Charlie Brill is an American actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.
His first motion picture was in The Beast of Budapest. He also appeared in Blackbeard's Ghost, The Amazing Dobermans and Off the Wall.
He played Arne Darvin in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations". He also played Capt. Harry Lipschitz on the long running series Silk Stalkings.
He and his wife Mitzi McCall performed sketch comedy on The Ed Sullivan Show on the same episode as the Beatles first appearance, February 9, 1964 (see illustration). Mitzi also played Mrs. Lipschitz on Silk Stalkings. Brill was a frequent panelist on the 1970s revival of Match Game and, along with wife Mitzi, the celebrity-couples game show Tattletales.
Along with Mitzi McCall had the dubious distinction of being the comedy act to directly follow The Beatles' first live performance on The Ed Sullivan Show (1964). The TV spot did little to help their careers--it was probably the most anti-climatic moment in television history.
Godfather of Melissa Gilbert (I)
Brill met his wife, actress Mitzi McCall, when they both appeared at the Jerry Lewis (I) Comedy Workshop at Paramount Studios in 1959. The couple have one daughter, Jennifer Brill.
Had the unique opportunity to reprise the role of "Arne Darvin" on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" for a role that he had created 27 years earlier.
