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Harvey Lembeck (April 15, 1923 – January 5, 1982) was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl. Rocco Barbella on The Phil Silvers Show (a.k.a. Sgt. Bilko, a.k.a. You'll Never Get Rich) in the late 1950s, and as the stumbling, overconfident quasi-outlaw biker Eric Von Zipper in beach party films during the 1960s.
He played the film's sympathetic villain, the outlaw biker Eric Von Zipper. Zipper was an affectionate parody of Marlon Brando's character Johnny Strabler from "The Wild One" (1953). From 1964 to 1966, Lembeck reprise the role of Eric Von Zipper in five sequels to "Beach Party".
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Eric Von Zipper : Until I get it THUNK. Eric Von Zipper : [referring to The Wild One] My idol used to be Marlo Brandon. But, he-e-e did a movie picture about sic-les. He made them sic-le guys to be bad guys -- so, he ain't my idol no more.
Dec 19, 2010 · Harvey Lembeck in "Beach Party" - '63. Classic!
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Eric Von Zipper : Huh? Prof. Robert O. Sutwell : I'm R.O. Sutwell. I'm sorry to intrude; but, you're molesting this young lady.
Apr 10, 2017 · Eric Von Zipper was played by the notable Harvey Lembeck who, at age 40 was the oldest cast member in the beach movies in which Von Zipper appeared. The Ratz & Mice were the arch-enemies of the cool surfer crowd that hung around on the beach.
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Upset by his flirting, Dolores accidentally stumbles into the lap of Eric Von Zipper, the leader of the local outlaw motorcycle club, The Rats. Eric refuses to let Dolores go, despite her repeated direct demands to release her, until professor Sutwell intervenes.