J. Carrol Naish
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 20, 1896
- Died
- January 24, 1973
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Producing Schlock: The Career of Al Adamson 2009
as Dr. Durea (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula 2000
as Daniel (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula in the Movies 1992
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
The Hanged Man 1964
as Uncle Picaud
Force of Impulse 1961
as Antonio Marino
Disneyland '59 1959
as Self
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
Sitting Bull 1954
as Sitting Bull
Saskatchewan 1954
as Batouche
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef 1953
as Socrates Houlis
Fighter Attack 1953
as Bruno
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
Bannerline 1951
as Frankie Scarbine
Across the Wide Missouri 1951
as Looking Glass
The Mark of the Renegade 1951
as Luis
Rio Grande 1950
as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
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 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 Costello
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 1942
as Lorenzo
Birth of the Blues 1941
as Blackie
Know For Sure 1941
as Tony Madroni
Forced Landing 1941
as Andros Banshek
Accent on Love 1941
as Manuel Lombroso
Blood and Sand 1941
as Garabato
That Night in Rio 1941
as Machado
Mr. Dynamite 1941
as 'The Professor'
A Night at Earl Carroll's 1940
as Steve Kalkus
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!
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
Moonlight Murder 1936
as André Bejac
Charlie Chan at the Circus 1936
as Tom Holt
Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936
as Three Fingered Jack
The Return of Jimmy Valentine 1936
as Tony Scapelli
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
What's Your Racket 1934
as Dick Graves
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)
Central Airport 1933
as Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
The World Gone Mad 1933
as Ramon Salvadore
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
Frisco Jenny 1933
as Ed Harris (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
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)
Double Cross Roads 1930
as Dyke's Lookout
What Price Glory 1926
as French Soldier (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.