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 radios Life with Luigi 19481953 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 Edwardss 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 Chinabound 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 Karloffs 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 EasternNorth 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 19291973 to actress Gladys Heaney 19071987 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
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