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Leo Gorcey (1917–1969)

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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"... See full bio »

Born:

Leo Bernard Gorcey
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 51) in Oakland, California, USA
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1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
Leo
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
First Cab Driver
 
1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Windy
– ...But What Are You Doing for Your Country? (1962) … Windy
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Billy Vale
– No Strings Attached (1962) … Billy Vale (as Leo B. Gorcey)
 
1956 Crashing Las Vegas
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1955 Dig That Uranium
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1955 Jail Busters
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1955 Spy Chasers
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1955 High Society
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1955 Bowery to Bagdad
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1954 Jungle Gents
'Slip' Mahoney
 
1954 The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1954 Paris Playboys
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1953 Private Eyes
Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1953 Clipped Wings
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1953 Loose in London
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1953 Jalopy
Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1952 No Holds Barred
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1952 Feudin' Fools
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1952 Here Come the Marines
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1952 Hold That Line
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1951 Crazy Over Horses
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1951 Let's Go Navy!
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1951 Ghost Chasers
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1951 Bowery Battalion
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1950 Blues Busters
Slip Mahoney
 
1950 Triple Trouble
Slip Mahoney
 
1950 Lucky Losers
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' / 'Slippery' Mahoney
 
1950 Blonde Dynamite
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1949 Master Minds
Slip Mahoney
 
1949 Angels in Disguise
Slip Mahoney
 
1949 Hold That Baby!
Slip Mahoney
 
1949 Fighting Fools
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1948 Trouble Makers
Slip Mahoney
 
1948 Smugglers' Cove
Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1948 So This Is New York
Sid Mercer - Jockey
 
1948 Jinx Money
Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1948 Angels' Alley
Terence 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1947 Bowery Buckaroos
Slip' Mahoney, aka 'Dead-Eye Dan McGurke
 
1947 News Hounds
Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1946 Mr. Hex
Slip Mahoney
 
1946 Spook Busters
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1946 Bowery Bombshell
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1946 In Fast Company
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1946 Live Wires
Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
 
1945 Come Out Fighting
Mugs McGinnis
 
1945 Midnight Manhunt
Clutch Tracy
 
1945 Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Ethelbert Aloysius 'Muggs' McGinnis
 
1945 Docks of New York
Mugs
 
1944 Bowery Champs
Ethelbert 'Muggs' McGinnis
 
1944 Block Busters
Ethelbert 'Muggs' McGinnis
 
1944 Follow the Leader
Muggs McGinnis
 
1944 Million Dollar Kid
Muggs McGinnis
 
1943 Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Muggs McGinnis
 
1943 Destroyer
Sarecky
 
1943 Ghosts on the Loose
Mugs
 
1943 Clancy Street Boys
Ethelbert 'Mugs' McGinnis
 
1943 Kid Dynamite
Mugs (credits) - Muggs (in film)
 
1942 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Muggs McGinnis
 
1942 Smart Alecks
Muggs McGinnis
 
1942 Maisie Gets Her Man
Cecil
 
1942 Let's Get Tough!
Muggs
 
1942 Sunday Punch
'Biff'
 
1942 Mr. Wise Guy
Ethelbert 'Muggs' McGinnis
 
1942 Born to Sing
'Snap' Collins
 
1941 Spooks Run Wild
Muggs
 
1941 Down in San Diego
'Snap' Collins
 
1941 Bowery Blitzkrieg
Muggs McGinnis
 
1941 Out of the Fog
Eddie
 
1941 Angels with Broken Wings
Punchy Dorsey
 
1941 Flying Wild
Muggs McGinnis
 
1940 Pride of the Bowery
Muggs Maloney
 
1940 Gallant Sons
'Doc' Rearden
 
1940 Hullabaloo
Apartment House Bellhop (uncredited)
 
1940 That Gang of Mine
Muggs Maloney
 
1940 Boys of the City
Muggs McGinnis
 
1939 Invisible Stripes
Jimmy
 
1939 Private Detective
Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1939 Dead End Kids at Military School
Shirley 'Slip' Duncan
 
1939 The Angels Wash Their Faces
Leo Finnegan
 
1939 Hell's Kitchen
Gyp
 
1939 They Made Me a Criminal
Spit
 
1938 Angels with Dirty Faces
Bim
 
1938 Crime School
Spike
 
1938 The Beloved Brat
Spike Matz
 
1937 Mannequin
Clifford Cassidy
 
1937 Headin' East
Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
 
1937 Portia on Trial
Joe Gannow
 
1937 Dead End
Spit (as Leo B. Gorcey)
 
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1950 Blues Busters (performer: "Dixie's Land")
 
1942 Born to Sing (performer: "I Hate the Conga")
 
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1970 The Phynx
Himself
 
1967-1968 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1938 Swingtime in the Movies (short)
Himself - 'Crime School' Kid (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (video)
Muggs Mcginnis
 
1986 Classic Comedy Teams (video documentary)
The East Side Kids
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Dead End (1935). Drama. Production Design by Norman Bel Geddes. Written and directed by Sidney Kingsley. Belasco Theatre: 28 Oct 1935- 12 Jun 1937 (687 performances). Cast: Carroll Ashburn (as "Mr. Griswald"), Charles Bellin, Charles Benjamin, Philip Bourneuf, Marie R. Burke, Richard Clark, Francis G... See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Leo B. Gorcey

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[about his father acting in the Bowery Boys movies] I think he was the best actor of the whole group. Where Papa was concerned, he was great. See more »

Trivia:

He was president of his high school drama club. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini