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name: "Gabriel Dell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gabriel-dell"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 October 1919"
died: "3 July 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:02:21.107792+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gabriel Dell

Actor. Born 8 October 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 3 July 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 October 1919, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 July 1988
- **Also known as:** Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio

## Biography

Gabriel Dell (born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio) was an American actor. Born in New York City on 8 October 1919, he began his career as one of the original Dead End Kids in the 1935 Broadway play *Dead End* and its 1937 film adaptation. He appeared in further films with the group under names including the East Side Kids and the Bowery Boys, as well as other features such as *Angels with Dirty Faces* (1938) and *Earthquake* (1974).

Dell worked extensively in television during the 1960s and 1970s, with guest roles including Chester in *The Fugitive* (1963), Arvel in *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), and appearances in *Mannix*, *McCloud*, *Sanford and Son* and *Barney Miller*. He also performed on Broadway in productions such as *The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window* (1964). He died of leukaemia in North Hollywood, California, on 3 July 1988, aged 68.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Chester — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Arvel
- *The Star Wars Holiday Special* (1978), Boba Fett (voice) (uncredited)
- *Earthquake* (1974), Sal
- *Angels with Dirty Faces* (1938), Pasty
- *Dead End* (1937), T. B.
- *Sanford and Son* (1972)
- *Barney Miller* (1975), Al Shreiber
- *Mannix* (1967), Alan Brewer

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