J. Carrol Naish

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

216

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-01-20

Day of death

1973-01-24 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

J. Carrol Naish

Biography

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

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Captured!

    Captured!

  • Special Investigator

    Special Investigator

  • Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

  • Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Exclusive Story

    Exclusive Story

  • Two Seconds

    Two Seconds

  • The Mark of the Renegade

    The Mark of the Renegade

  • Confidential

    Confidential

  • Surrender

    Surrender

  • Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

  • Captain Blood

    Captain Blood

  • Across the Wide Missouri

    Across the Wide Missouri

  • Bad Bascomb

    Bad Bascomb

  • Sitting Bull

    Sitting Bull

  • Tiger Shark

    Tiger Shark

  • Waterfront

    Waterfront

  • Jungle Woman

    Jungle Woman

  • Thunder Trail

    Thunder Trail

  • Marie Galante

    Marie Galante

  • Forced Landing

    Forced Landing

  • Strange Confession

    Strange Confession

  • Scotland Yard

    Scotland Yard

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • Black Hand

    Black Hand

  • Frisco Jenny

    Frisco Jenny

  • Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

  • Violent Saturday

    Violent Saturday

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • Fighter Attack

    Fighter Attack

  • Murder in Trinidad

    Murder in Trinidad

  • Ramona

    Ramona

  • Sea Racketeers

    Sea Racketeers

  • British Agent

    British Agent

  • Homicide Squad

    Homicide Squad

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan

  • Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers

  • Hotel Imperial

    Hotel Imperial

  • Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

  • Yaqui Drums

    Yaqui Drums

  • The Southerner

    The Southerner

  • Undercover Doctor

    Undercover Doctor

  • Hunted Men

    Hunted Men

  • Mr. Dynamite

    Mr. Dynamite

  • Black Fury

    Black Fury

  • The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Silent Men

    Silent Men

  • Golden Gloves

    Golden Gloves

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • House of Frankenstein

    House of Frankenstein

  • Dr. Broadway

    Dr. Broadway

  • Jackass Mail

    Jackass Mail

  • Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Guestward, Ho!

    Guestward, Ho!

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

  • The Conquerors

    The Conquerors

  • The Monster Maker

    The Monster Maker

  • Cimarron City

    Cimarron City

  • Crooner

    Crooner

  • The Hatchet Man

    The Hatchet Man

  • Upperworld

    Upperworld

  • Rage at Dawn

    Rage at Dawn

  • Havana Widows

    Havana Widows

  • Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

  • Bulldog Drummond in Africa

    Bulldog Drummond in Africa

  • Dracula vs. Frankenstein

    Dracula vs. Frankenstein

  • This Could Be the Night

    This Could Be the Night

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

  • The Finger Points

    The Finger Points

  • No Other Woman

    No Other Woman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Kissing Bandit

    The Kissing Bandit

  • The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

  • The Toast of New Orleans

    The Toast of New Orleans

  • Enter Arsène Lupin

    Enter Arsène Lupin

  • Ladies of the Big House

    Ladies of the Big House

  • Carnival in Costa Rica

    Carnival in Costa Rica

  • Island of Lost Men

    Island of Lost Men

  • The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

  • The Young Don't Cry

    The Young Don't Cry

  • Accent on Love

    Accent on Love

  • The Hell Cat

    The Hell Cat

  • The Corsican Brothers

    The Corsican Brothers

  • Voice in the Wind

    Voice in the Wind

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • That Midnight Kiss

    That Midnight Kiss

  • Song of the City

    Song of the City

  • Special Agent

    Special Agent

  • Down Argentine Way

    Down Argentine Way

  • King of Alcatraz

    King of Alcatraz

  • The Many Faces of Dracula

    The Many Faces of Dracula

  • Man on a Bus

    Man on a Bus

  • Persons in Hiding

    Persons in Hiding

  • King of Chinatown

    King of Chinatown

  • Please Believe Me

    Please Believe Me

  • The Kid from Spain

    The Kid from Spain

  • Denver and Rio Grande

    Denver and Rio Grande

  • A Gentleman at Heart

    A Gentleman at Heart

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Doom of Dracula

    Doom of Dracula

  • Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

  • Her Jungle Love

    Her Jungle Love

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

    Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

  • The Pied Piper

    The Pied Piper

  • Under the Pampas Moon

    Under the Pampas Moon

  • Ride the Man Down

    Ride the Man Down

  • Good Morning, Judge

    Good Morning, Judge

  • Calling Dr. Death

    Calling Dr. Death

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • Little Big Shot

    Little Big Shot

  • The Devil's in Love

    The Devil's in Love

  • Elmer, the Great

    Elmer, the Great

  • Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

    Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

  • Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

  • Front Page Woman

    Front Page Woman

  • The New Adventures of Charlie Chan

    The New Adventures of Charlie Chan

  • Rebel in Town

    Rebel in Town

  • The Royal Bed

    The Royal Bed

  • Bannerline

    Bannerline

  • The Defense Rests

    The Defense Rests

  • A Night at Earl Carroll's

    A Night at Earl Carroll's

  • The Leathernecks Have Landed

    The Leathernecks Have Landed

  • Border Cafe

    Border Cafe

  • Think Fast, Mr. Moto

    Think Fast, Mr. Moto

  • Behind the Green Lights

    Behind the Green Lights

  • The Last Trail

    The Last Trail

  • Star in the Night

    Star in the Night

  • What Price Glory

    What Price Glory

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Woman of the North Country

    Woman of the North Country

  • The Past of Mary Holmes

    The Past of Mary Holmes

  • Double Cross Roads

    Double Cross Roads

  • Charlie Chan at the Circus

    Charlie Chan at the Circus

  • The Man in the Trunk

    The Man in the Trunk

  • Know For Sure

    Know For Sure

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • Two-Man Submarine

    Two-Man Submarine

  • The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

  • Canadian Pacific

    Canadian Pacific

  • Infernal Machine

    Infernal Machine

  • Harrigan's Kid

    Harrigan's Kid

  • Girl in Danger

    Girl in Danger

  • Tonight or Never

    Tonight or Never

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Queen of the Mob

    Queen of the Mob

  • Dr. Renault's Secret

    Dr. Renault's Secret

  • Tip-Off Girls

    Tip-Off Girls

  • The World Gone Mad

    The World Gone Mad

  • Night Club Scandal

    Night Club Scandal

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • Clash by Night

    Clash by Night

  • Hit the Deck

    Hit the Deck

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Getting Gertie's Garter

    Getting Gertie's Garter

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Beast with Five Fingers

    The Beast with Five Fingers

  • Blood and Sand

    Blood and Sand

  • Hell in the Heavens

    Hell in the Heavens

  • Gung Ho!

    Gung Ho!

  • Humoresque

    Humoresque

  • Batmania: From Comics to Screen

    Batmania: From Comics to Screen

  • Desert Sands

    Desert Sands

  • Robin Hood of El Dorado

    Robin Hood of El Dorado

  • Absolute Quiet

    Absolute Quiet

  • It's Your America

    It's Your America

  • The Avenger

    The Avenger

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • That Night in Rio

    That Night in Rio

  • No Living Witness

    No Living Witness

  • It May Happen to You

    It May Happen to You

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • The Mystery Squadron

    The Mystery Squadron

  • Arizona to Broadway

    Arizona to Broadway

  • Cheer Up and Smile

    Cheer Up and Smile

  • Sunday Punch

    Sunday Punch

  • Gun Smoke

    Gun Smoke

  • One Is Guilty

    One Is Guilty

  • The Mouthpiece

    The Mouthpiece

  • We Who Are About to Die

    We Who Are About to Die

  • The Mad Game

    The Mad Game

  • Notorious But Nice

    Notorious But Nice

  • The Whirlwind

    The Whirlwind

  • Force of Impulse

    Force of Impulse

  • Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

  • Illegal Traffic

    Illegal Traffic

  • We're in the Movies, Now!

    We're in the Movies, Now!

  • Hideaway

    Hideaway

  • Sleepers East

    Sleepers East