Birth Day: 1896-01-20
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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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As Daniel (archive footage) -
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As Daniel (archive footage) -
As Dr. Daka (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein -
As Froteras -
As The Hunchback -
As Uncle Picaud -
As Antonio Marino -
As Self -
As Leon -
As Plug -
As Yacqi Jack -
As Bedloe Mason -
As Chapman, Bank Robber -
As Simeon 'Sim' Reno -
As Sgt. Diepel -
As Mr. Peroni -
As Ben Dagajanian -
As Mr Stein -
As General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana -
As Batouche -
As Sitting Bull -
As Socrates Houlis -
As Bruno -
As Gil Harkness -
As Sheriff Joe Kneen -
As Uncle Vince -
As John Mulholland -
As Frankie Scarbine -
As Luis -
As Looking Glass -
As Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan -
As Louis Lorelli -
As Chief Sitting Bull -
As 'Lucky' Reilly -
As Nicky Duvalle -
As Dynamite Dawson -
As Papa Donnetti -
As John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor -
As Chico -
As Rudy Boray -
As A Police Informer -
As Papa Rico Molina -
As Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio -
As French Soldier (uncredited) -
As Bart Yancy -
As Charles, the Butler -
As Charley Martin -
As Nick Catapoli -
As Devers -
As Roger Graham -
As Daniel -
As Dr. Igor Markoff -
As Ganimard -
As Dr. Carl Fletcher -
As Japanese Kitchen Overseer -
As Dr. Augustus Hadley -
As Luigi -
As Dr. Karl Decker -
As The Killer -
As Giuseppe -
As Andre Bouchard -
As Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos -
As Inspector Gregg -
As Jed Jerrett -
As Reo Seki -
As Tito Daka -
As Jack Venner -
As Aristide Rougeron -
As Matt Bassler -
As Signor Michel O'Sullivan -
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As Noel -
As Burglar - Robber #1 -
As Gigi -
As Garabato -
As Manuel Lombroso -
As Andros Banshek -
As 'The Professor' -
As Lorenzo -
As Blackie -
As Machado -
As Tony Madroni -
As George Frost -
As Casiano -
As Mekaike -
As Joe Taggerty -
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As Rasinoff -
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As Gregory Prin -
As Kuprin -
As Dr. Bartley Morgan -
As Himself
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As Kuasa -
As Noel Haskins -
As Joseph Valkus -
As Richard Lane -
As Steve Murkil -
As Lewis Zomar -
As Henry Rice -
As Mike Clarke -
As Mikhail Valdin -
As Harry Durant
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As Nick Trotti -
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As Rafael Lopez -
As Adram -
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As Frank Barden -
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As Rocky Alton -
As Major Doumet -
As Irenov -
As Tom Holt -
As Pedro -
As Comos -
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As André Bejac -
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As Juan Can -
As Burt Mansfield -
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As Cahusac -
As Joe Durell -
As Steve Croner -
As Bert -
As 'Lefty' Tate -
As Robert Cardoza -
As Sam Dover -
As Tito -
As Steve Scola -
As French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited) -
As Russo -
As Jack Allen -
As Duval -
As Carl Izzard -
As Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited) -
As Commissioner of War Trotsky -
As Sgt. Chevalier -
As Lou Colima -
As Monte Ballou -
As Joe Morgan -
As Gary Kent -
As Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish) -
As Salazar -
As Hanley -
As John Ross -
As Bryan -
As Joe Charney -
As Dr. Sorelle -
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As Chopper Allen -
As Bonelli -
As Jack Wilder -
As Tommy Monk -
As Collins -
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As First Taxi Driver (uncredited) -
As Injun -
As Ramon Salvadore -
As Tony -
As Nick Meyer -
As Claude Wright -
As Nick -
As Sun Yat Ming -
As Pedro -
As Tony Rocco -
As Tony -
As Agitator -
As Pietro Cholo -
As Bootlegger (uncredited) -
As Mink Gordon -
As Laker -
As Hugo -
As Witness Against Doremus (uncredited) -
As "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited) -
As Radio Announcer -
As French Prisoner of War (uncredited) -
As Charlie Hattrick -
As Dr. Remur -
As Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited) -
As French Soldier (uncredited)