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J. Carrol Naish More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

21 January 1896, New York City, New York, USA

Date of Death

24 January 1973, La Jolla, California, USA (emphysema)

Birth Name

Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish

Nickname

Joe

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

J. Carroll was born in New York City to Catherine Moran and Patrick Sarsfield (not in the business). He was educated at St. Cecillia's Academy, New York City. He had seven years stage experience in Paris and New York. Later in stock company. First screen appearance in 1930. Fox brought him to Hollywood.

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Spouse

Gladys Heaney

(1929 - 24 January 1973) (his death) 1 child

Trivia

Hobbies: writing, singing, cooking, tennis and golf.

Although of Irish ancestry, it is believed he never played a charactor of that type.

Best known for playing Latin, Arab, and East Indian characters.

He portrayed Dr. Daka, the first villain to go up against the Batman on the silver screen, in the serial "The Batman" (1943).

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