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J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Actor · Born 1896-01-20 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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 n…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. I Dream of Jeannie (1965) — Bilejik
  2. Get Smart (1965) — Sam Vittorio
  3. Rio Grande (1950) — Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
  4. Captain Blood (1935) — Cahusac
  5. House of Frankenstein (1944) — Daniel
  6. Sahara (1943) — Giuseppe
  7. Clash by Night (1952) — Uncle Vince
  8. The Untouchables (1959) — Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco
  9. Batman (1943) — Tito Daka
  10. Beau Geste (1939) — Rasinoff
  11. Joan of Arc (1948) — John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
  12. Annie Get Your Gun (1950) — Chief Sitting Bull
  13. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) — Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
  14. Violent Saturday (1955) — Chapman, Bank Robber
  15. Green Acres (1965) — Chief Yellow Horse
  16. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Uncle Giuliano
  17. Humoresque (1947) — Rudy Boray
  18. The Southerner (1945) — Devers
  19. That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
  20. Blood and Sand (1941) — Garabato
  21. Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) — Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein
  22. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) — Grand Vizier
  23. The Beast with Five Fingers (1947) — Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
  24. The Fugitive (1947) — A Police Informer
  25. That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
  26. Tales of Manhattan (1942) — Costello
  27. Across the Wide Missouri (1951) — Looking Glass
  28. Calling Dr. Death (1943) — Inspector Gregg
  29. Anthony Adverse (1936) — Major Doumet
  30. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Miguel Ramierez
  31. Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) — Socrates Houlis
  32. Canadian Pacific (1949) — Dynamite Dawson
  33. Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) — Adram
  34. The Whistler (1944) — The Killer
  35. Rage at Dawn (1955) — Simeon 'Sim' Reno
  36. Wagon Train (1957) — Old Man Charvanaugh
  37. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) — Tom Holt
  38. Down Argentine Way (1940) — Casiano
  39. Black Hand (1950) — Louis Lorelli
  40. The Monster Maker (1944) — Dr. Igor Markoff