J. Carrol Naish

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

217

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

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • 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.

  • Frisco Jenny

    Frisco Jenny

  • The Conquerors

    The Conquerors

  • Captured!

    Captured!

  • Sea Racketeers

    Sea Racketeers

  • Jackass Mail

    Jackass Mail

  • Mr. Dynamite

    Mr. Dynamite

  • Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

  • Black Fury

    Black Fury

  • Hunted Men

    Hunted Men

  • Silent Men

    Silent Men

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Marie Galante

    Marie Galante

  • Dracula vs. Frankenstein

    Dracula vs. Frankenstein

  • Infernal Machine

    Infernal Machine

  • Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan

  • British Agent

    British Agent

  • Bad Bascomb

    Bad Bascomb

  • Star in the Night

    Star in the Night

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • What Price Glory

    What Price Glory

  • Special Agent

    Special Agent

  • Charlie Chan at the Circus

    Charlie Chan at the Circus

  • Denver and Rio Grande

    Denver and Rio Grande

  • No Other Woman

    No Other Woman

  • Black Hand

    Black Hand

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • The Hell Cat

    The Hell Cat

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • Thunder Trail

    Thunder Trail

  • Confidential

    Confidential

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Front Page Woman

    Front Page Woman

  • Upperworld

    Upperworld

  • Doom of Dracula

    Doom of Dracula

  • Undercover Doctor

    Undercover Doctor

  • King of Chinatown

    King of Chinatown

  • Hotel Imperial

    Hotel Imperial

  • Rebel in Town

    Rebel in Town

  • Ramona

    Ramona

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Girl in Danger

    Girl in Danger

  • Bannerline

    Bannerline

  • Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

  • Special Investigator

    Special Investigator

  • Think Fast, Mr. Moto

    Think Fast, Mr. Moto

  • The Royal Bed

    The Royal Bed

  • Ladies of the Big House

    Ladies of the Big House

  • Night Club Scandal

    Night Club Scandal

  • Down Argentine Way

    Down Argentine Way

  • Crooner

    Crooner

  • Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

  • Her Jungle Love

    Her Jungle Love

  • Double Cross Roads

    Double Cross Roads

  • The New Adventures of Charlie Chan

    The New Adventures of Charlie Chan

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • King of Alcatraz

    King of Alcatraz

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Guestward, Ho!

    Guestward, Ho!

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

  • Captain Blood

    Captain Blood

  • Waterfront

    Waterfront

  • Tip-Off Girls

    Tip-Off Girls

  • Tonight or Never

    Tonight or Never

  • Surrender

    Surrender

  • Cimarron City

    Cimarron City

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • House of Frankenstein

    House of Frankenstein

  • Violent Saturday

    Violent Saturday

  • One Is Guilty

    One Is Guilty

  • It's Your America

    It's Your America

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Gung Ho!

    Gung Ho!

  • Getting Gertie's Garter

    Getting Gertie's Garter

  • Song of the City

    Song of the City

  • Canadian Pacific

    Canadian Pacific

  • Please Believe Me

    Please Believe Me

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

  • Blood and Sand

    Blood and Sand

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Sitting Bull

    Sitting Bull

  • Rage at Dawn

    Rage at Dawn

  • Jungle Woman

    Jungle Woman

  • Humoresque

    Humoresque

  • Across the Wide Missouri

    Across the Wide Missouri

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

  • Clash by Night

    Clash by Night

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

  • Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • The Many Faces of Dracula

    The Many Faces of Dracula

  • The Kid from Spain

    The Kid from Spain

  • The Southerner

    The Southerner

  • The Pied Piper

    The Pied Piper

  • Hell in the Heavens

    Hell in the Heavens

  • Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • The Corsican Brothers

    The Corsican Brothers

  • The Mad Game

    The Mad Game

  • Two Seconds

    Two Seconds

  • This Could Be the Night

    This Could Be the Night

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • That Night in Rio

    That Night in Rio

  • No Living Witness

    No Living Witness

  • Desert Sands

    Desert Sands

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

  • The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

  • Bulldog Drummond in Africa

    Bulldog Drummond in Africa

  • The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

  • Hit the Deck

    Hit the Deck

  • Elmer, the Great

    Elmer, the Great

  • Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

  • The Leathernecks Have Landed

    The Leathernecks Have Landed

  • The World Gone Mad

    The World Gone Mad

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Little Big Shot

    Little Big Shot

  • The Kissing Bandit

    The Kissing Bandit

  • Woman of the North Country

    Woman of the North Country

  • Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

    Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

  • Ride the Man Down

    Ride the Man Down

  • Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • Illegal Traffic

    Illegal Traffic

  • Arizona to Broadway

    Arizona to Broadway

  • Queen of the Mob

    Queen of the Mob

  • The Toast of New Orleans

    The Toast of New Orleans

  • Persons in Hiding

    Persons in Hiding

  • Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

  • Homicide Squad

    Homicide Squad

  • Dr. Broadway

    Dr. Broadway

  • Two-Man Submarine

    Two-Man Submarine

  • Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

    Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

  • Robin Hood of El Dorado

    Robin Hood of El Dorado

  • The Young Don't Cry

    The Young Don't Cry

  • The Beast with Five Fingers

    The Beast with Five Fingers

  • Island of Lost Men

    Island of Lost Men

  • The Mouthpiece

    The Mouthpiece

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • Calling Dr. Death

    Calling Dr. Death

  • The Mark of the Renegade

    The Mark of the Renegade

  • The Devil's in Love

    The Devil's in Love

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • Man on a Bus

    Man on a Bus

  • Gun Smoke

    Gun Smoke

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Accent on Love

    Accent on Love

  • A Gentleman at Heart

    A Gentleman at Heart

  • Exclusive Story

    Exclusive Story

  • Strange Confession

    Strange Confession

  • Carnival in Costa Rica

    Carnival in Costa Rica

  • The Mystery Squadron

    The Mystery Squadron

  • Scotland Yard

    Scotland Yard

  • The Defense Rests

    The Defense Rests

  • Yaqui Drums

    Yaqui Drums

  • Cutter's Trail

    Cutter's Trail

  • Cheer Up and Smile

    Cheer Up and Smile

  • It May Happen to You

    It May Happen to You

  • Havana Widows

    Havana Widows

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • The Man in the Trunk

    The Man in the Trunk

  • The Monster Maker

    The Monster Maker

  • We're in the Movies, Now!

    We're in the Movies, Now!

  • Border Cafe

    Border Cafe

  • Golden Gloves

    Golden Gloves

  • A Night at Earl Carroll's

    A Night at Earl Carroll's

  • That Midnight Kiss

    That Midnight Kiss

  • Under the Pampas Moon

    Under the Pampas Moon

  • We Who Are About to Die

    We Who Are About to Die

  • Enter Arsène Lupin

    Enter Arsène Lupin

  • Force of Impulse

    Force of Impulse

  • Sunday Punch

    Sunday Punch

  • The Hatchet Man

    The Hatchet Man

  • The Finger Points

    The Finger Points

  • Absolute Quiet

    Absolute Quiet

  • Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers

  • Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

  • Harrigan's Kid

    Harrigan's Kid

  • Good Morning, Judge

    Good Morning, Judge

  • Dr. Renault's Secret

    Dr. Renault's Secret

  • Tiger Shark

    Tiger Shark

  • Batmania: From Comics to Screen

    Batmania: From Comics to Screen

  • Hideaway

    Hideaway

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Voice in the Wind

    Voice in the Wind

  • Sleepers East

    Sleepers East

  • The Avenger

    The Avenger

  • Murder in Trinidad

    Murder in Trinidad

  • The Past of Mary Holmes

    The Past of Mary Holmes

  • The Grand Bounce

    The Grand Bounce

  • Fighter Attack

    Fighter Attack

  • The Last Trail

    The Last Trail

  • What's Your Racket

    What's Your Racket

  • Behind the Green Lights

    Behind the Green Lights

  • The Whirlwind

    The Whirlwind

  • Notorious But Nice

    Notorious But Nice

  • Know For Sure

    Know For Sure

  • Forced Landing

    Forced Landing