Jay Howard Sheffield (September 25, 1934TCM.com Jay Sheffield – June 25, 1998Scott Wilson, Resting Places, page 682, McFarland, Inc., 2016) was an American actor, who appeared on the stage, in films, and on television. He married Barbara Babcock on June 9, 1962, in San Mateo, California.Vital Statistics, Redwood City Tribune (Redwood, CA), June 11, 1962, page 15 They later divorced.
Sheffield played Pvt. Langellia in the 1960 Off-Broadway production of Paths of Glory.Off-Broadway Reviews, Variety, December 7, 1960, page 80 In 1963 Sheffield played Phileas Fogg III in The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze.Tom Lisanti, Drive-in Dream Girls, page 249, MacFarland Inc., 2015
He played Ezel in the May 31, 1964 Oh, My Aching Antenna episode of My Favorite Martian.TViv.org From September 1965 to July 1966 he played Steven Brent on the ABC television series Tammy.Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present (first edition), page 612, Ballantine, 1979 He was also in Tammy and the Millionaire (1967), a film made from four episodes of the show.Leonard Maltin (editor), Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies and Video Guide, 1991 Edition, page 1143, Ballantine, 1990
Sheffield was in numerous episodes of Hogan's Heroes, including How to Escape From a Prison Camp Without Really trying (March 2, 1968, played Corporal), How to Catch a Papa Bear (October 12, 1968, played Gestapo Officer),Brian R. Young, Hogan’s Heroes: The Definitive Episode Guide, pages 195 & 212, Bear Manor Media, 2021 and Never Play Cards With Strangers (November 9, 1968, played Captain Moss).Brenda Scott Royce, Hogan’s Heroes: The Unofficial Companion, page 200, St. Martian’s Press, 1998
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