- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 27, 1937
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Tommy Sands
Thomas Adrian Sands is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as early as 1949, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol". The song from the show, "Teen-Age Crush", reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox. Sands's initial recordings achieved little in the way of sales but in early 1957 he was given the opportunity to star in an episode of Kraft Television Theatre called "The Singing Idol". On the show, his song presentation of a Joe Allison composition called "Teen-Age Crush" went over big with the young audience and, released as a single by Capitol Records, it went to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart and No. 1 on the Cashbox chart. It became a gold record. His track, "The Old Oaken Bucket", peaked at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart …
Filmography
movieThe Wrecking Crew
2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Juke Box Revival - Rock'n'Roll Vol. 2
movieJuke Box Revival - Rock'n'Roll Vol. 2
2003 · Sänger
movieFrank Sinatra Memorial
2000 · Self
tvThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
tvHawaii Five-O
1968 · Joey Rand, Edward Ross
movieThe Violent Ones
1967 · Mike Marain
movieNone But the Brave
1965 · 2nd Lt. Blair
tvBranded
1965 · Cadet Richard Bain
movieEnsign Pulver
1964 · Bruno
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Eddie Riccio
tvMr. Novak
1963 · Ray Wilson, Gary Lewin
tvCombat!
1962 · Carey
movieThe Longest Day
1962 · U.S. Army Ranger
movieBackstage Party
1961 · Self
movieBabes in Toyland
1961 · Tom Piper
movieLove in a Goldfish Bowl
1961 · Gordon Slide
tvStartime
1959 · Self
tvBonanza
1959 · Wiley Kane
movieMardi Gras
1958 · Barry Denton
movieSing Boy Sing
1958 · Virgil Walker
tvThe Dick Clark Show
1958 · Self
tvWagon Train
1957 · Ethan Morgan, Keith Lance, Larry Hanify
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Jace Rawlins
The Ford Show
tvThe Ford Show
1956 · Self
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Singer
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
tvStudio One
1948 · Buck Slater
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947 · Vito Sorrano