J. Carrol Naish
Acting
- Born:
- 1896-01-20
- Died:
- 1973-01-24
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
That's Entertainment! III
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
That's Entertainment!
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Cutter's Trail
I Dream of Jeannie
Get Smart
Green Acres
The Hanged Man
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Burke's Law
Force of Impulse
Route 66
Guestward, Ho!
The Untouchables
Disneyland '59
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Texan
Cimarron City
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Wagon Train
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
The Young Don't Cry
This Could Be the Night
Yaqui Drums
Rebel in Town
Desert Sands
The Last Command
Man on a Bus
Violent Saturday
Rage at Dawn
Hit the Deck
New York Confidential
Climax!
Sitting Bull
Saskatchewan
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Fighter Attack
General Electric Theater
Ride the Man Down
Life with Luigi
Woman of the North Country
Clash by Night
Denver and Rio Grande
Across the Wide Missouri
Bannerline
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Mark of the Renegade
Rio Grande
Lux Video Theatre
The Toast of New Orleans
Annie Get Your Gun
Please Believe Me
Black Hand
That Midnight Kiss
Canadian Pacific
Joan of Arc
The Kissing Bandit
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Fugitive
Carnival in Costa Rica
The Beast with Five Fingers
Humoresque
It's Your America
Bad Bascomb
Getting Gertie's Garter
Star in the Night
Strange Confession
The Southerner
A Medal for Benny
House of Frankenstein
Enter Arsène Lupin
Dragon Seed
Waterfront
Jungle Woman
The Monster Maker
The Whistler
Two-Man Submarine
Voice in the Wind
Gung Ho!
Calling Dr. Death
Sahara
Behind the Rising Sun
Batman
Good Morning, Judge
Harrigan's Kid
Dr. Renault's Secret
The Man in the Trunk
The Pied Piper
Tales of Manhattan
Jackass Mail
Dr. Broadway
Sunday Punch
A Gentleman at Heart
The Corsican Brothers
Birth of the Blues
Know For Sure
Accent on Love
Forced Landing
Blood and Sand
That Night in Rio
Mr. Dynamite
A Night at Earl Carroll's
Down Argentine Way
Golden Gloves
Queen of the Mob
Typhoon
Island of Lost Men
Beau Geste
Undercover Doctor
Hotel Imperial
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
We're in the Movies, Now!
King of Chinatown
Persons in Hiding
Illegal Traffic
King of Alcatraz
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Prison Farm
Hunted Men
Her Jungle Love
Tip-Off Girls
Daughter of Shanghai
Night Club Scandal
Thunder Trail
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Sea Racketeers
Hideaway
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
It May Happen to You
Border Cafe
The Grand Bounce
Song of the City
We Who Are About to Die
Crack-Up
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Ramona
Anthony Adverse
Special Investigator
Absolute Quiet
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Moonlight Murder
Robin Hood of El Dorado
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Exclusive Story
Two in the Dark
Captain Blood
Confidential
Special Agent
Little Big Shot
Front Page Woman
Under the Pampas Moon
Black Fury
Behind the Green Lights
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Hell in the Heavens
The President Vanishes
Marie Galante
British Agent
Girl in Danger
The Defense Rests
Return of the Terror
The Hell Cat
Murder in Trinidad
One Is Guilty
Upperworld
What's Your Racket
Sleepers East
The Mystery Squadron
Havana Widows
The Mad Game
Ann Vickers
The Last Trail
Captured!
The Avenger
Notorious But Nice
Arizona to Broadway
The Devil's in Love
Elmer, the Great
The World Gone Mad
Central Airport
The Whirlwind
Infernal Machine
Silent Men
The Past of Mary Holmes
Frisco Jenny
No Other Woman
The Conquerors
The Kid from Spain
Tiger Shark
Big City Blues
No Living Witness
Crooner
Two Seconds
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Mouthpiece
The Beast of the City
The Hatchet Man
Ladies of the Big House
Surrender
Homicide Squad
The Finger Points
Gun Smoke
The Royal Bed
Tonight or Never
Scotland Yard
Good Intentions
Cheer Up and Smile
Double Cross Roads
What Price Glory