J. Carrol Naish
- Acting
- January 20, 1896 · New York City, New York, USA
- January 24, 1973
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 · Daniel (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment! III · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dracula in the Movies · (archive footage)
- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook · Daniel (archive footage)
- Batmania: From Comics to Screen · Dr. Daka (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · Self
- That's Entertainment! · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein · Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein
- Cutter's Trail · Froteras
- I Dream of Jeannie · Bilejik
- Get Smart · Sam Vittorio
- Green Acres · Chief Yellow Horse
- The Hanged Man · Uncle Picaud
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · Uncle Giuliano
- Burke's Law · Mr. Toto
- Force of Impulse · Antonio Marino
- Route 66
- Guestward, Ho! · Hawkeye
- The Untouchables · Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco
- Disneyland '59 · Self
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- The Texan · Walt Pierce
- Cimarron City
- The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
- Wanted: Dead or Alive · Miguel Ramierez
- Shirley Temple's Storybook · Iagoo
- Wagon Train · Old Man Charvanaugh
- The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
- The Young Don't Cry · Plug
- This Could Be the Night · Leon
- Yaqui Drums · Yacqi Jack
- Rebel in Town · Bedloe Mason
- Desert Sands · Sgt. Diepel
- The Last Command · General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
- Man on a Bus · Mr Stein
- Violent Saturday · Chapman, Bank Robber
- Rage at Dawn · Simeon 'Sim' Reno
- Hit the Deck · Mr. Peroni
- New York Confidential · Ben Dagajanian
- Climax! · Mr. Combie
- Sitting Bull · Sitting Bull
- Saskatchewan · Batouche
- Beneath the 12-Mile Reef · Socrates Houlis
- Fighter Attack · Bruno
- General Electric Theater
- Ride the Man Down · Sheriff Joe Kneen
- Life with Luigi · Luigi Basco
- Woman of the North Country · John Mulholland
- Clash by Night · Uncle Vince
- Denver and Rio Grande · Gil Harkness
- Across the Wide Missouri · Looking Glass
- Bannerline · Frankie Scarbine
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Ridley, Mr. Gallup
- The Mark of the Renegade · Luis
- Rio Grande · Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
- Lux Video Theatre · Onorio, Charlie
- The Toast of New Orleans · Nicky Duvalle
- Annie Get Your Gun · Chief Sitting Bull
- Please Believe Me · 'Lucky' Reilly
- Black Hand · Louis Lorelli
- That Midnight Kiss · Papa Donnetti
- Canadian Pacific · Dynamite Dawson
- Joan of Arc · John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
- The Kissing Bandit · Chico
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- The Fugitive · A Police Informer
- Carnival in Costa Rica · Papa Rico Molina
- The Beast with Five Fingers · Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
- Humoresque · Rudy Boray
- It's Your America · French Soldier (uncredited)
- Bad Bascomb · Bart Yancy
- Getting Gertie's Garter · Charles, the Butler
- Star in the Night · Nick Catapoli
- Strange Confession · Roger Graham
- The Southerner · Devers
- A Medal for Benny · Charley Martin
- House of Frankenstein · Daniel
- Enter Arsène Lupin · Ganimard
- Dragon Seed · Japanese Kitchen Overseer
- Waterfront · Dr. Karl Decker