Jack Norton
Sep 1, 1889 — Oct 15, 1958 (69 years)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
92 Movies
Jack Norton was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA and works as an actor. Their credits include The Palm Beach Story as Second Member Ale and Quail Club. They have also starred in The Bank Dick. They have 92 films to their name, working mainly across genres like comedy, romance.
69R.I.P.
92Movies
0Series
Jack Norton
92 Movies
Jack Norton was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA and works as an actor. Their credits include The Palm Beach Story as Second Member Ale and Quail Club. They have also starred in The Bank Dick. They have 92 films to their name, working mainly across genres like comedy, romance.
69 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
92
Movies
0
Series
Movies
The Ghost Breakers
1940
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Time Out for Romance
1937
The Bank Dick
1940
Once Upon a Time
1944
Going My Way
1944
Marked Woman
1937
The Naughty Nineties
1945
Meet the Girls
1938
Jezebel
1938
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
The Spoilers
1942
Rhythm and Weep
1946
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
The Gilded Lily
1935
The Way of All Flesh
1940
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
My Favorite Spy
1942
Finishing School
1934
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Crazy House
1943
Make Your Own Bed
1944
Pacific Blackout
1941
Society Smugglers
1939
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
Malice in the Palace
1949
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
Hold That Blonde!
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
The Big Noise
1944
Everybody's Doing It
1938
The Fleet's In
1942
Louisiana Purchase
1941
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Dr. Broadway
1942
The Kansan
1943
Woman Haters
1934
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
Dr. Socrates
1935
Strange Confession
1945
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
Fashion Model
1945
One More Spring
1935
Love Is a Headache
1938
Dr. Renault's Secret
1942
Latest Trailers
Watch Trailer
Variety Girl
Full Filmography
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Jim Benson
1953
Film
Malice in the Palace
Emir of Schmoe (uncredited)
1949
Film
Linda, Be Good
Jim Benson
1947
Film
Hired Husband
Mr. Drinkwater
1947
Film
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
James R. Smoke
1947
Film
Nocturne
Charlie (uncredited)
1946
Film
Rhythm and Weep
Mr. Walsh
1946
Film
Shadows Over Chinatown
Cosgrove
1946
Film
Hold That Blonde!
Drunk (uncredited)
1945
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jack Norton still alive?
Jack Norton passed away on October 15, 1958 at age 69.
What are the most famous roles of Jack Norton?
Jack Norton is best known for roles in The Roaring Twenties, Jezebel, The Palm Beach Story.
How many movies has Jack Norton been in?
Over a 24-year career (since 1934), Jack Norton has appeared in 99 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Jack Norton's first movie?
The career of Jack Norton began with The Super Snooper (1934).
What is Jack Norton's most recent movie or series?
Jack Norton's most recent release is I Was a Burlesque Queen, which premiered on July 13, 1953.
Jack Norton
1889-09-01 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jack Norton (September 2, 1882 – October 15, 1958) was an American stage and film character actor who appeared in 184 films between 1934 and 1948, often playing drunks, although in real life he was a teetotaler.
Career
Jack Norton was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 2, 1882.
In his early career he had a vaudeville comedy act with his wife Lillian Healy. Norton made his Broadway debut in 1925 in that year's edition of Earl Carroll's Vanities, and also appeared in Florida Girl, which was produced and staged by Carroll.
Norton's first film work was for a musical short, School for Romance, in 1934, in which a young Betty Grable appeared, but his scenes were deleted. His work survived to reach the screen in his next assignment, The Super Snooper, a comedy short, and in his third film, his first full-length movie, Finishing School, which featured Frances Dee, Billie Burke, Ginger Rogers and Bruce Cabot, Norton played a drunk, setting the pattern for many of his future performances. Although he also played stone sober characters as well, he was best known for his inebriated characterizations, and he improved his work by following genuine drunks around, picking up behavioral tips.
Norton worked continuously and consistently, sometimes appearing in as many as 20 films in one year, although many of his performances went uncredited. One of the few times he was credited as part of the main cast was in 1945 for the film A Guy, a Gal and a Pal In the 1940s, Norton was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in five films written and directed by Sturges. He is perhaps best known to modern audiences as A. Pismo Clam, the drunken film director whom W.C. Fields is hired to replace in The Bank Dick (1940).
In 1947, Norton retired from films due to illness, his last appearance being in Alias a Gentlemen, which was released in 1948, although he did make some live television appearances in the early 1950s.
Jack Norton's final appearance would have been in the 1956 episode of The Honeymooners entitled "Unconventional Behavior", but age and infirmity had so overwhelmed him that he was literally written out of the show as it was being filmed, though Jackie Gleason saw to it that Norton was paid fully for the performance he was ready, willing, but unable to give.
Norton died on October 15, 1958 in Saranac Lake, New York at the age of 76. He is buried in Sacred Hearts Cemetery in Southampton, New York on Long Island.