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Herbie Faye

Herbie Faye
Born	(1899-02-02)February 2, 1899 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	June 28, 1980(1980-06-28) (aged 81) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–1980 (his death)

Herbie Faye (February 2, 1899 – June 28, 1980) was an American actor and vaudeville comedian who appeared in both of Phil Silvers' CBS television series, The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959) and The New Phil Silvers Show (1963–1964). Faye died June 28, 1980, from heart failure.^[1]

Faye worked with Mildred Harris in vaudeville, with Silvers as one of the supporting cast.^[2] His relationship with Silvers began in 1928 when Silvers was the straight man in Faye's act.^[3]

OnBroadway, Faye appeared in Top Banana (1951)^[4] and Wine, Women and Song (1942).^[5]

In movies, Faye appeared in 1956 as Max in The Harder They Fall, a boxing story starring Humphrey Bogart in his last role. In 1961, he appeared as a cook in the comedy film Snow White and the Three Stooges. In 1962, he portrayed Charlie the bartender, in another boxing film Requiem for a Heavyweight, starring Anthony Quinn.

1. ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., pp. 598, 658

^ Barron, Mark (February 18, 1952). "'Fabulous Invalid' Shows Gross About 50 Billion Dollars Annually". Denton Record-Chronicle. Texas, Denton. p. 3. Retrieved January 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Herbie Faye Was Teacher of Silvers". Biddeford-Saco Journal. Maine, Biddeford. April 11, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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• Herbie Faye at the Internet Broadway Database