Bill Persky
Birthday: September 9, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: William Allan Persky
Bill Persky was born on September 9, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA as William Allan Persky. He is a writer and producer, known for Aline et Cathy (1984), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) and Lotsa ...Show More
[on Morey Amsterdam] Morey was a very sweet man. A joke machine. No taste. He wasn't necessarily vul Show more
[on Morey Amsterdam] Morey was a very sweet man. A joke machine. No taste. He wasn't necessarily vulgar or anything, but he just made up jokes that didn't have any substance. Hide
[on Billy De Wolfe] . . . Billy De Wolfe was, I guess, one of my favorite people ever. He was just a Show more
[on Billy De Wolfe] . . . Billy De Wolfe was, I guess, one of my favorite people ever. He was just a sweetheart of a guy and brilliantly funny. Most people didn't know that he had been an acrobat at one point. He had a way--he was so grand and it was terrific. Hide
[on Sheldon Leonard] . . . he was a Damon Runyon character. But smart as a whip, great businessman, Show more
[on Sheldon Leonard] . . . he was a Damon Runyon character. But smart as a whip, great businessman, a real good eye for talent, and as flamboyant as you would expect him to be. I remember we were once in Vegas, and he was dressed in a white suit with a black silk shirt and a white tie and panama hat at the crap table. I was at the other end with his wife Frankie and I looked at him and I said to her, "God, you know, Frankie. Nobody could dress like that." She said, "I wish nobody would." Hide
[on Burt Mustin] Burt Mustin was one of the true gentleman of the world. I just loved him. He had a Show more
[on Burt Mustin] Burt Mustin was one of the true gentleman of the world. I just loved him. He had a very interesting background. He had been, not at West Point, but I guess The Citadel. He was a real Southern gentleman. I saw wedding photos in his uniform and everything. He had a barbershop quartet and I used to sing with him. He was a great guy. I loved Burt. Hide
[on working for Joey Bishop on The Joey Bishop Show (1961)] He was a prick. The best story about him Show more
[on working for Joey Bishop on The Joey Bishop Show (1961)] He was a prick. The best story about him . . . he played his own cousin on one episode. He was playing two parts or something and he complained that the cousin was getting bigger laughs than him. Hide
Bill Persky's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (12)
