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Bernard Gorcey (born Baruch Ugorsky; 9 January 1886 – 11 September 1955) was an American actor. He began in Vaudeville, performed on Broadway, and appeared in multiple shorts and films. He portrayed ice cream shop proprietor Louie Dumbrowski in Monogram Pictures ' The Bowery Boys series of B movies. He also appeared in Charlie Chaplin 's 1940 ...
Bernard Gorcey. Actor: The Great Dictator. Bernard Gorcey was born in Russia. He immigrated to the United States with his family and was raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan attending school at The Educational Alliance where he performed in the Children's Educational Theatre. He was mentored by Mark Twain who introduced him to producers and impresarios on Broadway who subsequently cast ...
- January 9, 1886
- September 11, 1955
Relatives. David Gorcey (brother) Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917 [ 1 ] – June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and, as adults, The Bowery Boys. Gorcey was famous for his use of malapropisms, such as "I depreciate it!"
The next film, Crashing Las Vegas, would show him even even worse shape. Before the release of Dig That Uranium, Bernard Gorcey died from complications of an automobile accident. A devastated Leo Gorcey, who increased his drinking and caused trouble on and off the set, quit the series after Crashing Las Vegas.
Feb 2, 1999 · Huntz Hall, who for 20 years played the slow-witted sidekick of Leo Gorcey in more than 80 ''Bowery Boys,'' ''Dead End Kids'' and ''East Side Kids'' movies, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. He was ...
Nov 11, 2006 · Leo B. Gorcey. 1917 – 1969. Buried near him is one of his children, his oldest daughter, Jan, but the only thing marking her grave is a small white wooden cross about 12 inches high, basically ...
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Leo Gorcey. Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Leo Gorcey's parents were actor Bernard Gorcey (born 1888) who stood 4' 10", and Josephine Condon (born 1901), who stood 4' 11" and weighed 95 pounds; they worked in vaudeville in New York. In 1915, 14-year-old Josephine gave birth to Fred. In 1917, Leo was born, a large baby at 12 lb. 3 oz.; as an adult he would be...
