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