Joe Silver (September 28, 1922 â€" February 27, 1989) was an American
stage, television, film and radio actor. His distinctive deep voice
was once described as "the lowest voice in show business; so low that
when he speaks, he unties your shoelaces."He was born on September 28,
1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin and
attended Green Bay East High School and the University of
Wisconsin.Silver made his Broadway debut in 1942 in a revival of
Tobacco Road. He was in the original production of Gypsy: A Musical
Fable (1959) and was nominated for a supporting actor Tony Award for
playing nine different roles in Lenny (1971).In 1947, he made the
first of more than 1000 appearances on television, as a panelist on
What's It Worth? Two years later, he became a member of the cast of
the CBS educational children's television show Mr. I Magination. In
1950, he appeared on the short-lived CBS variety show Joey Faye's
Frolics. He was later featured on The Red Buttons Show in the 1950s,
and was the second "Captain Jet", host of the children's show Space
Funnies in the late 1950s. He played the husband of star Lee Grant's
character on Fay in the 1975-1976 season.
stage, television, film and radio actor. His distinctive deep voice
was once described as "the lowest voice in show business; so low that
when he speaks, he unties your shoelaces."He was born on September 28,
1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin and
attended Green Bay East High School and the University of
Wisconsin.Silver made his Broadway debut in 1942 in a revival of
Tobacco Road. He was in the original production of Gypsy: A Musical
Fable (1959) and was nominated for a supporting actor Tony Award for
playing nine different roles in Lenny (1971).In 1947, he made the
first of more than 1000 appearances on television, as a panelist on
What's It Worth? Two years later, he became a member of the cast of
the CBS educational children's television show Mr. I Magination. In
1950, he appeared on the short-lived CBS variety show Joey Faye's
Frolics. He was later featured on The Red Buttons Show in the 1950s,
and was the second "Captain Jet", host of the children's show Space
Funnies in the late 1950s. He played the husband of star Lee Grant's
character on Fay in the 1975-1976 season.
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