J. Carrol Naish
Actor

J. Carrol Naish Net Worth

J. Carrol Naish was a highly versatile character actor of Irish descent, born in New York City in 1896. He had a Catholic education, but left school at 14 to become a song plugger. He enlisted in the Navy and the U.S. Army Signals Corps, and later sailed the world's seas with the Merchant Marine. He was spotted by a Fox studio talent scout while on a tramp steamer to China and began his acting career in Hollywood. He was known for his ability to play a variety of roles, including Arabs, Italians, Pacific Islanders, Hindus, Mexicans, African-Americans and Orientals. He was also the voice of Italian immigrant Luigi Basco on the radio show 'Life with Luigi'. He was nominated for two Oscars and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is remembered with a star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day January 21, 1896
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 123 YEARS OLD
Died On January 24, 1973(1973-01-24) (aged 77)\nLa Jolla, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Aquarius
Resting place Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles
Other names Carol Naish Carroll Naish Carrol Naish
Occupation Actor
Years active 1926–1971
Spouse(s) Gladys Heaney (m. 1929–1973)
Children 1
Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1944)

💰 Net worth

J. Carrol Naish, widely recognized as an accomplished actor and miscellaneous crew member, has garnered an impressive net worth estimated to range between $100,000 and $1 million by 2024. His contributions to the world of entertainment in the United States have been significant, earning him both critical acclaim and financial success. Naish's versatility and skill as an actor have allowed him to excel in a variety of roles, captivating audiences with his memorable characters. With his extensive body of work and continued dedication to his craft, it comes as no surprise that J. Carrol Naish has achieved substantial financial prosperity.

Famous Quotes:

Mussolini is not so clever like Hitler, he can dress up his Italians only to look like thieves, cheats, murderers, he cannot like Hitler make them feel like that. He cannot like Hitler scrape from their conscience the knowledge right is right and wrong is wrong, or dig holes in their heads to plant his own Ten Commandments- Steal from thy neighbor, Cheat thy neighbor, Kill thy neighbor! But are my eyes blind that I must fall to my knees to worship a maniac who has made of my country a concentration camp, who has made of my people slaves? Must I kiss the hand that beats me, lick the boot that kicks me? NO!

Biography/Timeline

1890

He was born in New York City, son of Patrick Naish, who had emigrated from County Limerick, Ireland in about 1890. Patrick was a nephew of John Naish, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. 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. After World War I, Naish formed his own song and dance act in Paris. 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.

1926

Naish's 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 as Giuseppe in the movie Sahara (1943) in which he delivers one of the most moving speeches in any wartime film:

1929

Naish was married (from 1929 until his death) to Actress Gladys Heaney (1907–1987); they had one daughter, Elaine.

1940

He often played villains from Gangsters in numerous Paramount pictures to mad Scientists, such as Dr. Daka in the Batman film serial. In the 1940s Naish was a supporting character in a number of horror films. He played Boris Karloff's assistant in House of Frankenstein (1944).

1945

The second was for his performance as the title character's Hispanic father in the movie A Medal for Benny (1945). For the latter film, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

1948

On radio, Naish starred as Luigi Basco on the popular CBS program Life with Luigi (1948–1953). Luigi's popularity resulted in a CBS television series of the same name, with Naish reprising his role.

1955

In 1955, Naish originated the role of Alfieri in the one-act, verse version of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge on Broadway, also starring Van Heflin and Eileen Heckart.

1971

In 1971, he appeared in his final film role, Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), as a mad scientist; a role descended from the original Dr. Frankenstein takes to murdering young women for experimentation in hopes of reviving his ancestor's creation, with help from his mute assistant, played by Lon Chaney Jr., whose film appearance was also his last.

1973

Naish retired to San Diego, CA and died of emphysema on January 24, 1973, at Scripps Memorial Hospital in the northern community of La Jolla, California, three days after his 77th birthday. He is interred at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. For his contributions to television, he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6145 Hollywood Boulevard.

2014

Of Irish descent, he rarely played an Irishman, explaining, "When the part of an Irishman comes along, nobody ever thinks of me." He portrayed numerous other ethnicities including Southern European, Eastern European, Latin American, Native American, Middle Eastern, South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander—even African American, which earned him the moniker "Hollywood's one-man U.N.".

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