Johnny Sands (born Elbert Harp Jr., April 29, 1928 – December 30, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He worked in over a dozen films, and on television, before he retired from show business in 1971. He then worked as a real estate agent in Hawaii, until retiring in 1991.[1]

Johnny Sands
Sands in The Admiral Was a Lady, 1950
Born	Elbert Harp Jr. (1928-04-29)April 29, 1928 Lorenzo, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2003(2003-12-30) (aged 75) Ainaloa, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, real estate agent
Years active	1946–1971 as actor, 1971-1991 as real estate agent
Spouse(s)	Sue Allen ​ ​ (m. 1947; div. 1947)​ Donella B. Clementini ​ ​ (m. 1962)​

Early years

Sands was born in Lorenzo, Texas.[2][1] When he was 13, he went to Hollywood to work as an usher in a theater.[3]

Career

Discovered by a talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name for his love of sand and surf.[2]

Sands' screen debut was in Affairs of Geraldine (1946).[3] He is perhaps best remembered for his role in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), with Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, as Shirley Temple's boyfriend, Jerry White;[2] as well as the title character in Aladdin and His Lamp (1952).

He also appeared in The Stranger (1946), with Orson Welles, Loretta Young, and Edward G. Robinson; and, Till the End of Time (1946), with Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum and Dorothy McGuire.

A popular actor who worked in over a dozen films, as well as television shows such as Perry Mason, with Raymond Burr, he continued to receive fan mail for the rest of his life.^{[citation needed]}

Sands eventually left acting and moved to Hawaii, launching a career in real estate.[3]

Personal life

Sands was married twice, first to Sue Allen in 1947, but it lasted only six months.[2]

Death

Sands died on December 30, 2003, at his home in Ainaloa, Hawaii.[3]

Filmography

References

External links

• Johnny Sands at IMDb
• Johnny Sands at Find a Grave
• Johnny Sands, Filmography, at TCM
• Johnny Sands; Began Career as Usher, Obituaries, January 14, 2004, at Los Angeles Times