Herbie Faye

Career

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

On Broadway, Faye appeared in Top Banana (1951) and Wine, Women and Song (1942).

In 1956, he appeared as Max in The Harder They Fall, a boxing story starring Humphrey Bogart in his last role. In 1962, he portrayed Charlie the bartender, in another boxing film Requiem for a Heavyweight starring Anthony Quinn. That same year, he appeared as "Lefty" in the episode "Fall Guy" of ABC's crime drama The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack as Eliot Ness. In 1961, Faye appeared as a cook in the comedy film Snow White and the Three Stooges. The next year, he appeared as a Mr. Perkins in the episode "Jose's Portege" of The Danny Thomas Show, also known as Make Room for Daddy. In 1961 and 1962, he appeared three times on The Joey Bishop Show. Later sitcom appearances were as Officer Luke in the 1963 episode "Now I Lay Me Down to Steal" of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis starring Dwayne Hickman. He appeared six times in various roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show, including Harry Keen in the 1965 segment "Brother, Can You Spare $2,500". He guest starred too on The Jack Benny Program and twice on both Bewitched and on My Favorite Martian.

During the middle 1960s, he appeared three times on The Andy Griffith Show and four times on the Griffith spin-off Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a military comedy starring singer Jim Nabors. He appeared twice on The Andy Griffith Show's successor series Mayberry R.F.D. starring Ken Berry. In 1963 he appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "A Kind of a Stopwatch". In 1966, he appeared as a man in a diner in the Don Knotts film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. In 1968, he appeared as Croupier in the Walt Disney comedy film Blackbeard's Ghost. In 1969, he appeared in the role of Mr. Welch on Andy Griffith's film Angel in My Pocket.

From 1966 to 1969, he appeared four times in different roles on CBS's rural comedy Petticoat Junction, including as Doodles in the episode "It's Not Easy to Be a Mother". In the 1966 episode "Better Never Than Late" he played "Mr. Fiskee" and in the 1969 episode "The Other Woman" he played "Oliver".

He appeared as a small-time pool hustler in the second episode (1967) of the TV drama Mannix, "Skid Marks On A Dry Run".

From 1970 to 1972, he appeared four times on Lucille Ball's CBS series Here's Lucy. From 1972 to 1973, he guest starred on ABC's Love, American Style and CBS's The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show. He also appeared on "All in the Family" in episode 12, season 1, as the delivery man. From 1971 to 1974, he appeared four times on CBS's The New Dick Van Dyke Show, including the role of Uncle Manny. In 1973, he guest-starred in an episode of the situation comedy A Touch of Grace. He also appeared as "Pop" in the 1974 episode "Knock Around the Block" of ABC's Happy Days starring Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Henry Winkler, and Ron Howard. From 1971 to 1975, he guest starred five times on ABC's sitcom The Odd Couple starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. In 1975, he appeared as Bernie in the Jack Albertson-Freddie Prinze NBC sitcom Chico and the Man in the episode entitled "Louie's Retirement". That same year, he appeared as Nathan Levine in the episode "The Social Worker" of ABC's sitcom Barney Miller.

Death

His last appearance prior to his death was as an unnamed witness in the 1980 film Melvin and Howard starring Jason Robards. Faye died in Las Vegas in 1980.