J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

  • Birthday: 1896-01-20
  • Deathday: 1973-01-24
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish

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.

Filmography

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971

As Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein

It May Happen to You

1937

As Moxie

The Monster Maker

1944

As Dr. Igor Markoff

Illegal Traffic

1938

As Lewis Zomar

Star in the Night

1945

As Nick Catapoli

Waterfront

1944

As Dr. Karl Decker

Island of Lost Men

1939

As Gregory Prin

Fighter Attack

1953

As Bruno

Jungle Woman

1944

As Dr. Carl Fletcher

Force of Impulse

1961

As Antonio Marino

No Living Witness

1932

As Nick

The Whistler

1944

As The Killer

Black Hand

1950

As Louis Lorelli

Strange Confession

1945

As Roger Graham

Joan of Arc

1948

As John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor

Calling Dr. Death

1943

As Inspector Gregg

The Southerner

1945

As Devers

Canadian Pacific

1949

As Dynamite Dawson

Jackass Mail

1942

As Signor Michel O'Sullivan

Rebel in Town

1956

As Bedloe Mason

Sitting Bull

1954

As Sitting Bull

Batman

1943

As Tito Daka

Golden Gloves

1940

As Joe Taggerty

A Medal for Benny

1945

As Charley Martin

The Kissing Bandit

1948

As Chico

Queen of the Mob

1940

As George Frost

Saskatchewan

1954

As Batouche

The Young Don't Cry

1957

As Plug

Enter Arsène Lupin

1944

As Ganimard

Desert Sands

1955

As Sgt. Diepel

Accent on Love

1941

As Manuel Lombroso

Behind the Rising Sun

1943

As Reo Seki

King of Chinatown

1939

As The Professor

Song of the City

1937

As Mario

House of Frankenstein

1944

As Daniel

Forced Landing

1941

As Andros Banshek

Persons in Hiding

1939

As Freddie 'Gunner' Martin

Silent Men

1933

As Jack Wilder

Undercover Doctor

1939

As Dr. Bartley Morgan

Two-Man Submarine

1944

As Dr. Augustus Hadley

Sahara

1943

As Giuseppe

Yaqui Drums

1956

As Yacqi Jack

Doom of Dracula

1966

As The Hunchback

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

As Socrates Houlis

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

As Chief Sitting Bull

Humoresque

1947

As Rudy Boray

Voice in the Wind

1944

As Luigi

The Fugitive

1947

As A Police Informer

The Corsican Brothers

1941

As Lorenzo

Gung Ho!

1943

As Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos

Mr. Dynamite

1941

As 'The Professor'

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

As Nicky Duvalle

King of Alcatraz

1938

As Steve Murkil

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938

As Richard Lane

Crooner

1932

As Nick Meyer

Harrigan's Kid

1943

As Jed Jerrett

Typhoon

1940

As Mekaike

Bad Bascomb

1946

As Bart Yancy

Her Jungle Love

1938

As Kuasa

Hideaway

1937

As Mike Clarke

Prison Farm

1938

As Noel Haskins

Rage at Dawn

1955

As Simeon 'Sim' Reno

Thunder Trail

1937

As Rafael Lopez

The Man in the Trunk

1942

As Reginald DeWinters

Good Morning, Judge

1943

As Andre Bouchard

It's Your America

1946

As French Soldier (uncredited)

Man On A Bus

1955

As Mr Stein

The Whirlwind

1933

As Injun

Clash by Night

1952

As Uncle Vince

Two Seconds

1932

As Tony

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

As Looking Glass

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947

As Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio

New York Confidential

1955

As Ben Dagajanian

Down Argentine Way

1940

As Casiano

The Pied Piper

1942

As Aristide Rougeron

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

As Three Fingered Jack

Daughter of Shanghai

1937

As Frank Barden

Confidential

1935

As 'Lefty' Tate

Tiger Shark

1932

As Tony

Dr. Broadway

1942

As Jack Venner

Sea Racketeers

1937

As Harry Durant

Carnival in Costa Rica

1947

As Papa Rico Molina

Hotel Imperial

1939

As Kuprin

Tip-Off Girls

1938

As Joseph Valkus

That Night in Rio

1941

As Machado

The Mad Game

1933

As Chopper Allen

Upperworld

1934

As Lou Colima

Sunday Punch

1942

As Matt Bassler

Girl in Danger

1934

As Russo

Woman of the North Country

1952

As John Mulholland

The Last Trail

1933

As John Ross

One Is Guilty

1934

As Jack Allen

Beau Geste

1939

As Rasinoff

Blood and Sand

1941

As Garabato

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937

As Mikhail Valdin

Black Fury

1935

As Steve Croner

That Midnight Kiss

1949

As Papa Donnetti

Please Believe Me

1950

As 'Lucky' Reilly

Birth of the Blues

1941

As Blackie

The Hanged Man

1964

As Uncle Picaud

The World Gone Mad

1933

As Ramon Salvadore

Denver and Rio Grande

1952

As Gil Harkness

Front Page Woman

1935

As Robert Cardoza

Border Cafe

1937

As Rocky Alton

Bannerline

1951

As Frankie Scarbine

Notorious But Nice

1933

As Joe Charney

The Hell Cat

1934

As Joe Morgan

Getting Gertie's Garter

1945

As Charles, the Butler

Night Club Scandal

1937

As Jack Reed - Gangster

The Last Command

1955

As General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

Murder in Trinidad

1934

As Duval

Sleepers East

1934

As Carl Izzard

The Avenger

1933

As Hanley

Rio Grande

1950

As Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan

Homicide Squad

1931

As Hugo

Little Big Shot

1935

As Bert

Dragon Seed

1944

As Japanese Kitchen Overseer

Know For Sure

1941

As Tony Madroni

The Kid from Spain

1932

As Pedro

Ramona

1936

As Juan Can

The Hatchet Man

1932

As Sun Yat Ming

The Mystery Squadron

1933

As Collins

No Other Woman

1933

As Bonelli

Hunted Men

1938

As Henry Rice

We Who Are About to Die

1937

As Nick Trotti

The Grand Bounce

1937

As Hoodlum (uncredited)

Ride the Man Down

1952

As Sheriff Joe Kneen

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

As Gary Kent

Cutter's Trail

1970

As Froteras

Violent Saturday

1955

As Chapman, Bank Robber

Special Agent

1935

As Joe Durell

Special Investigator

1936

As Eddie Selton

British Agent

1934

As Commissioner of War Trotsky

Two in the Dark

1936

As Burt Mansfield

Absolute Quiet

1936

As Pedro

Moonlight Murder

1936

As André Bejac

The Devil's in Love

1933

As Salazar

Return of the Terror

1934

As Steve Scola

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

1937

As Adram

The Mouthpiece

1932

As Tony Rocco

Hit the Deck

1955

As Mr. Peroni

Captured!

1933

As Cpl. Guarand

Arizona to Broadway

1933

As Tommy Monk

Surrender

1931

As French Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Gun Smoke

1931

As Mink Gordon

Crack-Up

1936

As Operative #77

Tonight or Never

1931

As Radio Announcer

The Beast of the City

1932

As Pietro Cholo

The Royal Bed

1931

As Laker

Hell in the Heavens

1934

As Sgt. Chevalier

Good Intentions

1930

As Charlie Hattrick

Ann Vickers

1933

As Dr. Sorelle

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

As Grand Vizier

Cheer Up and Smile

1930

As Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)

Infernal Machine

1933

As Bryan

Curse of the Fly

1965

As Logan Dolan

Behind the Green Lights

1935

As Sam Dover

Scotland Yard

1930

As Dr. Remur

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939

As Richard Lane (Archive Footage)

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

As Subahdar-Major Puran Singh

Exclusive Story

1936

As Comos

Elmer, the Great

1933

As Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)

What Price Glory

1926

As French Soldier (uncredited)

The Conquerors

1932

As Agitator

The Finger Points

1931

As "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Central Airport

1933

As Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)

Captain Blood

1935

As Cahusac

The Defense Rests

1934

As Monte Ballou

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

As Claude Wright

Marie Galante

1934

As French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)

Havana Widows

1933

As First Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Tales of Manhattan

1942

As Burglar - Robber #1

Ladies of the Big House

1931

As Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)

Anthony Adverse

1936

As Major Doumet

Big City Blues

1932

As Bootlegger (uncredited)

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

As Daniel (archive footage)

Disneyland '59

1959

As Self

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

As Daniel (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

As (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

1974

As (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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