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 Gabriel Dell made two guest appearances on Sanford and Son. | ||||
| Vital Information | ||||
| Born: | October 8, 1919 | |||
| Birthplace: | New York City, New York, U.S. | |||
| Died | July 3, 1988 (aged 68) | |||
| Deathplace: | North Hollywood, California, U.S. | |||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Actor | |||
| Family/Personal information | ||||
| Spouse(s): | Barbara Dell (?-1953) (divorced) Viola Essen, 1 child | |||
| Character/series involvement | ||||
| Appeared on/ Involved with: |
Sanford and Son | |||
| Character(s) played: | as Gunman/Bank Robber in episode "The Suitcase Case" in Season 1 as Mob Leader in episode titled "The Big Party" in Season 3 | |||
Gabriel Dell (October 8, 1919 – July 3, 1988) was an American actor and one of the members of what came to be known as the Dead End Kids/East Side Kids/The Bowery Boys. Gabriel made two appearances on Sanford and Son, first as a bank robber who drops by the junkyard and threatens Fred and Lomant at gunpoint looking for a suitcase filled with $70,000 in cash from a bank robbery that he stashed in the yard in the episode titled "The Suitcase Case" in Season 1, then as the leader of two Rent Party Gangsters who strongarm their way into persuading Fred, who was throwing a rent party to help pay bills, into entering the party business, again at gunpoint, in episode titled "The Big Party" in Season 2
Early life[]
Born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio 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.
Death[]
Dell died in North Hollywood of leukemia in 1988 at age 68.
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