Gabriel Dell (born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio; October 8, 1919 â€"
July 3, 1988) was an American actor and one of the members of what
came to be known as the Dead End Kids, then later the East Side Kids
and finally The Bowery Boys.Born in New York City, Dell almost made
his stage debut a few years before Dead End when he and his sister
were slated for roles in The Good Earth with Alla Nazimova and Claude
Rains. Dell served in the United States Merchant Marine during World
War II. He appeared in numerous films as a Dead End Kid/East Side
Kid/Bowery Boy. In the 1944 East Side Kids film Million Dollar Kid,
Dell actually appeared as a criminal villain, pitted against the boys,
who gets brought to justice in the end.Dell's most prominent stage
role was in the play The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, written by
Lorraine Hansberry. The production opened on Broadway at the Longacre
Theatre on October 15, 1964, and was directed by Peter Kass. Jack
Blackman designed scenery, Jules Fisher designed lighting, and Fred
Voelpel designed costumes. The original cast featured Dell as Sidney
Brustein and Rita Moreno as Iris Parodus Brustein. The play received
mixed reviews and closed on January 10, 1965.His other non-Dead End
Kids/Bowery Boys films included The 300 Year Weekend (1971), Who Is
Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
(1971), Earthquake (1974), and Framed (1975). He also appeared in The
Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975), and The Escape Artist
(1982). Dell also made several appearances on television shows during
the 1960s and '70s including Ben Casey, The Fugitive, Mannix, Then
Came Bronson, I Dream of Jeannie, McCloud, Sanford and Son, and Barney
Miller.
July 3, 1988) was an American actor and one of the members of what
came to be known as the Dead End Kids, then later the East Side Kids
and finally The Bowery Boys.Born in New York City, Dell almost made
his stage debut a few years before Dead End when he and his sister
were slated for roles in The Good Earth with Alla Nazimova and Claude
Rains. Dell served in the United States Merchant Marine during World
War II. He appeared in numerous films as a Dead End Kid/East Side
Kid/Bowery Boy. In the 1944 East Side Kids film Million Dollar Kid,
Dell actually appeared as a criminal villain, pitted against the boys,
who gets brought to justice in the end.Dell's most prominent stage
role was in the play The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, written by
Lorraine Hansberry. The production opened on Broadway at the Longacre
Theatre on October 15, 1964, and was directed by Peter Kass. Jack
Blackman designed scenery, Jules Fisher designed lighting, and Fred
Voelpel designed costumes. The original cast featured Dell as Sidney
Brustein and Rita Moreno as Iris Parodus Brustein. The play received
mixed reviews and closed on January 10, 1965.His other non-Dead End
Kids/Bowery Boys films included The 300 Year Weekend (1971), Who Is
Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
(1971), Earthquake (1974), and Framed (1975). He also appeared in The
Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975), and The Escape Artist
(1982). Dell also made several appearances on television shows during
the 1960s and '70s including Ben Casey, The Fugitive, Mannix, Then
Came Bronson, I Dream of Jeannie, McCloud, Sanford and Son, and Barney
Miller.
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