J. Carrol Naish
Acting
🎂 1896-01-20
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.
Cast credits(216)
Old Man Charvanaugh
1957
Mr. Combie
1954
Bilejik
1965
1965
1960
Miguel Ramierez
1958
Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco
1959
Mr. Toto
1963
Chief Yellow Horse
1965
Self
1948
1958
Walt Pierce
1958
Onorio
1950
Charlie
1950
Uncle Giuliano
1964
Iagoo
1958
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
1950
Sitting Bull
1954
Giuseppe
1943
Froteras
1970
Cahusac
1935
Luigi
1944
John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
1948
Hawkeye
1960
Bedloe Mason
1956
Casiano
1940
Mekaike
1940
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Manuel Lombroso
1941
Luis
1951
Self
1959
1958
Rocky Alton
1937
Tito Daka
1943
Sam Dover
1935
Reo Seki
1943
Uncle Picaud
1964
Socrates Houlis
1953
Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)
1930
Daniel
1944
John Mulholland
1952
Garabato
1941
John Ross
1933
The Professor
1939
Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos
1943
Dynamite Dawson
1949
1953
Ed Harris (uncredited)
1932
Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein
1971
Rasinoff
1939
(archive footage)
1994
Mike Clarke
1937
Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
1947
Dr. Remur
1930
Irenov
1936
Simeon 'Sim' Reno
1955
Looking Glass
1951
Leon
1957
Japanese Kitchen Overseer
1944
Three Fingered Jack
1936
Ridley
1951
Mr. Gallup
1951
Mikhail Valdin
1937
Nick Trotti
1937
Bert
1935
Frankie Scarbine
1951
Gil Harkness
1952
Moxie
1937
Aristide Rougeron
1942
Matt Bassler
1942
Dr. Carl Fletcher
1944
Tony Madroni
1941
Sheriff Joe Kneen
1952
Burglar - Robber #1
1942
Uncle Vince
1952
Richard Lane (Archive Footage)
1939
Papa Rico Molina
1947
Charles, the Butler
1945
Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
1936
"The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1931
Mr. Peroni
1955
Frank Barden
1937
Grand Vizier
1935
Roger Graham
1945
Pietro Cholo
1932
Ben Dagajanian
1955
French Prisoner of War (uncredited)
1931
Plug
1957
1958
Nick Catapoli
1945
Russo
1934
Louis Lorelli
1950
Dr. Karl Decker
1944
Tommy Monk
1933
George Frost
1940
Jack Wilder
1933
Pedro
1936
Batouche
1954
Harry Durant
1937
Chapman, Bank Robber
1955
Eddie Selton
1936
Ramon Salvadore
1933
Bruno
1953
Henry Rice
1938
Joe Charney
1933
Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
1933
Monte Ballou
1934
Steve Croner
1935
Tony
1932
Chopper Allen
1933
Rafael Lopez
1937
Collins
1933
Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited)
1934
A Police Informer
1947
Richard Lane
1938
Nicky Duvalle
1950
Gregory Prin
1939
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
1955
Tony
1932
Jack Venner
1942
French Soldier (uncredited)
1946
Radio Announcer
1931
Dr. Sorelle
1933
Hanley
1933
Ganimard
1944
Freddie 'Gunner' Martin
1939
First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1933
Daniel (archive footage)
1991
Lewis Zomar
1938
'Lucky' Reilly
1950
Blackie
1941
Machado
1941
Antonio Marino
1961
Claude Wright
1932
Adram
1937
Chico
1948
Yacqi Jack
1956
Lorenzo
1941
Devers
1945
Juan Can
1936
Laker
1931
Tito
1935
Chief Sitting Bull
1950
Tom Holt
1936
Dr. Augustus Hadley
1944
Mario
1937
Rudy Boray
1947
'Lefty' Tate
1935
Joe Morgan
1934
Sun Yat Ming
1932
Jack Allen
1934
Steve Kalkus
1940
Major Doumet
1936
Joe Taggerty
1940
Mr Stein
1955
Nick
1932
Agitator
1932
The Killer
1944
Robert Cardoza
1935
Gigi
1942
Sgt. Diepel
1955
Pedro
1932
Injun
1933
Sgt. Chevalier
1934
Noel
1942
Joseph Valkus
1938
Burt Mansfield
1936
Reginald DeWinters
1942
Kuasa
1938
Mink Gordon
1931
Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
1933
Himself
1939
Steve Scola
1934
1957
Tony Rocco
1932
Daniel (archive footage)
2000
Noel Haskins
1938
Bootlegger (uncredited)
1932
Bryan
1933
Dr. Daka (archive footage)
1989
Signor Michel O'Sullivan
1942
Hoodlum (uncredited)
1937
Salazar
1933
Dr. Igor Markoff
1944
Charley Martin
1945
Jack Reed - Gangster
1937
French Soldier (uncredited)
1926
Papa Donnetti
1949
Inspector Gregg
1943
Commissioner of War Trotsky
1934
Andros Banshek
1941
Dyke's Lookout
1930
Hugo
1931
Comos
1936
Bonelli
1933
Jed Jerrett
1943
Andre Bouchard
1943
Nick Meyer
1932
Gary Kent
1933
French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
1934
Cpl. Guarand
1933
Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
1931
Joe Durell
1935
André Bejac
1936
Operative #77
1936
Carl Izzard
1934
Duval
1934
Charlie Hattrick
1930
The Hunchback (archive footage)
1966
'The Professor'
1941
Bart Yancy
1946
Kuprin
1939
Lou Colima
1934
Steve Murkil
1938
Dr. Bartley Morgan
1939