Sid Silvers

Biography

Sid Silvers was a versatile American performer who began his career in vaudeville as a comedy partner of Phil Baker, later adapting their act into the 1951 Martin and Lewis film The Stooge. He made his Broadway debut in 1925 with the revue Artists and Models, contributing to several musicals and plays throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Silvers also appeared in several notable films, including Born to Dance and Broadway Melody of 1936.