Acting
J. Carrol Naish
EN cinema · 195 credits
Born
20 January 1896
Died
24 January 1973 (aged 77)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish · Joseph Carrol Naish · J. Carroll Naish · Carroll Naish · Carrol Naish · Carol Naish
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Daniel (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Daniel (archive footage)
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
as Dr. Daka (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
as Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein
Cutter's Trail
as Froteras
The Hanged Man
as Uncle Picaud
Force of Impulse
as Antonio Marino
Disneyland '59
as Self
Rebel in Town
as Bedloe Mason
Yaqui Drums
as Yacqi Jack
New York Confidential
as Ben Dagajanian
Violent Saturday
as Chapman, Bank Robber
Hit the Deck
as Mr. Peroni
Desert Sands
as Sgt. Diepel
Rage at Dawn
as Simeon 'Sim' Reno
The Last Command
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Man on a Bus
as Mr Stein
Sitting Bull
as Sitting Bull
Saskatchewan
as Batouche
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Socrates Houlis
Fighter Attack
as Bruno
Clash by Night
as Uncle Vince
Denver and Rio Grande
as Gil Harkness
Ride the Man Down
as Sheriff Joe Kneen
Woman of the North Country
as John Mulholland
Across the Wide Missouri
as Looking Glass
Bannerline
as Frankie Scarbine
Rio Grande
as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Annie Get Your Gun
as Chief Sitting Bull
Black Hand
as Louis Lorelli
The Toast of New Orleans
as Nicky Duvalle
Please Believe Me
as 'Lucky' Reilly
Canadian Pacific
as Dynamite Dawson
That Midnight Kiss
as Papa Donnetti
Joan of Arc
as John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
The Kissing Bandit
as Chico
Humoresque
as Rudy Boray
The Beast with Five Fingers
as Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
The Fugitive
as A Police Informer
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Papa Rico Molina
Bad Bascomb
as Bart Yancy
It's Your America
as French Soldier (uncredited)
Strange Confession
as Roger Graham
The Southerner
as Devers
A Medal for Benny
as Charley Martin
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Charles, the Butler
Star in the Night
as Nick Catapoli
The Whistler
as The Killer
Voice in the Wind
as Luigi
Waterfront
as Dr. Karl Decker
Dragon Seed
as Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Enter Arsène Lupin
as Ganimard
Two-Man Submarine
as Dr. Augustus Hadley
The Monster Maker
as Dr. Igor Markoff
Jungle Woman
as Dr. Carl Fletcher
House of Frankenstein
as Daniel
Calling Dr. Death
as Inspector Gregg
Gung Ho!
as Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos
Batman
as Tito Daka
Harrigan's Kid
as Jed Jerrett
Behind the Rising Sun
as Reo Seki
Good Morning, Judge
as Andre Bouchard
Sahara
as Giuseppe
Tales of Manhattan
as Costello
The Corsican Brothers
as Lorenzo
The Pied Piper
as Aristide Rougeron
Jackass Mail
as Signor Michel O'Sullivan
Dr. Broadway
as Jack Venner
Sunday Punch
as Matt Bassler
The Man in the Trunk
as Reginald DeWinters
Blood and Sand
as Garabato
Mr. Dynamite
as 'The Professor'
Birth of the Blues
as Blackie
Know For Sure
as Tony Madroni
Accent on Love
as Manuel Lombroso
That Night in Rio
as Machado
Forced Landing
as Andros Banshek
Down Argentine Way
as Casiano
Golden Gloves
as Joe Taggerty
Queen of the Mob
as George Frost
Typhoon
as Mekaike
A Night at Earl Carroll's
as Steve Kalkus
Beau Geste
as Rasinoff
Island of Lost Men
as Gregory Prin
King of Chinatown
as The Professor
Hotel Imperial
as Kuprin
Undercover Doctor
as Dr. Bartley Morgan
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
as Richard Lane (Archive Footage)
Persons in Hiding
as Freddie 'Gunner' Martin
King of Alcatraz
as Steve Murkil
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
as Richard Lane
Her Jungle Love
as Kuasa
Tip-Off Girls
as Joseph Valkus
Hunted Men
as Henry Rice
Illegal Traffic
as Lewis Zomar
Prison Farm
as Noel Haskins
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
as Mikhail Valdin
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Adram
Daughter of Shanghai
as Frank Barden
It May Happen to You
as Moxie
Border Cafe
as Rocky Alton
Sea Racketeers
as Harry Durant
Hideaway
as Mike Clarke
Song of the City
as Mario
We Who Are About to Die
as Nick Trotti
The Grand Bounce
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Night Club Scandal
as Jack Reed - Gangster
Thunder Trail
as Rafael Lopez
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Tom Holt
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Three Fingered Jack
Special Investigator
as Eddie Selton
Ramona
as Juan Can
Exclusive Story
as Comos
Two in the Dark
as Burt Mansfield
Absolute Quiet
as Pedro
Moonlight Murder
as André Bejac
Crack-Up
as Operative #77
Anthony Adverse
as Major Doumet
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
as Tony Scapelli
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Grand Vizier
Captain Blood
as Cahusac
Special Agent
as Joe Durell
Black Fury
as Steve Croner
Little Big Shot
as Bert
Confidential
as 'Lefty' Tate
Behind the Green Lights
as Sam Dover
Front Page Woman
as Robert Cardoza
Return of the Terror
as Steve Scola
One Is Guilty
as Jack Allen
British Agent
as Commissioner of War Trotsky
Upperworld
as Lou Colima
The Hell Cat
as Joe Morgan
The President Vanishes
as Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
as Monte Ballou
Marie Galante
as French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
as Russo
Sleepers East
as Carl Izzard
Hell in the Heavens
as Sgt. Chevalier
What's Your Racket
as Dick Graves
The Whirlwind
as Injun
Ann Vickers
as Dr. Sorelle
Elmer, the Great
as Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
The World Gone Mad
as Ramon Salvadore
The Mystery Squadron
as Collins
Captured!
as Cpl. Guarand
No Other Woman
as Bonelli
The Devil's in Love
as Salazar
The Mad Game
as Chopper Allen
Notorious But Nice
as Joe Charney
Havana Widows
as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Arizona to Broadway
as Tommy Monk
Silent Men
as Jack Wilder
Central Airport
as Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
Infernal Machine
as Bryan
The Last Trail
as John Ross
The Past of Mary Holmes
as Gary Kent
The Avenger
as Hanley
Frisco Jenny
as Ed Harris (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
as Pietro Cholo
Two Seconds
as Tony
Tiger Shark
as Tony
The Mouthpiece
as Tony Rocco
The Kid from Spain
as Pedro
The Hatchet Man
as Sun Yat Ming
Crooner
as Nick Meyer
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Claude Wright
The Conquerors
as Agitator
Big City Blues
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Tonight or Never
as Radio Announcer
Homicide Squad
as Hugo
The Finger Points
as "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Surrender
as French Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House
as Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
Gun Smoke
as Mink Gordon (uncredited)
The Royal Bed
as Laker
Good Intentions
as Charlie Hattrick
Cheer Up and Smile
as Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)
Scotland Yard
as Dr. Remur
Double Cross Roads
as Dyke's Lookout
What Price Glory
as French Soldier (uncredited)