J. Carrol Naish
1896-01-20 ( 129 years old ) in New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) was an American character actor born in New York City, New York. Naish did many film roles, but they were eclipsed when he found fame in the title role of radio's Life with Luigi (1948–1953), which surpassed Bob Hope in the 1950 ratings. Naish appeared on stage for several years before he began his film career. He began as a member of Gus Edwards's vaudeville troupe of child performers. In Paris after World War I, Naish formed his own song and dance act. He was traveling the globe from Europe to Egypt to Asia, when his China-bound ship developed engine problems, leaving him in California in 1926. His uncredited bit role in What Price Glory (1926) launched his career in more than two hundred films. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the first for his role in the 1943 film Sahara, then for his performance in the 1945 film A Medal for Benny, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture. He notably played Boris Karloff's hunchback assistant in The House of Frankenstein in 1944. He was of Irish descent, but never used his dialect skills to play Irishmen, explaining, "When the part of an Irishman comes along, nobody ever thinks of me." Instead, he portrayed myriad other ethnic groups on screen: Latino, Native American, East Asian, Polynesian, Middle Eastern/North African, South Asian, Eastern European, and Mediterranean. Besides his film roles, he often appeared on television later in his career. He spent many of his later years in San Diego studying philosophy and theology. Naish was married (1929–1973) to actress Gladys Heaney (1907–1987). They had one daughter. For his contributions to television and film, J. Carrol Naish has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6145 Hollywood Boulevard.

Movies

The Many Faces of Dracula 2000-01-01
That's Entertainment! III 1994-07-01
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991-01-01
Batmania: From Comics to Screen 1989-01-01
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
That's Entertainment! 1974-06-21
Dracula vs. Frankenstein 1971-09-20
Cutter's Trail 1970-02-10
Doom of Dracula 1966-01-01
The Hanged Man 1964-11-18
Force of Impulse 1961-11-01
Disneyland '59 1959-06-15
The Young Don't Cry 1957-07-26
This Could Be the Night 1957-05-14
Yaqui Drums 1956-10-13
Rebel in Town 1956-07-30
Desert Sands 1955-11-18
The Last Command 1955-08-03
Man on a Bus 1955-05-01
Violent Saturday 1955-04-01
Rage at Dawn 1955-03-26
Hit the Deck 1955-02-24
New York Confidential 1955-02-15
Sitting Bull 1954-10-06
Saskatchewan 1954-03-30
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef 1953-12-02
Fighter Attack 1953-11-29
Ride the Man Down 1952-11-25
Woman of the North Country 1952-07-23
Clash by Night 1952-05-30
Denver and Rio Grande 1952-05-16
Across the Wide Missouri 1951-10-12
Bannerline 1951-10-12
The Mark of the Renegade 1951-07-24
Rio Grande 1950-11-15
The Toast of New Orleans 1950-08-24
Annie Get Your Gun 1950-05-17
Please Believe Me 1950-05-12
Black Hand 1950-03-12
That Midnight Kiss 1949-09-22
Canadian Pacific 1949-05-19
Joan of Arc 1948-12-22
The Kissing Bandit 1948-11-14
The Fugitive 1947-11-11
Carnival in Costa Rica 1947-03-28
The Beast with Five Fingers 1947-02-08
Humoresque 1947-01-25
It's Your America 1946-07-25
Bad Bascomb 1946-05-26
Getting Gertie's Garter 1945-11-27
Star in the Night 1945-10-13
Strange Confession 1945-10-05
The Southerner 1945-04-30
A Medal for Benny 1945-04-16
House of Frankenstein 1944-12-01
Enter Arsène Lupin 1944-11-24
Dragon Seed 1944-07-20
Waterfront 1944-06-10
Jungle Woman 1944-06-01
The Monster Maker 1944-04-15
The Whistler 1944-03-30
Two-Man Submarine 1944-03-16
Voice in the Wind 1944-03-03
Gung Ho! 1943-12-20
Calling Dr. Death 1943-12-17
Sahara 1943-09-22
Behind the Rising Sun 1943-08-01
Batman 1943-07-16
Good Morning, Judge 1943-05-07
Harrigan's Kid 1943-03-01
Dr. Renault's Secret 1942-10-19
The Man in the Trunk 1942-09-19
The Pied Piper 1942-08-21
Tales of Manhattan 1942-08-05
Jackass Mail 1942-07-01
Dr. Broadway 1942-05-09
Sunday Punch 1942-05-08
A Gentleman at Heart 1942-01-16
The Corsican Brothers 1941-11-28
Birth of the Blues 1941-11-07
Accent on Love 1941-07-11
Forced Landing 1941-07-11
Blood and Sand 1941-05-30
That Night in Rio 1941-04-11
Mr. Dynamite 1941-03-01
Know For Sure 1941-01-01
Down Argentine Way 1940-10-11
Golden Gloves 1940-08-02
Queen of the Mob 1940-06-28
Typhoon 1940-05-16
Island of Lost Men 1939-08-16
Beau Geste 1939-07-24
Undercover Doctor 1939-06-09
Hotel Imperial 1939-05-11
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police 1939-03-29
We're in the Movies, Now! 1939-03-18
King of Chinatown 1939-03-17
Persons in Hiding 1939-02-10
Illegal Traffic 1938-11-02
King of Alcatraz 1938-09-30
Bulldog Drummond in Africa 1938-08-05
Prison Farm 1938-06-17
Hunted Men 1938-05-27
Her Jungle Love 1938-04-15
Tip-Off Girls 1938-04-01
Daughter of Shanghai 1937-12-17
Night Club Scandal 1937-11-11
Thunder Trail 1937-10-21
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back 1937-09-24
Sea Racketeers 1937-08-20
Hideaway 1937-08-13
Think Fast, Mr. Moto 1937-07-23
It May Happen to You 1937-06-05
Border Cafe 1937-06-04
The Grand Bounce 1937-05-22
Song of the City 1937-04-02
We Who Are About to Die 1937-01-08
Crack-Up 1936-12-14
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936-10-20
Ramona 1936-09-25
Anthony Adverse 1936-08-26
Special Investigator 1936-05-08
Absolute Quiet 1936-04-24
Charlie Chan at the Circus 1936-03-27
Moonlight Murder 1936-03-27
Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936-03-17
The Leathernecks Have Landed 1936-02-17
Exclusive Story 1936-01-17
Two in the Dark 1936-01-10
Captain Blood 1935-12-26
Confidential 1935-10-16
Special Agent 1935-09-14
Little Big Shot 1935-09-07
Front Page Woman 1935-07-11
Under the Pampas Moon 1935-06-01
Black Fury 1935-05-18
Behind the Green Lights 1935-03-11
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935-01-11
Hell in the Heavens 1934-12-12
The President Vanishes 1934-11-17
Marie Galante 1934-10-25
British Agent 1934-09-15
Girl in Danger 1934-09-11
The Defense Rests 1934-07-15
Return of the Terror 1934-07-07
The Hell Cat 1934-06-16
Murder in Trinidad 1934-05-16
One Is Guilty 1934-05-03
Upperworld 1934-04-28
Sleepers East 1934-01-01
The Mystery Squadron 1933-12-21
Havana Widows 1933-11-18
The Mad Game 1933-10-27
Ann Vickers 1933-09-26
The Last Trail 1933-08-25
Captured! 1933-08-19
The Avenger 1933-08-10
Notorious But Nice 1933-08-04
Arizona to Broadway 1933-07-22
The Devil's in Love 1933-07-21
Elmer, the Great 1933-04-29
The World Gone Mad 1933-04-15
Central Airport 1933-04-15
The Whirlwind 1933-04-13
Infernal Machine 1933-04-08
Silent Men 1933-03-03
The Past of Mary Holmes 1933-01-20
Frisco Jenny 1933-01-14
No Other Woman 1933-01-06
The Conquerors 1932-11-18
The Kid from Spain 1932-11-17
Tiger Shark 1932-09-24
Big City Blues 1932-09-18
No Living Witness 1932-09-13
Crooner 1932-08-20
Two Seconds 1932-05-28
The Famous Ferguson Case 1932-04-19
The Mouthpiece 1932-03-21
The Beast of the City 1932-02-13
The Hatchet Man 1932-02-06
Ladies of the Big House 1931-12-26
Surrender 1931-12-06
Homicide Squad 1931-08-01
The Finger Points 1931-04-11
Gun Smoke 1931-04-10
The Royal Bed 1931-01-15
Tonight or Never 1931-01-04
Scotland Yard 1930-10-19
Good Intentions 1930-06-29
Cheer Up and Smile 1930-06-22
What Price Glory 1926-11-23

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