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Henry Sonken (July 15, 1910 – August 11, 1996) was an American film, television and theatre actor. Often appearing as one of the Slate Bros, he was known for his appearances in the films ''
Miss Sadie Thompson ''Miss Sadie Thompson'' is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugha ...
'', ''
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'', '' Hey Boy! Hey Girl!'', '' Somebody Loves Me'' and ''
Rock Around the Clock "Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was reco ...
'', and for playing the role of Bulldog Lovey in the American television series '' Adventures in Paradise''. Slate died on August 11, 1996 in
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, at the age of 86. He was cremated.


Partial filmography

*'' College Swing'' (1938) - Hangout Waiter (credited as "The Slate Brothers") *''
Winged Victory The ''Winged Victory of Samothrace'', or the ''Niké of Samothrace'', is a Votive offering, votive monument originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Helleni ...
'' (1944) - Andrews Sister *'' You're in the Navy Now'' (1951) - Chief Engineer Ryan *''
Fourteen Hours ''Fourteen Hours'' is a 1951 American drama directed by Henry Hathaway that tells the story of a New York City police officer trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel. The film stars Richard Baseh ...
'' (1951) - Cab Driver (uncredited) *'' The Frogmen'' (1951) - Sleepy *''
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'' (1951) - Dud Logan *'' The Belle of New York'' (1952) - Police Sgt. Clancy (uncredited) *'' Just This Once'' (1952) - Jeff Parma *''
Loan Shark A loan shark is a person who offers loans at Usury, extremely high or illegal interest rates, has strict terms of debt collection, collection, and generally operates criminal, outside the law, often using the threat of violence or other illegal, ...
'' (1952) - Paul Nelson *'' Down Among the Sheltering Palms'' (1952) - Pvt. Thompson (uncredited) *'' O. Henry's Full House'' (1952) - Poker Player (uncredited) *'' Somebody Loves Me'' (1952) - Forrest *'' Bloodhounds of Broadway'' (1952) - Dave the Dudge *'' Stop, You're Killing Me'' (1952) - Ryan *''
The Jazz Singer ''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous ...
'' (1952) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) *'' Pickup on South Street'' (1953) - Detective MacGregor (uncredited) *'' A Slight Case of Larceny'' (1953) - Motor Cop *''
Three Sailors and a Girl ''Three Sailors and a Girl'' is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Devery Freeman and Roland Kibbee, based on the George S. Kaufman play ''The Butter and Egg Man''. Ray H ...
'' (1953) - Hank the Sailor *''
Miss Sadie Thompson ''Miss Sadie Thompson'' is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugha ...
'' (1953) - Pvt. Griggs *''
There's No Business Like Show Business "There's No Business Like Show Business" is an Irving Berlin song, written for the 1946 musical '' Annie Get Your Gun'' and orchestrated by Ted Royal. The song, a slightly tongue-in-cheek salute to the glamour and excitement of a life in show ...
'' (1954) - Dance Director (uncredited) *'' Three for the Show'' (1955) - Sgt. Kowalski (uncredited) *'' Hit the Deck'' (1955) - Shore Patrol *''
My Sister Eileen ''My Sister Eileen'' is a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney, originally published in ''The New Yorker'', which eventually inspired many other works: her 1938 book ''My Sister Eileen'', a My Sister Eileen (play), play, ...
'' (1955) - Second Drunk *'' Meet Me in Las Vegas'' (1956) - Henry Slate (The Slate Brothers) *''
Rock Around the Clock "Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was reco ...
'' (1956) - Corny LaSalle *'' He Laughed Last'' (1956) - Ziggy *''
Bus Stop A bus stop is a place where Public transport bus service, buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelter (building), shelters ...
'' (1956) - Manager of Blue Dragon Nightclub (uncredited) *'' Wink of an Eye'' (1958) - Attendant *'' Hey Boy! Hey Girl!'' (1959) - Marty Moran *''
The Andy Griffith Show ''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American sitcom television series that was aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. The series ...
'' (1960, TV series) S1/E3 "The Guitar Player" - Bobby Fleet *''
Bedtime Story A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockm ...
'' (1964) - Sattler *'' The Patsy'' (1964) - Paul *'' Looking for Love'' (1964) - Henry (uncredited) *'' A Big Hand for the Little Lady'' (1966) - Piano Player (uncredited) *'' Which Way to the Front?'' (1970) - German Officer (uncredited) *''
Pete 'n' Tillie ''Pete 'n' Tillie'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett. Its advertising tagline was: "Honeymoon's over. It's time to get married." Screenwriter Julius J. Epstein was no ...
'' (1972) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *''
The Strongest Man in the World ''The Strongest Man in the World'' is a 1975 American science fiction comedy film directed by Vincent McEveety, produced by Walt Disney Productions, and starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn (in his first of two posthumous roles) and Eve Arden. It ...
'' (1975) - Mr. Slate *'' Gus'' (1976) - Fan *''
The Shootist ''The Shootist'' is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name,Swarthout, Glendon (1975). ''The Shootist'', New York, New York: Doubleday. and written by Miles Hood Swart ...
'' (1976) - Pufford Confidant (uncredited) *''
The Shaggy D.A. ''The Shaggy D.A.'' is a 1976 American comedy film and a sequel to '' The Shaggy Dog'' (1959) produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Don Tait. As with the first film in the series, it takes some ...
'' (1976) - Taxi Driver *'' Pete's Dragon'' (1977) - Fisherman #2 *'' The Cat from Outer Space'' (1978) - Sandwich Man *''
Norma Rae ''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton – which was told in the 1975 book ''Crystal ...
'' (1979) - Policeman *'' Little Miss Marker'' (1980) - Teller *''
Herbie Goes Bananas ''Herbie Goes Bananas'' is a 1980 American adventure comedy film directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Don Tait. The film is the fourth installment in the ''Herbie'' film series and the sequel to '' Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' (1977). ...
'' (1980) - Off-Watch Officer *'' Back Roads'' (1981) - Grover *''Beyond Reason'' (1985) - Julius *'' Murphy's Romance'' (1985) - Fred Hite Barney Miller S4 E18 Wojo’s Problem


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Slate, Henry 1910 births 1996 deaths Male actors from Brooklyn Male actors from New York (state) American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors