George E. Stone (born Gerschon Lichtenstein; May 18, 1903 – May 26, 1967) was a Polish-born American

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in films, radio, and television.

Life and career

Stone was born Gerschon Lichtenstein in

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, into a

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family. He sailed from the Port of Hamburg, Germany, as a steerage passenger on board the S/S ''President Grant'', which arrived at the Port of New York on May 29, 1913; at

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, he passed federal immigrant inspection with his two sisters and a brother. As an actor, Stone first attracted attention (as "Georgie Stone") in the 1927 silent film '' 7th Heaven'', where he played the local street thug The Sewer Rat; audiences remembered his slight build and very expressive face. He made a successful transition to talking pictures in Warner Bros.' '' Tenderloin'', speaking in a pleasant, slightly nasal tenor. Stone was then typecast in streetwise roles, often playing a Runyonesque mobster or a gangland boss's assistant, notably as Rico Bandello's right-hand man Otero in the gangster classic '' Little Caesar'' (1931). He adopted a dapper pencil moustache for these screen roles. One of his most famous appearances was in the classic musical '' 42nd Street'' (1933), in which wiseguy Stone assesses a promiscuous chorus girl: "She only said 'no' once, and then she didn't hear the question!" His one starring film (as George E. Stone) was the

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gangster comedy '' The Big Brain'' (1933). In 1939, comedy producer

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hired Stone for his film '' The Housekeeper's Daughter''. It was a difficult role: Stone had to play a mentally retarded murderer in a sweet, sympathetic manner. Stone went clean-shaven, emphasizing a boyish, innocent look, and played the part so sensitively that Roach often cast him in other films. In 1942, Stone burlesqued

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in Roach's wartime comedy ''

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''. Stone repeated his Japanese characterization, this time dramatically, in the 1942 film '' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.''; he played the Japanese agent, Kingoro. George E. Stone's most familiar role was "The Runt", loyal sidekick to adventurous ex-criminal

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' action-comedy series. Stone was supposed to perform with

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in the first film of the series, '' Meet Boston Blackie'', but was sidelined by a virus. Actor Charles Wagenheim filled in for him, and Stone joined the series in the second entry, '' Confessions of Boston Blackie''. Stone's performances in the Blackies were well received, and he enthusiastically played scenes for laughs, doing dialects, disguising in women's clothes, posing as a child, or reacting in wide-eyed amazement or frustration to each story's twists and turns. Both Chester Morris and George E. Stone reprised their screen roles for one year in the ''Boston Blackie'' radio series. Illness struck Stone again in 1948, forcing him to bow out of the last Boston Blackie picture, ''

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'' (released in 1949); he was replaced by Sid Tomack. Even in his smallest roles, Stone made an impression. In the 1945 newspaper-themed feature ''

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'', he plays a murder victim who doesn't say a word but expires eloquently. Another tiny role has Stone contributing to the perennial holiday favorite ''

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'' – but not in the film. He appears in the coming-attractions ''trailer'', as an openly cynical screenwriter confronted by a bossy movie producer. Stone made guest appearances in movies and television through the 1950s, in situation comedies (''

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'') and action-adventure shows ('' Adventures of Superman'', as mob leader "Big George"). When it came to playing tough guys, Stone could be just as convincing as the biggest, brawniest men. In the feature film '' The Man with the Golden Arm'', Stone is the vindictive mobster who has been cheated at cards, and attacks dealer

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's friend Arnold Stang in a brutal fistfight. Stone's vision deteriorated in the late 1950s, limiting him to walk-on roles or undemanding character parts. He played nervous stool pigeon "Toothpick Charlie" in Billy Wilder's comedy hit ''

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'', and became a TV regular in the popular '' Perry Mason'' series, appearing in 44 episodes in the minor role of the court clerk, and two additional episodes in other roles. One of Stone's closest friends was reporter-humorist

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. Stone often appeared in movie adaptations of Runyon's work. In Stone's last film, ''

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'' (1961), directed by

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, he played the uncredited role of a blind beggar.

Illness and death

Throughout his career, Stone was sidelined by illness. In 1936, he had pneumonia and lost out on a film role. Later illnesses forced him to miss the first and the last of the ''Boston Blackie'' pictures. In the early 1950s began losing his sight to the point of almost total darkness in both eyes. He told ''The Daily Mirror'' in November 1958, “To me, it meant the end of everything I’d taken for granted.” In 1958, he underwent surgery to save his sight. In fact, his sight was so limited by the time that he played the county clerk on '' Perry Mason'' that he had to be led around the set by his co-stars. After suffering a major stroke in 1966 which left him bedridden and unable to speak, Stone spent the majority of his last year of life at the Motion Picture Country Home until he died May 26, 1967. His resting place is at

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Recognition

For his contributions to motion pictures, Stone received a star on the

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on February 8, 1960. The star is located at 6932 Hollywood Boulevard,"George E. Stone"
''Hollywood Walk of Fame'' between North Orange Drive and North Highland Avenue, across the street from

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, now known as TCL Chinese Theatre.

Selected filmography

* '' Seventh Heaven'' (1927) - Sewer Rat * ''

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'' (1927) - Velvet Smith * '' San Francisco Nights'' (1928) - 'Flash' Hoxy * '' Turn Back the Hours'' (1928) - Limey * '' Tenderloin'' (1928) - Sparrow * ''

The Crimson City ''The Crimson City'' (1928) is an American silent drama film produced by Warner Bros. written by Anthony Coldeway and directed by Archie Mayo. Actors include Myrna Loy, Anna May Wong, Sōjin Kamiyama, John Miljan, Leila Hyams and Richard Tuc ...

'' (1928) - Slinkey * ''

Walking Back ''Walking Back'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and an uncredited Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film exist. Plot A young jazz hound, "Smoke" Thatcher (Richard Walling), is failing his academic studies due to h ...

'' (1928) - Crook (uncredited) * ''

Clothes Make the Woman ''Clothes Make the Woman'' is a surviving 1928 American silent historical romantic drama film directed by Tom Terriss, and starring Eve Southern and Walter Pidgeon. The film is loosely based on the story of Anna Anderson, a Polish woman who cl ...

'' (1928) - Assistant Director * '' The Racket'' (1928) - Joe Scarsi * '' Beautiful But Dumb'' (1928) - Tad * '' State Street Sadie'' (1928) - Slinky * '' Naughty Baby'' (1928) - Tony Caponi * '' Weary River'' (1929) - Blackie * ''

The Redeeming Sin ''The Redeeming Sin'' (1929) is a crime drama part- talking silent film with Vitaphone music and sound effects. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and stars Dolores Costello. This film is a lost film. This film is a remake of a ...

'' (1929) - A Sewer Rat * ''Two Men and a Maid'' (1929) - Shorty * ''The Girl in the Glass Cage'' (1929) - Carlos * '' Melody Lane'' (1929) - Danny * '' Skin Deep'' (1929) - Dippy * ''

Under a Texas Moon ''Under A Texas Moon'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical Western film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was based on the novel ''Two-Gun Man'' (from 1929) which was written by Stewart Edward White. It was the second all-color, all-talk ...

'' (1930) - Pedro * '' The Medicine Man'' (1930) - Steve * '' Little Caesar'' (1931) - Otero * '' Cimarron'' (1931) - Sol Levy * '' The Front Page'' (1931) - Earl Williams * '' Maid to Order'' (1931) * ''

Five Star Final ''Five Star Final'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film about the excesses of tabloid journalism directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon (in her screen debut) and Boris Karloff. The screenplay was by Rob ...

'' (1931) - Ziggie Feinstein * ''

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'' (1931) - Dr. Blackstone * '' Sob Sister'' (1931) - Johnnie the Sheik * ''

The Woman from Monte Carlo ''The Woman from Monte Carlo'' is an American pre-Code film produced by Warner Bros. subsidiary First National Pictures (with the Vitaphone logo) in 1931 and released on January 9, 1932. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and gave top billing to ...

'' (1932) - Le Duc * '' Taxi!'' (1932) - Skeets * '' The World and the Flesh'' (1932) - Rutchkin * '' The Last Mile'' (1932) - Joe Berg - Cell 1 * '' The Phantom of Crestwood'' (1932) - The Cat * ''

File 113 ''File 113'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Chester Franklin and starring Lew Cody, Mary Nolan and June Clyde.Pitts p.25 Monsieur Lecoq, a Parisian detective solves a series of crimes. It is based on a story by the nineteen ...

'' (1933) - Verduet * '' The Vampire Bat'' (1933) - Kringen * '' 42nd Street'' (1933) - Andy Lee * '' Sailor Be Good'' (1933) - Murphy * ''

Song of the Eagle ''Song of the Eagle'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its release coincided with th ...

'' (1933) - Gus * ''

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'' (1933) - Sammie Miller * '' The Wrecker'' (1933) - Sam Shapiro * '' The Big Brain'' (1933) - Max Werner * '' He Couldn't Take It'' (1933) - Sammy Kohn * '' Sing Sinner Sing'' (1933) - Spats * '' Penthouse'' (1933) - Murtoch * ''

Ladies Must Love ''Ladies Must Love'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by E. A. Dupont and written by John Francis Larkin. The film stars June Knight, Neil Hamilton, Sally O'Neil, Dorothy Burgess, Mary Carlisle and George E. Stone. The fil ...

'' (1933) - Joey * ''

King for a Night ''King for a Night'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by Kurt Neumann starring Chester Morris and Helen Twelvetrees.Quinlan p.470 Plot A prizefighter is convicted of a murder that was actually committed by his sister. Cast * Ch ...

'' (1933) - Hymie * '' Frontier Marshal'' (1934) - David 'Abe' Ruskin * ''

Viva Villa! ''Viva Villa!'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Jack Conway and starring Wallace Beery as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht, adapted from the 1933 book '' Viva Villa!'' by Edgecumb Pinchon a ...

'' (1934) - Emilio Chavito * ''

Return of the Terror ''Return of the Terror'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Peter Milne and Eugene Solow. The film stars Mary Astor, Lyle Talbot, John Halliday, and Frank McHugh, and features Robert Barrat and Irving P ...

'' (1934) - Soapy McCoy * ''

The Dragon Murder Case ''The Dragon Murder Case'' (first published in 1934) is a novel in a series by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. It was also adapted to a film version in 1934, starring Warren William as Vance. Plot A guest at an estate in ...

'' (1934) - Tatum * '' Embarrassing Moments'' (1934) - Louie * ''

Secret of the Chateau ''Secret of the Chateau'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Claire Dodd, Alice White, Osgood Perkins, Jack La Rue, George E. Stone and Clark Williams. On its release, reviews from ''Variety'', ''The Film ...

'' (1934) - Armand * ''

One Hour Late ''One Hour Late'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Kathryn Scola and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Joe Morrison, Helen Twelvetrees, Conrad Nagel, and Arline Judge. ''One Hour Late'' was released on De ...

'' (1934) - Benny * ''

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'' (1934) - Joe Lewis * ''

Hold 'Em Yale ''Hold 'Em Yale'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Damon Runyon, Paul Gerard Smith, and Eddie Welch. The film stars Patricia Ellis, Cesar Romero, Buster Crabbe, William Frawley, Andy Devine, and George ...

'' (1935) - Bennie South Street * ''

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'' (1935) - Butch * '' Make a Million'' (1935) - Larkey * '' Moonlight on the Prairie'' (1935) - Small Change * '' Frisco Kid'' (1935) - Solly * '' Freshman Love'' (1936) - E. Prendergast Biddle * '' Man Hunt'' (1936) - Silk * ''

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'' (1936) - Man Aiding Ann (uncredited) * '' Bullets or Ballots'' (1936) - Wires Kagel * '' Rhythm on the Range'' (1936) - Shorty * ''

Anthony Adverse ''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Herve ...

'' (1936) - Sancho * ''

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'' (1936) - Weeper * '' Back to Nature'' (1936) - Mr. Sweeney (uncredited) * ''

Here Comes Carter ''Here Comes Carter'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William Clemens and written by Roy Chanslor. The film stars Ross Alexander, Glenda Farrell and Anne Nagel. Last film produced by First National Pictures and released on October 2 ...

'' (1936) - Boots Burnett * ''

The Captain's Kid ''The Captain's Kid'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Tom Reed. The film stars May Robson, Sybil Jason, Guy Kibbee, Jane Bryan, Fred Lawrence and Dick Purcell. The film was released by Warner Bros. on Novemb ...

'' (1936) - Steve * '' Polo Joe'' (1936) - First Loafer * ''

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'' (1936) - Nick Torga * ''

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'' (1937) - Chuck * ''

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'' (1937) - Count Bernhardt * ''

Back in Circulation ''Back in Circulation'' is a 1937 American film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien and Joan Blondell. Based on the short story "Angle Shooter" by Adela Rogers St. Johns, Blondell plays a fast-moving newspaper reporter who senses ...

'' (1937) - Mac * ''

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'' (1937) - 'Tough Tony' Burke * '' The Adventurous Blonde'' (1937) - Pete * '' A Slight Case of Murder'' (1938) - Kirk * ''

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'' (1938) - Connors * '' Over the Wall'' (1938) - Gyp * '' You and Me'' (1938) - Patsy * '' Submarine Patrol'' (1938) - Seaman Irving Goldfarb * '' Long Shot'' (1939) - Danny Welch * ''

You Can't Get Away with Murder ''You Can't Get Away with Murder'' is a 1939 crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page, and featuring " Dead End Kid" leader Billy Halop. The film is from Bogart's period of being cast in B pictures by Warner ...

'' (1939) - Toad * '' The Housekeeper's Daughter'' (1939) - Benny * '' The Night of Nights'' (1939) - Sammy Kayn * '' I Take This Woman'' (1940) - Sid * '' Island of Doomed Men'' (1940) - Siggy * ''

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'' (1940) - Abe Gabbert * ''

Slightly Tempted ''Slightly Tempted'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, Johnny Downs, Elisabeth Risdon, George E. Stone and Gertrude Michael. The film was released on ...

'' (1940) - Petey * '' North West Mounted Police'' (1940) - Johnny Pelang * '' The Face Behind the Mask'' (1941) - Dinky * '' Road Show'' (1941) - Indian * ''

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'' (1941) - Lefty * '' Last of the Duanes'' (1941) - Euchre * '' Confessions of Boston Blackie'' (1941) - The Runt *'' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) - Euchre * ''

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine ''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1942 American comedy crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, and Gloria Dickson. The film is also known as ''Unforgotten Crime'' (American TV title) and ''Find Jimmy ...

'' (1942) - Mousey * '' Alias Boston Blackie'' (1942) - The Runt * '' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' (1942) - Kingoro * ''

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'' (1942) - The Runt * ''

After Midnight with Boston Blackie ''After Midnight with Boston Blackie'' is a 1943 crime film directed by Lew Landers. It is the fifth of a series of 14 Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie. When a recently paroled friend of Boston Blackie is killed, ...

'' (1943) - The Runt * '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' (1943) - The Runt * '' Timber Queen'' (1944) - Squirrel * ''

Roger Touhy, Gangster ''Roger Touhy, Gangster'' is a 1944 American gangster film based on the life of Chicago mob figure Roger Touhy, directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey. Parts of the film were shot at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Illinois, ...

'' (1944) - 'Ice Box' Hamilton * '' My Buddy'' (1944) - Pete * ''

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'' (1944) - The Runt * '' Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion'' (1945) - The Runt * '' Scared Stiff'' (1945) - Mink * '' Boston Blackie's Rendezvous'' (1945) - The Runt * ''

'' (1945) - Joe Wells * '' Doll Face'' (1945) - Stage Manager * ''

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'' (1946) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1946) - The Runt * '' Sentimental Journey'' (1946) - Toy Hawker (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Thief'' (1946) - The Runt * ''

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'' (1946) - Max * '' Boston Blackie and the Law'' (1946) - The Runt * ''

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'' (1946) - Isaac Cohen * '' Daisy Kenyon'' (1947) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Trapped by Boston Blackie ''Trapped by Boston Blackie'' is a 1948 American crime drama directed by Seymour Friedman. It is the thirteenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie, and the final film with George E. Stone ...

'' (1948) - The Runt * '' The Untamed Breed'' (1948) - Pablo * '' Dancing in the Dark'' (1949) - Film Cutter (uncredited) * '' A Girl in Every Port'' (1952) - Skeezer * '' Bloodhounds of Broadway'' (1952) - Ropes McGonigle * '' Tonight We Sing'' (1953) - Impresario (uncredited) * '' Pickup on South Street'' (1953) - Willie - Police Desk Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Robe'' (1953) - Gracchus (uncredited) * '' Combat Squad'' (1953) - Medic Brown * ''

The Miami Story ''The Miami Story'' is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Barry Sullivan, Luther Adler and Adele Jergens. It was produced by Sam Katzman for distribution by Columbia Pictures. The film features an introdu ...

'' (1954) - Louie Mott * '' Broken Lance'' (1954) - Paymaster (uncredited) * '' Woman's World'' (1954) - Executive Reception Guest (uncredited) * ''

The Steel Cage ''The Steel Cage'' is a 1954 American film noir drama film directed by Walter Doniger, written by Oliver Crawford, Walter Doniger, Scott Littleton, Berman Swarttz and Guy Trosper, and starring Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter Slezak, J ...

'' (1954) - Solly, Convict Chef (segment "The Chef") * '' 3 Ring Circus'' (1954) - Little Boy's Father (uncredited) * '' New York Confidential'' (1955) - Darlene's Agent (uncredited) * ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also b ...

'' (1955) - Society Max * '' The Man With the Golden Arm'' (1955) - Sam Markette * '' The Conqueror'' (1956) - Sibilant Sam (uncredited) * '' Slightly Scarlet'' (1956) - Roos (uncredited) * '' Jungle Hell'' (1956) - Mr. Trosk * '' Sierra Stranger'' (1957) - Barfly Dan * ''

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'' (1957) - Books * ''

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'' (1957) - Pino * ''

The Story of Mankind ''The Story of Mankind'' is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children ...

'' (1957) - Waiter * ''

Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), also known as George Nelson and Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger, when he helped Dillinger escape from prison, in Crown P ...

'' (1957) - Mr. Hall - Bank Manager * '' Some Came Running'' (1958) - Slim (uncredited) * '' Night of the Quarter Moon'' (1959) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

Some Like it Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitne ...

'' (1959) - "Toothpick" Charlie * '' Alias Jesse James'' (1959) - New York Bar Gibson Girl Fan (uncredited) * '' Bells Are Ringing'' (1960) - Blind Bookie (uncredited) * '' Ocean's 11'' (1960) - Proprietor (uncredited) * ''

'' (1961) - Shimkey (uncredited)

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