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Home/People/Harvey Lembeck
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Born
Apr 15, 1923Died: Jan 5, 1982
Lived 58 years
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

37
Movies
29
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Harvey Lembeck

Acting

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.
Lily: Sold Out poster

Lily: Sold Out

as Mickey Gold
1981
The Gong Show Movie poster

The Gong Show Movie

as Man in Steam Room
1980
Raid on Entebbe poster

Raid on Entebbe

as Mr. Harvey
1976
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! poster

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

as Gangster
1975
There Is No 13 poster

There Is No 13

Cast
1974
Horowitz in Dublin poster

Horowitz in Dublin

as Dan Horowitz
1973
Hello Down There poster

Hello Down There

as Sonarman
1969
The Spirit Is Willing poster

The Spirit Is Willing

as Capt. Pederson (uncredited)
1967
Fireball 500 poster

Fireball 500

as Charlie Bigg
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini poster

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

as Eric Von Zipper
1966
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot poster

The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot

as Hugo
1965
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine poster

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

as Motorcycle Thug in Dungeon
1965
Sergeant Deadhead poster

Sergeant Deadhead

as Airman McEvoy
1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini poster

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

as Eric Von Zipper
1965
Beach Blanket Bingo poster

Beach Blanket Bingo

as Eric Von Zipper
1965
Pajama Party poster

Pajama Party

as Eric Von Zipper
1964
Bikini Beach poster

Bikini Beach

as Eric Von Zipper
1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown poster

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as Polak
1964
Love with the Proper Stranger poster

Love with the Proper Stranger

as Julio Rossini
1963
Beach Party poster

Beach Party

as Eric Von Zipper
1963