Joe Silver (September 28, 1922 – February 27, 1989) was an American stage, television, film and radio actor. His distinctive deep voice was once described as "the lowest voice in show business; so low that when he speaks, he unties your shoelaces."[1]
Silver made his Broadway debut in 1942 in a revival of Tobacco Road.[1][4] He was in the original production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable (1959) and was nominated for a Tony Award as a supporting actor for playing nine different roles in Lenny (1971).[1][4]
In 1947, he made the first of more than 1,000 appearances on television,[1][4] as a panelist on What's It Worth. Two years later, he became a member of the cast of the CBS educational children's television show Mr. I. Magination. In 1950, he appeared on the short-lived variety show Joey Faye's Frolics. He was featured on The Red Buttons Show in the 1950s, and was the second Captain Jet, host of the children's show Space Funnies in the late 1950s. He played the husband of star Lee Grant's character on Fay in the 1975-1976 season.
Silver's last performance was in the musical Legs Diamond. While suffering from liver cancer, Silver died in Manhattan after suffering a heart attack at the age of 66 on February 27, 1989.[1] He was survived by his actress wife Chevi Colton, their son Christopher, their daughter Jennifer, and three grandchildren.[1]
^ abcdefMervyn Rothstein (February 28, 1989). "Joe Silver, 66, a Broadway Star And Actor in Film and Television". The New York Times. Joe Silver, an actor who appeared on and Off Broadway, in films and in more than 1,000 television programs, died of a heart attack yesterday at St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan. Mr. Silver, who had been suffering from liver cancer, was 66 years old and lived in Manhattan.
