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Leo Gorcey

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American actor (1917-1969)

United StatesActorsLived 1917 to 1969 · aged 51
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Leo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids, and as adults, The Bowery Boys.

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Filmography 40

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963 · ★ 7.0
Angels with Dirty Faces1938 · ★ 7.5
Dead End1937 · ★ 7.0
They Made Me a Criminal1939
Out of the Fog1941
Ghosts on the Loose1943
Invisible Stripes1939
Spooks Run Wild1941
Mannequin1938
Crime School1938
Destroyer1943
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters1954
Midnight Manhunt1945
That Gang of Mine1940
Boys of the City1940
The Phynx1970
Swingtime in the Movies1938
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge1942
Bowery to Bagdad1955
Bowery Blitzkrieg1941
Flying Wild1941
Million Dollar Kid1944
The Beloved Brat1938
Pride of the Bowery1940
Let's Get Tough1942
Angels Wash Their Faces1939
Smart Alecks1942
Mr. Wise Guy1942
Live Wires1946
Hell's Kitchen1939
Portia on Trial1937
Ghost Chasers1951
So This Is New York1948
Master Minds1949
Gallant Sons1940
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983
Trouble Makers1948
Jalopy1953
Angels' Alley1948
Angels in Disguise1949

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962

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About this person

Leo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids, and as adults, The Bowery Boys. Gorcey was famous for his use of malapropisms, such as "I depreciate it!" instead of "I appreciate it!"

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1969 · aged 51
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14 languages

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