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Nick Cravat(1912-1994)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
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Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
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Long-time circus acrobatic partner of Burt Lancaster (performing as "Lang & Cravat") may have been short on stature, but he was big on athletic prowess and highly enjoyable to watch on-screen. According to reports, Cravat was as strong as a bull. When he lost his cool, it took several men to hold him back. Cravat appeared with Lancaster in nine films. The best remembered were The Flame and the Arrow (1950) with Cravat playing Piccolo, and The Crimson Pirate (1952) with Cravat as Ojo. Another of Cravat's key roles was as the aircraft-eating gremlin terrorizing nervy passenger William Shatner on Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (1963) in the episode, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. Interestingly, Cravat & Lancaster both passed away in 1994.
BornJanuary 11, 1912
DiedJanuary 29, 1994(82)
BornJanuary 11, 1912
DiedJanuary 29, 1994(82)
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Dabney Coleman, Telly Savalas, and Nick Cravat in The Scalphunters (1968)
Telly Savalas, Shelley Winters, Nick Cravat, and Dan Vadis in The Scalphunters (1968)
Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, and James Hayter in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, James Hayter, and Noel Purcell in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, and James Hayter in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat in The Crimson Pirate (1952)

Known for

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
5.9
  • M'Ling
  • 1977
Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey, and Virginia Mayo in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
King Richard and the Crusaders
5.5
  • Nectobanus
  • 1954
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
The Crimson Pirate
7.1
  • Ojo
  • 1952
Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster in Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
Run Silent Run Deep
7.3
  • Russo
  • 1958

Credits

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Actor

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
    The Island of Dr. Moreau
    • M'Ling
    • 1977
  • The Midnight Man (1974)
    The Midnight Man
    • Gardener
    • 1974
  • Ulzana's Raid (1972)
    Ulzana's Raid
    • Trooper
    • 1972
  • Valdez Is Coming (1971)
    Valdez Is Coming
    • Gang Member (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Airport (1970)
    Airport
    • Nick Valli (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Don Murray and Otis Young in The Outcasts (1968)
    The Outcasts
    • Miner
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • The Scalphunters (1968)
    The Scalphunters
    • Yancy
    • 1968
  • Sally Field in The Flying Nun (1967)
    The Flying Nun
    • Gil
    • TV Series
    • 1968
  • The Way West (1967)
    The Way West
    • Calvelli
    • 1967
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    • Gypsy (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat 'King' Cole, Dwayne Hickman, Stubby Kaye, and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Cat Ballou
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    • Gremlin (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Johnny Staccato (1959)
    Johnny Staccato
    • Lotsie
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster in Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
    Run Silent Run Deep
    • Russo
    • 1958
  • The Story of Mankind (1957)
    The Story of Mankind
    • Devil's Apprentice
    • 1957

Stunts

  • Airport (1970)
    Airport
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • The Way West (1967)
    The Way West
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat 'King' Cole, Dwayne Hickman, Stubby Kaye, and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Cat Ballou
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Trapeze (1956)
    Trapeze
    • stunt double: Burt Lancaster
    • stunt performer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Story of Three Loves (1953)
    The Story of Three Loves
    • stunt double: Kirk Douglas (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Ilona Massey, and Vera-Ellen in Love Happy (1949)
    Love Happy
    • stunt double: Harpo Marx (uncredited)
    • 1949

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • January 11, 1912
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 1994
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)

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    In the films The Flame and the Arrow (1950) and The Crimson Pirate (1952), he played characters that were mute. This was because he spoke with a very thick Brooklyn accent that he could not shake, and it would have been wildly out of place in such period costume dramas.

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