J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Date of Birth:

Jan 20, 1896

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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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:

Arizona to Broadway Arizona to Broadway

1933

Prison Farm Prison Farm

1938

The Finger Points The Finger Points

1931

The Defense Rests The Defense Rests

1934

Rage at Dawn Rage at Dawn

1955

The Grand Bounce The Grand Bounce

1937

Havana Widows Havana Widows

1933

Jungle Woman Jungle Woman

1944

What Price Glory What Price Glory

1926

Song of the City Song of the City

1937

We Who Are About to Die We Who Are About to Die

1937

The Famous Ferguson Case The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

House of Frankenstein House of Frankenstein

1944

Night Club Scandal Night Club Scandal

1937

The Last Command The Last Command

1955

The Conquerors The Conquerors

1932

Star in the Night Star in the Night

1945

Silent Men Silent Men

1933

Persons in Hiding Persons in Hiding

1939

Forced Landing Forced Landing

1941

Ride the Man Down Ride the Man Down

1952

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939

Getting Gertie's Garter Getting Gertie's Garter

1945

Hideaway Hideaway

1937

Illegal Traffic Illegal Traffic

1938

King of Chinatown King of Chinatown

1939

Hotel Imperial Hotel Imperial

1939

Tip-Off Girls Tip-Off Girls

1938

That Night in Rio That Night in Rio

1941

Her Jungle Love Her Jungle Love

1938

Fighter Attack Fighter Attack

1953

Bad Bascomb Bad Bascomb

1946

Bannerline Bannerline

1951

Sea Racketeers Sea Racketeers

1937

Carnival in Costa Rica Carnival in Costa Rica

1947

The Devil's in Love The Devil's in Love

1933

Cheer Up and Smile Cheer Up and Smile

1930

Upperworld Upperworld

1934

Notorious But Nice Notorious But Nice

1933

The Hell Cat The Hell Cat

1934

Hunted Men Hunted Men

1938

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard

1930

The Mark of the Renegade The Mark of the Renegade

1951

The President Vanishes The President Vanishes

1934

That's Entertainment! That's Entertainment!

1974

The Mad Game The Mad Game

1933

The Monster Maker The Monster Maker

1944

Thunder Trail Thunder Trail

1937

A Gentleman at Heart A Gentleman at Heart

1942

It's Your America It's Your America

1946

Disneyland '59 Disneyland '59

1959

Man On A Bus Man On A Bus

1955

Cutter's Trail Cutter's Trail

1970

Doom of Dracula Doom of Dracula

1966

Hell in the Heavens Hell in the Heavens

1934

That's Entertainment! III That's Entertainment! III

1994

The Royal Bed The Royal Bed

1931

The Avenger The Avenger

1933

Anthony Adverse Anthony Adverse

1936

Batmania: From Comics to Screen Batmania: From Comics to Screen

1989

Curse of the Fly Curse of the Fly

1965

Elmer, the Great Elmer, the Great

1933

One Is Guilty One Is Guilty

1934

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

The Many Faces of Dracula The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

Tonight or Never Tonight or Never

1931

Crack-Up Crack-Up

1936

The Whirlwind The Whirlwind

1933

Good Intentions Good Intentions

1930

Return of the Terror Return of the Terror

1934

General Electric Theater: Wedding Day General Electric Theater: Wedding Day

1953

No Living Witness No Living Witness

1932

The Past of Mary Holmes The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

Sahara Sahara

1943

Ladies of the Big House Ladies of the Big House

1931

Surrender Surrender

1931

Marie Galante Marie Galante

1934

Good Morning, Judge Good Morning, Judge

1943

The Man in the Trunk The Man in the Trunk

1942

The Leathernecks Have Landed The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

Undercover Doctor Undercover Doctor

1939

Two-Man Submarine Two-Man Submarine

1944

Sunday Punch Sunday Punch

1942

Big City Blues Big City Blues

1932

Central Airport Central Airport

1933

The Last Trail The Last Trail

1933

Murder in Trinidad Murder in Trinidad

1934

Sleepers East Sleepers East

1934

Force of Impulse Force of Impulse

1961

Gun Smoke Gun Smoke

1931

Yaqui Drums Yaqui Drums

1956

Girl in Danger Girl in Danger

1934

Woman of the North Country Woman of the North Country

1952

We're in the Movies, Now! We're in the Movies, Now!

1939

Infernal Machine Infernal Machine

1933

No Other Woman No Other Woman

1933

Moonlight Murder Moonlight Murder

1936

Captain Blood Captain Blood

1935

Violent Saturday Violent Saturday

1955

Dr. Renault's Secret Dr. Renault's Secret

1942

Gung Ho! Gung Ho!

1943

Canadian Pacific Canadian Pacific

1949

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

Blood and Sand Blood and Sand

1941

Calling Dr. Death Calling Dr. Death

1943

The Southerner The Southerner

1945

Mr. Dynamite Mr. Dynamite

1941

The Toast of New Orleans The Toast of New Orleans

1950

Think Fast, Mr. Moto Think Fast, Mr. Moto

1937

Robin Hood of El Dorado Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Birth of the Blues Birth of the Blues

1941

The Hanged Man The Hanged Man

1964

This Could Be the Night This Could Be the Night

1957

Please Believe Me Please Believe Me

1950

Special Agent Special Agent

1935

The Pied Piper The Pied Piper

1942

Black Fury Black Fury

1935

That Midnight Kiss That Midnight Kiss

1949

The Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

Down Argentine Way Down Argentine Way

1940

Humoresque Humoresque

1947

Two Seconds Two Seconds

1932

Tales of Manhattan Tales of Manhattan

1942

Across the Wide Missouri Across the Wide Missouri

1951

Charlie Chan at the Circus Charlie Chan at the Circus

1936

Annie Get Your Gun Annie Get Your Gun

1950

The Beast of the City The Beast of the City

1932

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

Rio Grande Rio Grande

1950

Clash by Night Clash by Night

1952

The Whistler The Whistler

1944

The Beast with Five Fingers The Beast with Five Fingers

1947

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc

1948

Waterfront Waterfront

1944

Ann Vickers Ann Vickers

1933

The Corsican Brothers The Corsican Brothers

1941

The Fugitive The Fugitive

1947

Beau Geste Beau Geste

1939

New York Confidential New York Confidential

1955

Black Hand Black Hand

1950

Strange Confession Strange Confession

1945

Voice in the Wind Voice in the Wind

1944

Daughter of Shanghai Daughter of Shanghai

1937

Jackass Mail Jackass Mail

1942

The Mystery Squadron The Mystery Squadron

1933

Exclusive Story Exclusive Story

1936

Crooner Crooner

1932

Two in the Dark Two in the Dark

1936

Front Page Woman Front Page Woman

1935

Denver and Rio Grande Denver and Rio Grande

1952

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan

1954

The Hatchet Man The Hatchet Man

1932

The Young Don't Cry The Young Don't Cry

1957

British Agent British Agent

1934

Island of Lost Men Island of Lost Men

1939

Under the Pampas Moon Under the Pampas Moon

1935

Desert Sands Desert Sands

1955

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Accent on Love Accent on Love

1941

Behind the Rising Sun Behind the Rising Sun

1943

Typhoon Typhoon

1940

Harrigan's Kid Harrigan's Kid

1943

Border Cafe Border Cafe

1937

Captured! Captured!

1933

Absolute Quiet Absolute Quiet

1936

Enter Arsène Lupin Enter Arsène Lupin

1944

Ramona Ramona

1936

Hit the Deck Hit the Deck

1955

King of Alcatraz King of Alcatraz

1938

Little Big Shot Little Big Shot

1935

Dragon Seed Dragon Seed

1944

Tiger Shark Tiger Shark

1932

Special Investigator Special Investigator

1936

Sitting Bull Sitting Bull

1954

Rebel in Town Rebel in Town

1956

Homicide Squad Homicide Squad

1931

Confidential Confidential

1935

Behind the Green Lights Behind the Green Lights

1935

Batman Batman

1943

Bulldog Drummond in Africa Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938

A Medal for Benny A Medal for Benny

1945

The Kissing Bandit The Kissing Bandit

1948

It May Happen to You It May Happen to You

1937

Queen of the Mob Queen of the Mob

1940

The Kid from Spain The Kid from Spain

1932

Know For Sure Know For Sure

1941

Dr. Broadway Dr. Broadway

1942

The World Gone Mad The World Gone Mad

1933

Golden Gloves Golden Gloves

1940

The Mouthpiece The Mouthpiece

1932

Dracula vs. Frankenstein Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971

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