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J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Actor · 1896 – 1973 · 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.

Movies24

  • Movie5.2

    Jungle Woman

    1944 · 21 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Rio Grande

    1950 · 408 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Captain Blood

    1935 · 283 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Clash by Night

    1952 · 137 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Annie Get Your Gun

    1950 · 88 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Blood and Sand

    1941 · 67 votes

  • Movie7.4

    That's Entertainment!

    1974 · 72 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Joan of Arc

    1948 · 89 votes

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie6.6
  • Movie6.0

    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

    1953 · 35 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Saskatchewan

    1954 · 27 votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Fugitive

    1947 · 50 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Batman

    1943 · 133 votes

  • Movie6.7

    The Last Command

    1955 · 10 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Hit the Deck

    1955 · 17 votes

  • Movie5.4

    Gung Ho!

    1943 · 28 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Sahara

    1943 · 162 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Across the Wide Missouri

    1951 · 37 votes

  • Movie5.2

    The Toast of New Orleans

    1950 · 12 votes

  • Movie5.8

    British Agent

    1934 · 20 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Violent Saturday

    1955 · 81 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Denver and Rio Grande

    1952 · 16 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Thunder Trail

    1937 · 2 votes

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  • TV6.6

    Wagon Train

    1957 · 31 votes

  • TV8.0

    Get Smart

    1965 · 448 votes

  • TV7.8

    I Dream of Jeannie

    1965 · 843 votes

  • TV3.8

    Climax!

    1954 · 12 votes

  • TV8.0

    The Untouchables

    1959 · 139 votes

  • TV6.7

    Route 66

    1960 · 20 votes

  • TV6.3

    Burke's Law

    1963 · 12 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

  • TV7.1

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    1958 · 38 votes

  • TV7.2

    Green Acres

    1965 · 80 votes

  • TV6.0

    The Texan

    1958 · 6 votes

  • TV7.2

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    1964 · 75 votes

  • TV6.3
  • TV6.5
  • TV6.7

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950 · 7 votes

  • TV6.5

    Guestward, Ho!

    1960 · 2 votes

  • TV9.0
  • TV6.7
  • TV6.3

    Cimarron City

    1958 · 3 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV7.2
  • TV7.0

    Life with Luigi

    1952 · 1 votes