Johnny Sands
Johnny Sands (April 29, 1928 – December 30, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Lorenzo, Texas, and died in Ainaloa, Hawaii, where he had retired. He was given the name Elbert Harp, Jr., when he was born.
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.
Career
After performing in some school plays, he left home for Hollywood, at the age of 13, and got a job as a movie theatre usher. Discovered by a talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name for his love of sand and surf.
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; 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.
