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Thomas Adrian Sands is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as early as 1949, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol". The song from the show, "Teen-Age Crush", reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox.
Birth Name
Thomas Adrian Sands
Born
Friday, 27 August 1937
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Wrecking Crew! | Self | 2008 |
| Working with Walt | Self | 2006 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 1997 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Kanner | 1977 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Joey / Joey Rand / Edward Ross | 1968 |
| The Violent Ones | Mike Marain | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Bachelor Judge / Self - Married Judge | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| Where the Action Is | Self | 1965 |
| Shivaree | Self | 1965 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Wrecking Crew! | Self | 2008 |
| Working with Walt | Self | 2006 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Self | 1997 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Kanner | 1977 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Joey / Joey Rand / Edward Ross | 1968 |
| The Violent Ones | Mike Marain | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Bachelor Judge / Self - Married Judge | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| Where the Action Is | Self | 1965 |
| Shivaree | Self | 1965 |
| Branded | Cadet Richard Bain | 1965 |
| None But the Brave | 2nd Lt. Blair | 1965 |
| Hollywood a Go Go | Self - Singer | 1964 |
| What's This Song? | Self | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Jed Haskell | 1964 |
| Valentine's Day | Wally | 1964 |
| The Lloyd Thaxton Show | Self | 1964 |
| Ensign Pulver | Bruno | 1964 |
| Shindig! | Self - Singer | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Eddie Riccio | 1963 |
| Mr. Novak | Gary Lewin / Ray Wilson | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| Combat! | Carey | 1962 |
| The Longest Day | U.S. Army Ranger | 1962 |
| Babes in Toyland | Tom Piper | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Harlan Tracy | 1961 |
| Love in a Goldfish Bowl | Gordon Slide | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| Laramie | Tad Henderson | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Wiley Kane | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Singer | 1959 |
| Mardi Gras | Barry Denton | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self / Self - Guest | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Jace | 1958 |
| Sing Boy Sing | Virgil Walker | 1958 |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Larry Hanify / Keith Lance / Ethan Morgan / Davey Baxter | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Spike Jones Show | Self | 1957 |
| America After Dark | Self - Guest | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Jace Rawlins | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Himself - Singer | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self / Self - Singer | 1956 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Tom Piper / Self | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Lenny | 1953 |
| American Bandstand | Himself | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest of Honor | 1952 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Buck Slater | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Singer / Self | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Vito Sorrano | 1947 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Backtrack | 2015 |
