Maurice Gosfield
Birthday: Born in 1913-01-28 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Deathday: 1964-10-19
TV Credits
Top Cat
Character: Benny the Ball (voice)
Top Cat, known as T.C. to his alley cat friends, is a mischievous prankster who lives in a trash can in the alley ways of New York City. He and his alley-cat cohorts think of get rich schemes and assorted pranks which are mostly involving and aimed at Officer Dibble, their nemesis and friend. T.C. manages to get out of his tight situations with hilarity and charm and even helps Dibble on occasion who is underscored by his overbearing sergeant......
The Phil Silvers Show
Character: Duane Doberman
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created and largely written by Nat Hiken, and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. The show is sometimes titled Sergeant Bilko or simply Bilko in reruns, and is very often referred to by these names, both on-screen and...
The Steve Allen Show
Character: Self - Guest
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The Jack Benny Program
Character: Self / Pvt. Duane Doberman
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days....
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time....
Movie Credits
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Character: New York Tour Ticket Seller (uncredited)
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs....
Guilty Bystander
Character: Guard on Bridge (uncredited)
A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up....
Keep in Step
Character: Pvt. Duane Doberman
An hour of music and comedy sketches hosted by Phil Silvers. Sponsored by Pontiac automobiles....
Teenage Millionaire
Character: Ernie
A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit....
The Thrill of It All
Character: Truck Driver
A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life....