J. Carrol Naish
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1896
- Died
- January 24, 1973 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Producing Schlock: The Career of Al Adamson
Movie · as Dr. Durea (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie · as Daniel (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula in the Movies
Movie · as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie · as Daniel (archive footage)
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
Movie · as Dr. Daka (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Movie · as Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein
Cutter's Trail
Movie · as Froteras
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Bilejik · 1 ep
Get Smart
TV · as Sam Vittorio · 1 ep
Green Acres
TV · as Chief Yellow Horse · 1 ep
The Hanged Man
Movie · as Uncle Picaud
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Uncle Giuliano · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Mr. Toto · 1 ep
Force of Impulse
Movie · as Antonio Marino
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
Guestward, Ho!
TV · as Hawkeye · 39 eps
Disneyland '59
Movie · as Self
The Untouchables
TV · as Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Miguel Ramierez · 1 ep
Cimarron City
TV · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · as Walt Pierce · 1 ep
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV · as Iagoo · 1 ep
This Could Be the Night
Movie · as Leon
The Young Don't Cry
Movie · as Plug
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
TV · 39 eps
Wagon Train
TV · as Old Man Charvanaugh · 1 ep
Rebel in Town
Movie · as Bedloe Mason
Yaqui Drums
Movie · as Yacqi Jack
New York Confidential
Movie · as Ben Dagajanian
Violent Saturday
Movie · as Chapman, Bank Robber
Hit the Deck
Movie · as Mr. Peroni
Desert Sands
Movie · as Sgt. Diepel
Rage at Dawn
Movie · as Simeon 'Sim' Reno
The Last Command
Movie · as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Man on a Bus
Movie · as Mr Stein
Sitting Bull
Movie · as Sitting Bull
Saskatchewan
Movie · as Batouche
Climax!
TV · as Mr. Combie · 1 ep
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Movie · as Socrates Houlis
Fighter Attack
Movie · as Bruno
General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep
Clash by Night
Movie · as Uncle Vince
Denver and Rio Grande
Movie · as Gil Harkness
Ride the Man Down
Movie · as Sheriff Joe Kneen
Woman of the North Country
Movie · as John Mulholland
Life with Luigi
TV · as Luigi Basco · 15 eps
Across the Wide Missouri
Movie · as Looking Glass
Bannerline
Movie · as Frankie Scarbine
The Mark of the Renegade
Movie · as Luis
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Ridley, Mr. Gallup · 1 ep
Rio Grande
Movie · as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Annie Get Your Gun
Movie · as Chief Sitting Bull
Black Hand
Movie · as Louis Lorelli
The Toast of New Orleans
Movie · as Nicky Duvalle
Please Believe Me
Movie · as 'Lucky' Reilly
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Onorio, Charlie · 1 ep
Canadian Pacific
Movie · as Dynamite Dawson
That Midnight Kiss
Movie · as Papa Donnetti
Joan of Arc
Movie · as John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
The Kissing Bandit
Movie · as Chico
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Humoresque
Movie · as Rudy Boray
The Beast with Five Fingers
Movie · as Ovidio Castanio
The Fugitive
Movie · as A Police Informer
Carnival in Costa Rica
Movie · as Papa Rico Molina
Bad Bascomb
Movie · as Bart Yancy
It's Your America
Movie · as French Soldier (uncredited)
Strange Confession
Movie · as Roger Graham
The Southerner
Movie · as Devers
A Medal for Benny
Movie · as Charley Martin
Getting Gertie's Garter
Movie · as Charles, the Butler
Star in the Night
Movie · as Nick Catapoli
The Whistler
Movie · as The Killer
Voice in the Wind
Movie · as Luigi
Waterfront
Movie · as Dr. Karl Decker
Dragon Seed
Movie · as Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Enter Arsène Lupin
Movie · as Ganimard
Two-Man Submarine
Movie · as Dr. Augustus Hadley
The Monster Maker
Movie · as Dr. Igor Markoff
Jungle Woman
Movie · as Dr. Carl Fletcher
House of Frankenstein
Movie · as Daniel
Calling Dr. Death
Movie · as Inspector Gregg
Gung Ho!
Movie · as Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos
Batman
Movie · as Tito Daka
Harrigan's Kid
Movie · as Jed Jerrett
Behind the Rising Sun
Movie · as Reo Seki
Good Morning, Judge
Movie · as Andre Bouchard
Sahara
Movie · as Giuseppe
Tales of Manhattan
Movie · as Costello
The Corsican Brothers
Movie · as Lorenzo
Dr. Renault's Secret
Movie · as Noel
The Pied Piper
Movie · as Aristide Rougeron
Jackass Mail
Movie · as Signor Michel O'Sullivan
Dr. Broadway
Movie · as Jack Venner
A Gentleman at Heart
Movie · as Gigi
Sunday Punch
Movie · as Matt Bassler
The Man in the Trunk
Movie · as Reginald DeWinters
Blood and Sand
Movie · as Garabato
Mr. Dynamite
Movie · as 'The Professor'
Birth of the Blues
Movie · as Blackie
Know For Sure
Movie · as Tony Madroni
Accent on Love
Movie · as Manuel Lombroso
That Night in Rio
Movie · as Machado
Forced Landing
Movie · as Andros Banshek
Down Argentine Way
Movie · as Casiano
Golden Gloves
Movie · as Joe Taggerty
Queen of the Mob
Movie · as George Frost
Typhoon
Movie · as Mekaike
A Night at Earl Carroll's
Movie · as Steve Kalkus
Beau Geste
Movie · as Rasinoff
Island of Lost Men
Movie · as Gregory Prin
King of Chinatown
Movie · as The Professor
Hotel Imperial
Movie · as Kuprin
Undercover Doctor
Movie · as Dr. Bartley Morgan
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Movie · as Richard Lane (Archive Footage)
Persons in Hiding
Movie · as Freddie 'Gunner' Martin
We're in the Movies, Now!
Movie · as Himself
King of Alcatraz
Movie · as Steve Murkil
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Movie · as Richard Lane
Her Jungle Love
Movie · as Kuasa
Tip-Off Girls
Movie · as Joseph Valkus
Hunted Men
Movie · as Henry Rice
Illegal Traffic
Movie · as Lewis Zomar
Prison Farm
Movie · as Noel Haskins
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Movie · as Mikhail Valdin
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Movie · as Adram
Daughter of Shanghai
Movie · as Frank Barden
It May Happen to You
Movie · as Moxie
Border Cafe
Movie · as Rocky Alton
Sea Racketeers
Movie · as Harry Durant
Hideaway
Movie · as Mike Clarke
Song of the City
Movie · as Mario
We Who Are About to Die
Movie · as Nick Trotti
The Grand Bounce
Movie · as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Night Club Scandal
Movie · as Jack Reed - Gangster
Thunder Trail
Movie · as Rafael Lopez
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Movie · as Tom Holt
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie · as Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Movie · as Three Fingered Jack
Special Investigator
Movie · as Eddie Selton
Ramona
Movie · as Juan Can
Exclusive Story
Movie · as Comos
Two in the Dark
Movie · as Burt Mansfield
Absolute Quiet
Movie · as Pedro
Moonlight Murder
Movie · as André Bejac
Crack-Up
Movie · as Operative #77
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Movie · as Irenov
Anthony Adverse
Movie · as Major Doumet
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
Movie · as Tony Scapelli
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Movie · as Grand Vizier
Captain Blood
Movie · as Cahusac
Special Agent
Movie · as Joe Durell
Black Fury
Movie · as Steve Croner
Little Big Shot
Movie · as Bert
Confidential
Movie · as 'Lefty' Tate
Behind the Green Lights
Movie · as Sam Dover
Front Page Woman
Movie · as Robert Cardoza
Under the Pampas Moon
Movie · as Tito
Return of the Terror
Movie · as Steve Scola
One Is Guilty
Movie · as Jack Allen
British Agent
Movie · as Commissioner of War Trotsky
Upperworld
Movie · as Lou Colima
The Hell Cat
Movie · as Joe Morgan
The President Vanishes
Movie · as Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
Movie · as Monte Ballou
Marie Galante
Movie · as French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
Movie · as Russo
Murder in Trinidad
Movie · as Duval
Sleepers East
Movie · as Carl Izzard
Hell in the Heavens
Movie · as Sgt. Chevalier
What's Your Racket
Movie · as Dick Graves
The Whirlwind
Movie · as Injun
Ann Vickers
Movie · as Dr. Sorelle
Elmer, the Great
Movie · as Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
The World Gone Mad
Movie · as Ramon Salvadore
The Mystery Squadron
Movie · as Collins
Captured!
Movie · as Cpl. Guarand
No Other Woman
Movie · as Bonelli
The Devil's in Love
Movie · as Salazar
The Mad Game
Movie · as Chopper Allen
Notorious But Nice
Movie · as Joe Charney
Havana Widows
Movie · as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Arizona to Broadway
Movie · as Tommy Monk
Silent Men
Movie · as Jack Wilder
Central Airport
Movie · as Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
Infernal Machine
Movie · as Bryan
The Last Trail
Movie · as John Ross
The Past of Mary Holmes
Movie · as Gary Kent
The Avenger
Movie · as Hanley
Frisco Jenny
Movie · as Ed Harris (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
Movie · as Pietro Cholo
Two Seconds
Movie · as Tony
Tiger Shark
Movie · as Tony
The Mouthpiece
Movie · as Tony Rocco
The Kid from Spain
Movie · as Pedro
The Hatchet Man
Movie · as Sun Yat Ming
Crooner
Movie · as Nick Meyer
The Famous Ferguson Case
Movie · as Claude Wright
The Conquerors
Movie · as Agitator
Big City Blues
Movie · as Bootlegger (uncredited)
No Living Witness
Movie · as Nick
Tonight or Never
Movie · as Radio Announcer
Homicide Squad
Movie · as Hugo
The Finger Points
Movie · as "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Surrender
Movie · as French Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House
Movie · as Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
Gun Smoke
Movie · as Mink Gordon (uncredited)
The Royal Bed
Movie · as Laker
Good Intentions
Movie · as Charlie Hattrick
Cheer Up and Smile
Movie · as Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)
Scotland Yard
Movie · as Dr. Remur
Double Cross Roads
Movie · as Dyke's Lookout
What Price Glory
Movie · as French Soldier (uncredited)