Actor
Sandy Helberg
Born May 28, 1949 in Frankfurt, Germany20 films
Sandy Helberg (born May 28, 1949) is an American actor. Helberg was born to Tonia and Sam Helberg, both were Holocaust survivors. They soon emigrated to the United States where his father, originally a barber, eventually became a successful real estate developer in Toledo, Ohio, where Helberg grew up. Helberg was the original Gopher Smith in The Love Boat pilot. He has been married to Harriet Helberg since April 6, 1975, and has 2 sons, Mason and actor Simon Helberg.
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First watchThis Is Spinal Tap19847.4as Angelo DiMentibelio"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs,…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
20 films as actor- 1997Meet Wally SparksCommercial Director
- 1995Mortal KombatDirector
- 1995The GrannyAlbert
- 1994I'll Do AnythingTheater Critic (uncredited)
- 1987SpaceballsDr. Schlotkin
- 1984Laugh Busters
- 1984Up the CreekIrwin
- 1984This Is Spinal TapAngelo DiMentibelio
- 1983The Paragon of Comedy
- 1981Modern ProblemsPete
- 1981History of the World: Part IDisciple - The Roman Empire
- 1980The Jazz SingerSound Engineer
- 1980More Wild Wild WestAide #1
- 1980The Hollywood KnightsOfficer Clark
- 1977High AnxietyAirport Attendant
- 1977American RaspberryMailman
- 1976A Star Is BornKevin (uncredited)
- 1976The Love BoatGopher, the Yeoman Purser
- 1975Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New YorkArtist
- 1973Terror in the Wax MuseumNewsboy (Uncredited)