Acting
J. Carrol 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.
Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
Film · 2000
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
Dracula in the Movies
Film · 1992
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Film · 1991
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
Film · 1989
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Film · 1983
That's Entertainment!
Film · 1974
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Film · 1971
Cutter's Trail
Film · 1970
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
Green Acres
Series · 1965
The Hanged Man
Film · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Force of Impulse
Film · 1961
Route 66
Series · 1960
Guestward, Ho!
Series · 1960
Disneyland '59
Film · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Cimarron City
Series · 1958
The Texan
Series · 1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Series · 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Series · 1958
This Could Be the Night
Film · 1957
The Young Don't Cry
Film · 1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Rebel in Town
Film · 1956
Yaqui Drums
Film · 1956
New York Confidential
Film · 1955
Violent Saturday
Film · 1955
Hit the Deck
Film · 1955
Desert Sands
Film · 1955
Rage at Dawn
Film · 1955
The Last Command
Film · 1955
Man on a Bus
Film · 1955
Sitting Bull
Film · 1954
Saskatchewan
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Film · 1953
Fighter Attack
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Clash by Night
Film · 1952
Denver and Rio Grande
Film · 1952
Ride the Man Down
Film · 1952
Woman of the North Country
Film · 1952
Life with Luigi
Series · 1952
Across the Wide Missouri
Film · 1951
Bannerline
Film · 1951
The Mark of the Renegade
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Rio Grande
Film · 1950
Annie Get Your Gun
Film · 1950
Black Hand
Film · 1950
The Toast of New Orleans
Film · 1950
Please Believe Me
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Canadian Pacific
Film · 1949
That Midnight Kiss
Film · 1949
Joan of Arc
Film · 1948
The Kissing Bandit
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Humoresque
Film · 1947
The Beast with Five Fingers
Film · 1947
The Fugitive
Film · 1947
Carnival in Costa Rica
Film · 1947
Bad Bascomb
Film · 1946
It's Your America
Film · 1946
Strange Confession
Film · 1945
The Southerner
Film · 1945
A Medal for Benny
Film · 1945
Getting Gertie's Garter
Film · 1945
Star in the Night
Film · 1945
The Whistler
Film · 1944
Voice in the Wind
Film · 1944
Waterfront
Film · 1944
Dragon Seed
Film · 1944
Enter Arsène Lupin
Film · 1944
Two-Man Submarine
Film · 1944
The Monster Maker
Film · 1944
Jungle Woman
Film · 1944
House of Frankenstein
Film · 1944
Calling Dr. Death
Film · 1943
Gung Ho!
Film · 1943
Batman
Film · 1943
Harrigan's Kid
Film · 1943
Behind the Rising Sun
Film · 1943
Good Morning, Judge
Film · 1943
Sahara
Film · 1943
Tales of Manhattan
Film · 1942
The Corsican Brothers
Film · 1942
Dr. Renault's Secret
Film · 1942
The Pied Piper
Film · 1942
Jackass Mail
Film · 1942
Dr. Broadway
Film · 1942
A Gentleman at Heart
Film · 1942
Sunday Punch
Film · 1942
The Man in the Trunk
Film · 1942
Blood and Sand
Film · 1941
Mr. Dynamite
Film · 1941
Birth of the Blues
Film · 1941
Know For Sure
Film · 1941
Accent on Love
Film · 1941
That Night in Rio
Film · 1941
Forced Landing
Film · 1941
Down Argentine Way
Film · 1940
Golden Gloves
Film · 1940
Queen of the Mob
Film · 1940
Typhoon
Film · 1940
A Night at Earl Carroll's
Film · 1940
Beau Geste
Film · 1939
Island of Lost Men
Film · 1939
King of Chinatown
Film · 1939
Hotel Imperial
Film · 1939
Undercover Doctor
Film · 1939
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Film · 1939
Persons in Hiding
Film · 1939
We're in the Movies, Now!
Film · 1939
King of Alcatraz
Film · 1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Film · 1938
Her Jungle Love
Film · 1938
Tip-Off Girls
Film · 1938
Hunted Men
Film · 1938
Illegal Traffic
Film · 1938
Prison Farm
Film · 1938
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Film · 1937
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Film · 1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Film · 1937
It May Happen to You
Film · 1937
Border Cafe
Film · 1937
Sea Racketeers
Film · 1937
Hideaway
Film · 1937
Song of the City
Film · 1937
We Who Are About to Die
Film · 1937
The Grand Bounce
Film · 1937
Night Club Scandal
Film · 1937
Thunder Trail
Film · 1937
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Film · 1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Film · 1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Film · 1936
Special Investigator
Film · 1936
Ramona
Film · 1936
Exclusive Story
Film · 1936
Two in the Dark
Film · 1936
Absolute Quiet
Film · 1936
Moonlight Murder
Film · 1936
Crack-Up
Film · 1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Film · 1936
Anthony Adverse
Film · 1936
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
Film · 1936
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Film · 1935
Captain Blood
Film · 1935
Special Agent
Film · 1935
Black Fury
Film · 1935
Little Big Shot
Film · 1935
Confidential
Film · 1935
Behind the Green Lights
Film · 1935
Front Page Woman
Film · 1935
Under the Pampas Moon
Film · 1935
Return of the Terror
Film · 1934
One Is Guilty
Film · 1934
British Agent
Film · 1934
Upperworld
Film · 1934
The Hell Cat
Film · 1934
The President Vanishes
Film · 1934
The Defense Rests
Film · 1934
Marie Galante
Film · 1934
Girl in Danger
Film · 1934
Murder in Trinidad
Film · 1934
Sleepers East
Film · 1934
Hell in the Heavens
Film · 1934
What's Your Racket
Film · 1934
The Whirlwind
Film · 1933
Ann Vickers
Film · 1933
Elmer, the Great
Film · 1933
The World Gone Mad
Film · 1933
The Mystery Squadron
Film · 1933
Captured!
Film · 1933
No Other Woman
Film · 1933
The Devil's in Love
Film · 1933
The Mad Game
Film · 1933
Notorious But Nice
Film · 1933
Havana Widows
Film · 1933
Arizona to Broadway
Film · 1933
Silent Men
Film · 1933
Central Airport
Film · 1933
Infernal Machine
Film · 1933
The Last Trail
Film · 1933
The Past of Mary Holmes
Film · 1933
The Avenger
Film · 1933
Frisco Jenny
Film · 1933
The Beast of the City
Film · 1932
Two Seconds
Film · 1932
Tiger Shark
Film · 1932
The Mouthpiece
Film · 1932
The Kid from Spain
Film · 1932
The Hatchet Man
Film · 1932
Crooner
Film · 1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Film · 1932
The Conquerors
Film · 1932
Big City Blues
Film · 1932
No Living Witness
Film · 1932
Tonight or Never
Film · 1931
Homicide Squad
Film · 1931
The Finger Points
Film · 1931
Surrender
Film · 1931
Ladies of the Big House
Film · 1931
Gun Smoke
Film · 1931
The Royal Bed
Film · 1931
Good Intentions
Film · 1930
Cheer Up and Smile
Film · 1930
Scotland Yard
Film · 1930
Double Cross Roads
Film · 1930
What Price Glory
Film · 1926