Harry Green (1892–1958) was an actor in vaudeville, films and television in the United States and Britain. He worked for

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and then

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. He portrayed Jewish characters. He also performed as a magician and authored ''Harry Green Says You Are a Magician''.

Biography

Harry Green was born in New York as Henry Blitzer on April 1, 1892. He trained as a lawyer before working as an actor in vaudeville in the U.S., then films, and them in England. In the 1910s he performed as part of Ross & Green. Their repertoire included "The Hebrew Jockey and the Sport". He went solo performing the one-act satirical play ''The Cherry Tree'' as a character named George Washington Cohen. His wife's name was Alva and they had two children, David and Roland. He was Jewish. He corresponded with Paul Swan. He died in

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on May 31, 1958 after collapsing backstage at the televised play ''Poet's Corner''.

Filmography

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'' (1929) as Max Mindel *'' Why Bring That Up?'' (1929) as Irving *'' The Man I Love'' (1929) as Curly Bloom *''

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'' (1930) as Ike Laxarus, a Paramount film *''

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'' (1930) as J. William Burnstein *'' Sea Legs'' (1930) as Gabriel Grabowski *''

Be Yourself! ''Be Yourself!'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Fanny Brice and Robert Armstrong. The plot involves an entertainer (Brice) managing a boxer (Armstrong). The cinematographer was Karl S ...

'' (1930) as Harry Field *'' The Spoilers'' (1930) as Herman *''

True to the Navy ''True to the Navy'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle for Paramount Pictures. The film stars Clara Bow as a counter girl at a San Diego drugstore with a predilection for sailors. Eventually, she sets her ...

'' (1930) as Solomon Bimberg *''

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'' (1930) as Isadore the Toreador *'' No Limit'' (1931) as Maxie Mindil *'' This Day and Age'' (1933) as Herman *''

Too Much Harmony ''Too Much Harmony'' is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Harry Green, and Judith Allen. It was released by Paramount Pic ...

'' (1933) as Max Merlin *'' Mr. Skitch'' (1933) as Sam Cohen *''

Wild Gold ''Wild Gold'' is a 1934 American romantic comedy drama film directed by George Marshall and written by Lester Cole and Henry Johnson. The film stars John Boles, Claire Trevor, Harry Green, Roger Imhof, Ruth Gillette, Monroe Owsley and Edward G ...

'' (1934) as J. "Jake" Lorillard Pushkin *'' Bottoms Up'' (1934) *'' Born to Be Bad'' (1934) as Adolphe *'' She Learned About Sailors'' (1934) as Jose Pedro Alesandro Lopez Rubinstein *'' Love Time'' (1934) as Adam *''

Coming Out Party ''Coming Out Party'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone starring Frances Dee, Gene Raymond, Alison Skipworth and Nigel Bruce. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Plot Joy Stanhope, a Pa ...

'' (1934) as Harry Gold *'' The Cisco Kid and the Lady'' (1939) as Teasdale *''

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'' (1940) as Bird man *''

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'' (1957)

British

*'' Marry Me'' (1932) *'' A Date with a Dream'' (1948) as Syd Marlish *'' Glad Tidings'' (1953) as Golfer *'' Joe MacBeth'' (1955) as Big Dutch *'' Isidor Comes To Town'' (1954) *'' Joe MacBeth'' (1955) as Big Dutch *''

An Alligator Named Daisy ''An Alligator Named Daisy'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Donald Sinden, Jeannie Carson, James Robertson Justice, Diana Dors, Roland Culver and Stanley Holloway. It was written by Jack Davies based on ...

'' (1955) as Irving J. Rosenbloom *''

'' (1957) British film *'' Next to No Time'' (1958) as Saul Wiener *''Three Tough Guys'', a television series *''Poet's Corner'', television show; he died backstage during the shoot

Theater

*''Potash and Perlmutter'' as Perlmutter

References

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* 1892 births 1958 deaths American male actors Jewish American actors American magicians American vaudeville performers Actors from New York City {{improve categories, date=November 2024