J. Carrol Naish
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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.
Acted in
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Daniel (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Daniel (archive footage)
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
1989
as Dr. Daka (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971
as Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein
Cutter's Trail
1970
as Froteras
Doom of Dracula
1966
as The Hunchback
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Bilejik
Get Smart
1965
Green Acres
1965
as Chief Yellow Horse
The Hanged Man
1964
as Uncle Picaud
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Uncle Giuliano
Burke's Law
1963
as Mr. Toto
Force of Impulse
1961
as Antonio Marino
Route 66
1960
Guestward, Ho!
1960
as Hawkeye
The Untouchables
1959
as Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Texan
1958
as Walt Pierce
Cimarron City
1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Miguel Ramierez
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
1957
The Young Don't Cry
1957
as Plug
This Could Be the Night
1957
as Leon
Yaqui Drums
1956
as Yacqi Jack
Rebel in Town
1956
as Bedloe Mason
Desert Sands
1955
as Sgt. Diepel
The Last Command
1955
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Man on a Bus
1955
as Mr Stein
Violent Saturday
1955
as Chapman, Bank Robber
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Simeon 'Sim' Reno
Hit the Deck
1955
as Mr. Peroni
New York Confidential
1955
as Ben Dagajanian
Climax!
1954
as Mr. Combie
Sitting Bull
1954
as Sitting Bull
Saskatchewan
1954
as Batouche
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
as Socrates Houlis
Fighter Attack
1953
as Bruno
General Electric Theater
1953
Ride the Man Down
1952
as Sheriff Joe Kneen
Woman of the North Country
1952
as John Mulholland
Clash by Night
1952
as Uncle Vince
Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Gil Harkness
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Looking Glass
Bannerline
1951
as Frankie Scarbine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Ridley
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Mr. Gallup
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
as Luis
Rio Grande
1950
as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Onorio
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Charlie
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Nicky Duvalle
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Chief Sitting Bull
Please Believe Me
1950
as 'Lucky' Reilly
Black Hand
1950
as Louis Lorelli
That Midnight Kiss
1949
as Papa Donnetti
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Dynamite Dawson
Joan of Arc
1948
as John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Chico
The Fugitive
1947
as A Police Informer
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947
as Papa Rico Molina
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
as Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
Humoresque
1947
as Rudy Boray
It's Your America
1946
as French Soldier (uncredited)
Bad Bascomb
1946
as Bart Yancy
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945
as Charles, the Butler
Star in the Night
1945
as Nick Catapoli
Strange Confession
1945
as Roger Graham
The Southerner
1945
as Devers
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Charley Martin
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Daniel
Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Ganimard
Dragon Seed
1944
as Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Waterfront
1944
as Dr. Karl Decker
Jungle Woman
1944
as Dr. Carl Fletcher
The Monster Maker
1944
as Dr. Igor Markoff
The Whistler
1944
as The Killer
Two-Man Submarine
1944
as Dr. Augustus Hadley
Voice in the Wind
1944
as Luigi
Gung Ho!
1943
as Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos
Calling Dr. Death
1943
as Inspector Gregg
Sahara
1943
as Giuseppe
Behind the Rising Sun
1943
as Reo Seki
Batman
1943
as Tito Daka
Good Morning, Judge
1943
as Andre Bouchard
Harrigan's Kid
1943
as Jed Jerrett
Dr. Renault's Secret
1942
as Noel
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Reginald DeWinters
The Pied Piper
1942
as Aristide Rougeron
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Burglar - Robber #1
Jackass Mail
1942
as Signor Michel O'Sullivan
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Jack Venner
Sunday Punch
1942
as Matt Bassler
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Gigi
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Lorenzo
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Blackie
Accent on Love
1941
as Manuel Lombroso
Forced Landing
1941
as Andros Banshek
Blood and Sand
1941
as Garabato
That Night in Rio
1941
as Machado
Mr. Dynamite
1941
as 'The Professor'
Know For Sure
1941
as Tony Madroni
Down Argentine Way
1940
as Casiano
Golden Gloves
1940
as Joe Taggerty
Queen of the Mob
1940
as George Frost
Typhoon
1940
as Mekaike
Island of Lost Men
1939
as Gregory Prin
Beau Geste
1939
as Rasinoff
Undercover Doctor
1939
as Dr. Bartley Morgan
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Kuprin
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Richard Lane (Archive Footage)
We're in the Movies, Now!
1939
as Himself
King of Chinatown
1939
as The Professor
Persons in Hiding
1939
as Freddie 'Gunner' Martin
Illegal Traffic
1938
as Lewis Zomar
King of Alcatraz
1938
as Steve Murkil
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1938
as Richard Lane
Prison Farm
1938
as Noel Haskins
Hunted Men
1938
as Henry Rice
Her Jungle Love
1938
as Kuasa
Tip-Off Girls
1938
as Joseph Valkus
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Frank Barden
Night Club Scandal
1937
as Jack Reed - Gangster
Thunder Trail
1937
as Rafael Lopez
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937
as Mikhail Valdin
Sea Racketeers
1937
as Harry Durant
Hideaway
1937
as Mike Clarke
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
as Adram
It May Happen to You
1937
as Moxie
Border Cafe
1937
as Rocky Alton
The Grand Bounce
1937
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Song of the City
1937
as Mario
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Nick Trotti
Crack-Up
1936
as Operative #77
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
as Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
Ramona
1936
as Juan Can
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Major Doumet
Special Investigator
1936
as Eddie Selton
Absolute Quiet
1936
as Pedro
Charlie Chan at the Circus
1936
as Tom Holt
Moonlight Murder
1936
as André Bejac
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Three Fingered Jack
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Irenov
Exclusive Story
1936
as Comos
Two in the Dark
1936
as Burt Mansfield
Captain Blood
1935
as Cahusac
Confidential
1935
as 'Lefty' Tate
Special Agent
1935
as Joe Durell
Little Big Shot
1935
as Bert
Front Page Woman
1935
as Robert Cardoza
Under the Pampas Moon
1935
as Tito
Black Fury
1935
as Steve Croner
Behind the Green Lights
1935
as Sam Dover
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Grand Vizier
Hell in the Heavens
1934
as Sgt. Chevalier
The President Vanishes
1934
as Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited)
Marie Galante
1934
as French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
British Agent
1934
as Commissioner of War Trotsky
Girl in Danger
1934
as Russo
The Defense Rests
1934
as Monte Ballou
Return of the Terror
1934
as Steve Scola
The Hell Cat
1934
as Joe Morgan
Murder in Trinidad
1934
as Duval
One Is Guilty
1934
as Jack Allen
Upperworld
1934
as Lou Colima
Sleepers East
1934
as Carl Izzard
The Mystery Squadron
1933
as Collins
Havana Widows
1933
as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Mad Game
1933
as Chopper Allen
Ann Vickers
1933
as Dr. Sorelle
The Last Trail
1933
as John Ross
Captured!
1933
as Cpl. Guarand
The Avenger
1933
as Hanley
Notorious But Nice
1933
as Joe Charney
Arizona to Broadway
1933
as Tommy Monk
The Devil's in Love
1933
as Salazar
Elmer, the Great
1933
as Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
The World Gone Mad
1933
as Ramon Salvadore
Central Airport
1933
as Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
The Whirlwind
1933
as Injun
Infernal Machine
1933
as Bryan
Silent Men
1933
as Jack Wilder
The Past of Mary Holmes
1933
as Gary Kent
No Other Woman
1933
as Bonelli
The Conquerors
1932
as Agitator
The Kid from Spain
1932
as Pedro
Tiger Shark
1932
as Tony
Big City Blues
1932
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
No Living Witness
1932
as Nick
Crooner
1932
as Nick Meyer
Two Seconds
1932
as Tony
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Claude Wright
The Mouthpiece
1932
as Tony Rocco
The Beast of the City
1932
as Pietro Cholo
The Hatchet Man
1932
as Sun Yat Ming
Ladies of the Big House
1931
as Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
Surrender
1931
as French Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Homicide Squad
1931
as Hugo
The Finger Points
1931
as "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Gun Smoke
1931
as Mink Gordon
The Royal Bed
1931
as Laker
Tonight or Never
1931
as Radio Announcer
Scotland Yard
1930
as Dr. Remur
Good Intentions
1930
as Charlie Hattrick
Cheer Up and Smile
1930
as Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)
What Price Glory
1926
as French Soldier (uncredited)