J. Carrol Naish
Age: 77 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1896-01-21 16:50:17
Death: 1973-01-24 16:50:17
Aliases: Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish , Joseph Carrol Naish , J. Carroll Naish , Carroll Naish , Carrol Naish , Carol Naish , J. Carrol Nash
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 158
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
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 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.
Most Famous Work
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Charlie
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(1958) Miguel Ramierez
The Untouchables
(1959) Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco
Climax!
(1954) Mr. Combie
Burke's Law
(1963) Mr. Toto
Rio Grande
(1950) Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Sahara
(1943) Giuseppe
Joan of Arc
(1948) John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's CaptorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Daniel (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Daniel (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | Dr. Daka | |
| 1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein | |
| 1970 | Froteras | |
| 1966 | The Hunchback | |
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Bilejik | ||
| N/A | ||
| Logan Dolan | ||
| 1964 | Uncle Picaud | |
| 1963 | Mr. Toto | |
| 1961 | Antonio Marino | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1959 | Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco | |
| Self | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Walt Pierce | ||
| N/A | ||
| Miguel Ramierez | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| Plug | ||
| Leon | ||
| 1956 | Yacqi Jack | |
| Bedloe Mason | ||
| 1955 | Sgt. Diepel | |
| General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana | ||
| Mr Stein | ||
| Chapman, Bank Robber | ||
| Simeon 'Sim' Reno | ||
| Mr. Peroni | ||
| Ben Dagajanian | ||
| 1954 | Mr. Combie | |
| Sitting Bull | ||
| Batouche | ||
| 1953 | Socrates Houlis | |
| Bruno | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1952 | Sheriff Joe Kneen | |
| John Mulholland | ||
| Uncle Vince | ||
| Gil Harkness | ||
| 1951 | Looking Glass | |
| Frankie Scarbine | ||
| Ridley | ||
| Mr. Gallup | ||
| Luis | ||
| 1950 | Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan | |
| Onorio | ||
| Charlie | ||
| Nicky Duvalle | ||
| 'Lucky' Reilly | ||
| Chief Sitting Bull | ||
| Louis Lorelli | ||
| 1949 | Papa Donnetti | |
| Dynamite Dawson | ||
| 1948 | John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor | |
| Chico | ||
| Self | ||
| 1947 | A Police Informer | |
| Papa Rico Molina | ||
| Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio | ||
| Rudy Boray | ||
| 1946 | French Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Bart Yancy | ||
| 1945 | Charles, the Butler | |
| Nick Catapoli | ||
| Roger Graham | ||
| Devers | ||
| Charley Martin | ||
| 1944 | Daniel | |
| Ganimard | ||
| Japanese Kitchen Overseer | ||
| Dr. Karl Decker | ||
| Dr. Carl Fletcher | ||
| Dr. Igor Markoff | ||
| The Killer | ||
| Dr. Augustus Hadley | ||
| Luigi | ||
| 1943 | Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos | |
| Inspector Gregg | ||
| Giuseppe | ||
| Reo Seki | ||
| Tito Daka | ||
| Andre Bouchard | ||
| Jed Jerrett | ||
| 1942 | Noel | |
| Reginald DeWinters | ||
| Aristide Rougeron | ||
| Burglar - Robber #1 | ||
| Signor Michel O'Sullivan | ||
| Jack Venner | ||
| Matt Bassler | ||
| Gigi | ||
| 1941 | Lorenzo | |
| Blackie | ||
| Manuel Lombroso | ||
| Andros Banshek | ||
| Garabato | ||
| Machado | ||
| 'The Professor' | ||
| Tony Madroni | ||
| 1940 | Casiano | |
| Joe Taggerty | ||
| George Frost | ||
| Mekaike | ||
| 1939 | Gregory Prin | |
| Rasinoff | ||
| Dr. Bartley Morgan | ||
| Kuprin | ||
| Richard Lane (Archive Footage) | ||
| Himself | ||
| The Professor | ||
| Freddie 'Gunner' Martin | ||
| 1938 | Lewis Zomar | |
| Steve Murkil | ||
| Richard Lane | ||
| Noel Haskins | ||
| Henry Rice | ||
| Kuasa | ||
| Joseph Valkus | ||
| 1937 | Frank Barden | |
| Jack Reed - Gangster | ||
| Rafael Lopez | ||
| Mikhail Valdin | ||
| Harry Durant | ||
| Mike Clarke | ||
| Adram | ||
| Moxie | ||
| Rocky Alton | ||
| Hoodlum (uncredited) | ||
| Mario | ||
| Nick Trotti | ||
| 1936 | Operative #77 | |
| Subahdar-Major Puran Singh | ||
| Juan Can | ||
| Major Doumet | ||
| Eddie Selton | ||
| Pedro | ||
| Tom Holt | ||
| André Bejac | ||
| Three Fingered Jack | ||
| Irenov | ||
| Comos | ||
| Burt Mansfield | ||
| 1935 | Cahusac | |
| 'Lefty' Tate | ||
| Joe Durell | ||
| Bert | ||
| Robert Cardoza | ||
| Tito | ||
| Steve Croner | ||
| Sam Dover | ||
| Grand Vizier | ||
| 1934 | Sgt. Chevalier | |
| N/A | ||
| French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited) | ||
| Commissioner of War Trotsky | ||
| Russo | ||
| Monte Ballou | ||
| Steve Scola | ||
| Joe Morgan | ||
| Duval | ||
| Jack Allen | ||
| Lou Colima | ||
| Carl Izzard | ||
| 1933 | Collins | |
| First Taxi Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Chopper Allen | ||
| Dr. Sorelle | ||
| John Ross | ||
| Cpl. Guarand | ||
| Hanley | ||
| Joe Charney | ||
| Tommy Monk | ||
| Salazar | ||
| Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish) | ||
| Ramon Salvadore | ||
| Drunk in Wreck (uncredited) | ||
| Injun | ||
| Bryan | ||
| Jack Wilder | ||
| Gary Kent | ||
| Bonelli | ||
| 1932 | Agitator | |
| Pedro | ||
| Tony | ||
| Bootlegger (uncredited) | ||
| Nick | ||
| Nick Meyer | ||
| Tony | ||
| Claude Wright | ||
| Tony Rocco | ||
| Pietro Cholo | ||
| Sun Yat Ming | ||
| 1931 | Witness Against Doremus (uncredited) | |
| French Prisoner of War (uncredited) | ||
| Hugo | ||
| "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Mink Gordon | ||
| Laker | ||
| Radio Announcer | ||
| 1930 | Dr. Remur | |
| Charlie Hattrick | ||
| Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited) | ||
| 1926 | French Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
