J. Carrol Naish
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 20, 1896
Day of Death: January 24, 1973 (77 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor The Killer
The Whistler
Actor Luigi
Voice in the Wind
Actor Dr. Karl Decker
Waterfront
Actor Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Dragon Seed
Actor Ganimard
Enter Arsène Lupin
Actor Dr. Augustus Hadley
Two-Man Submarine
Actor Dr. Igor Markoff
The Monster Maker
Actor Dr. Carl Fletcher
Jungle Woman
Actor Daniel
House of Frankenstein
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Actor Rasinoff
Beau Geste
Actor Gregory Prin
Island of Lost Men
Actor The Professor
King of Chinatown
Actor Kuprin
Hotel Imperial
Actor Dr. Bartley Morgan
Undercover Doctor
Actor Richard Lane (Archive Footage)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Actor Freddie 'Gunner' Martin
Persons in Hiding
Actor Himself
We're in the Movies, Now!
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Actor Mikhail Valdin
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Actor Adram
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Actor Frank Barden
Daughter of Shanghai
Actor Moxie
It May Happen to You
Actor Rocky Alton
Border Cafe
Actor Harry Durant
Sea Racketeers
Actor Mike Clarke
Hideaway
Actor Mario
Song of the City
Actor Nick Trotti
We Who Are About to Die
Actor Hoodlum (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce
Actor Jack Reed - Gangster
Night Club Scandal
Actor Rafael Lopez
Thunder Trail
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Actor Tom Holt
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Actor Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Actor Three Fingered Jack
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Actor Eddie Selton
Special Investigator
Actor Juan Can
Ramona
Actor Comos
Exclusive Story
Actor Burt Mansfield
Two in the Dark
Actor Pedro
Absolute Quiet
Actor André Bejac
Moonlight Murder
Actor Operative #77
Crack-Up
Actor Irenov
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Actor Major Doumet
Anthony Adverse
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Actor Steve Scola
Return of the Terror
Actor Jack Allen
One Is Guilty
Actor Commissioner of War Trotsky
British Agent
Actor Lou Colima
Upperworld
Actor Joe Morgan
The Hell Cat
Actor Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited)
The President Vanishes
Actor Monte Ballou
The Defense Rests
Actor French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
Marie Galante
Actor Russo
Girl in Danger
Actor Duval
Murder in Trinidad
Actor Carl Izzard
Sleepers East
Actor Sgt. Chevalier
Hell in the Heavens
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Actor Injun
The Whirlwind
Actor Dr. Sorelle
Ann Vickers
Actor Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
Elmer, the Great
Actor Ramon Salvadore
The World Gone Mad
Actor Collins
The Mystery Squadron
Actor Cpl. Guarand
Captured!
Actor Bonelli
No Other Woman
Actor Salazar
The Devil's in Love
Actor Chopper Allen
The Mad Game
Actor Joe Charney
Notorious But Nice
Actor First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Havana Widows
Actor Tommy Monk
Arizona to Broadway
Actor Jack Wilder
Silent Men
Actor Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
Central Airport
Actor Bryan
Infernal Machine
Actor John Ross
The Last Trail
Actor Gary Kent
The Past of Mary Holmes
Actor Hanley
The Avenger
1932
Actor Pietro Cholo
The Beast of the City
Actor Tony
Two Seconds
Actor Tony
Tiger Shark
Actor Tony Rocco
The Mouthpiece
Actor Pedro
The Kid from Spain
Actor Sun Yat Ming
The Hatchet Man
Actor Nick Meyer
Crooner
Actor Claude Wright
The Famous Ferguson Case
Actor Agitator
The Conquerors
Actor Bootlegger (uncredited)
Big City Blues
Actor Nick
No Living Witness
1931
Actor Radio Announcer
Tonight or Never
Actor Hugo
Homicide Squad
Actor "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
The Finger Points
Actor French Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Surrender
Actor Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House
Actor Mink Gordon
Gun Smoke
Actor Laker
The Royal Bed
