Leo Gorcey
Jun 3, 1917 — Jun 2, 1969 (51 years)
New York City, New York, USA
90 Movies
Born in New York City, New York, USA, Leo Gorcey is an actor. Their credits include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as First Cab Driver. Their work further includes Angels with Dirty Faces and Dead End. They have 90 films to their name, working mainly across genres like crime, drama, adventure.
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Leo Gorcey
90 Movies
Born in New York City, New York, USA, Leo Gorcey is an actor. Their credits include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as First Cab Driver. Their work further includes Angels with Dirty Faces and Dead End. They have 90 films to their name, working mainly across genres like crime, drama, adventure.
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Live Wires
1946
Jail Busters
1955
Jalopy
1953
So This Is New York
1948
Bowery to Bagdad
1955
Triple Trouble
1950
Crashing Las Vegas
1956
The Phynx
1970
Spooks Run Wild
1941
Hell's Kitchen
1939
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Loose in London
1953
Invisible Stripes
1939
Born to Sing
1942
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
On Dress Parade
1939
That Gang of Mine
1940
Dead End
1937
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
1954
Destroyer
1943
Boys of the City
1940
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
In Fast Company
1946
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
News Hounds
1947
Mannequin
1938
Bowery Bombshell
1946
Out of the Fog
1941
Mr. Hex
1946
Sunday Punch
1942
Crime School
1938
Paris Playboys
1954
Angels' Alley
1948
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
The Beloved Brat
1938
Blonde Dynamite
1950
Clancy Street Boys
1943
Ghost Chasers
1951
Flying Wild
1941
Dig That Uranium
1955
Let's Get Tough
1942
Bowery Champs
1944
Midnight Manhunt
1945
Crazy Over Horses
1951
Spook Busters
1946
Down in San Diego
1941
High Society
1955
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Is Leo Gorcey still alive?
Leo Gorcey passed away on June 2, 1969 at age 51.
What are the most famous roles of Leo Gorcey?
Leo Gorcey is best known for roles in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Angels with Dirty Faces, Dead End.
How many movies has Leo Gorcey been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1937), Leo Gorcey has appeared in 90 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Leo Gorcey's first movie?
The career of Leo Gorcey began with Dead End (1937).
What is Leo Gorcey's most recent movie or series?
Leo Gorcey's most recent release is The Phynx, which premiered on March 6, 1970.
What TV shows has Leo Gorcey appeared in?
On television, Leo Gorcey has appeared in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Leo Gorcey
1917-06-03 · New York City, New York, USA
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 5' 6". In 1921 his brother David Gorcey was born. In 1935, Leo and David appeared in the stage play "Dead End." In 1937, this was made into a movie, and Leo became one of the busiest actors for the next 20 years -- from 1937-1939 he starred in seven Dead End Kids movies, from 1940-1945 in 21 East Side Kids films, from 1946-1956 in 41 Bowery Boys movies.
In 1939, Leo married 17-year-old dancer Kay Marvis, who appeared in four of his movies. They divorced in 1944 after five years of marriage; she went on to marry Groucho Marx. In 1945, Leo married Evalene Bankston; they divorced in 1948. Leo was to have paid her $50,000 in a divorce settlement; however, when two detectives she hired broke into his home, he retaliated by firing his gun at them. They sued, and Leo countersued for illegal entry and won $35,000 back. In 1949, Leo married Amelita Ward, whom he met while filming Smugglers' Cove (1948). Their marriage produced Leo Gorcey Jr. in 1949, and a baby girl they named Jan (after Leo's producer and manager, Jan Grippo) in 1951. They divorced in 1956. That year Leo married his young nanny, Brandy, who was taking care of his two kids. They had a baby girl, Brandy Jo, in 1958. The couple divorced in 1962. Leo went to the altar one last time in February, 1968, marrying Mary Gannon. He stayed married to her until his death from liver failure on June 2, 1969, in Oakland, California.