When Jack Carson arrived in Hollywood in 1937, he found work at RKO as an extra. His first major acting role came alongside Humphrey Bogart in the romantic comedy
Stand-In. After a few years, he developed into a popular character actor who would be seen in a large number of comedies, musicals and a few westerns...See full bio »
1948Two Guys from Texas
(performer: "There's Music in the Land" - uncredited, "Every Day I Love You Just a Little Bit More" - uncredited, "I Never Met a Texan" - uncredited, "I Wanna Be a Cowboy in the Movies" - uncredited, "Hankerin'" - uncredited)
1945Mildred Pierce
(performer: "Please Think of Me" - uncredited)
1945Roughly Speaking
(performer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
1944Hollywood Canteen
(performer: "What Are You Doin' the Rest of Your Life" 1944)
1944Shine on Harvest Moon
(performer: "It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight" 1908 - uncredited, "So Dumb But So Beautiful" 1944 / "Time Waits for No One" 1944 - uncredited)
1943The Hard Way
(performer: "Am I Blue?" 1929 - uncredited, "Tip-Toe thru' the Tulips with Me" 1929 - uncredited, "I'll String Along with You" 1934 - uncredited, "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" 1932 - uncredited, "She's a Latin from Manhattan" 1935 - uncredited)
Fans are people who let an actor know he's not alone in the way he feels about himself.
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Trivia:
According to an article in "Classic Images" by Frances Ingram, Jack became briefly involved with Warner Bros. singing star Doris Day while appearing together in her very first films
Romance on the High Seas,
It's a Great Feeling and
My Dream Is Yours. He was 38 and she was 24. The relationship didn't work reportedly because he drank too much.
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Trademark:
Tall, beefy character who specialized in friendly but frequently untrustworthy types
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