500

1966

Fireball 500

as

Charlie Bigg

The Command

1954

The Command

as

Pvt. Gottschalk

Keep in Step

1959

Keep in Step

as

Cpl. Rocco Barbella

Girls in the Night

1953

Girls in the Night

as

Chuck Haynes

The Frogmen

1951

The Frogmen

as

Marvin W. 'Canarsie' Mikowsky

The Last Time I Saw Archie

1961

The Last Time I Saw Archie

as

Duty Sgt. Malcolm Greenbriar

Horowitz in Dublin

1973

Horowitz in Dublin

as

Dan Horowitz

Lily: Sold Out

1981

Lily: Sold Out

as

Mickey Gold

Fourteen Hours

1951

Fourteen Hours

as

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Mission Over Korea

1953

Mission Over Korea

as

Sgt. Maxie Steiner

Kiss Me, Kate

1958

Kiss Me, Kate

as

Gunman

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

1965

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

as

Motorcycle Thug in Dungeon

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

Between Heaven and Hell

as

.Pvt. Bernard 'Bernie' Meleski - Co. G

Raid on Entebbe

1976

Raid on Entebbe

as

Mr. Harvey

Hello Down There

1969

Hello Down There

as

Sonarman

Batman

Batman

as

Eagle-Eye

Hawkins

Hawkins

as

Bartender

The Monkees

The Monkees

as

Fuselli

The Hathaways

The Hathaways

as

Jerry Roper

The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

as

Rocco Barbella

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

Vic Rizzo

Ensign O'Toole

Ensign O'Toole

as

Seaman Gabby Di Julio

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Jack Stephens

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

as

Chips Collins

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Harry Millman

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Tom Lauck

Production

Crew

Directing