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J. Carrol Naish

1896 - 1973

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Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) was an American actor. He appeared in over 200 films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He became a dialect specialist, and was called upon to play character roles of many nationalities, including Southern European (especially Italian), Eastern European, Latin American, American Indians, Middle Eastern, South Asian, East Asian, Pacific Islander—even black, which earned him the moniker "Hollywood's one-man U.N." His own heritage was Irish but he rarely played Irish characters, explaining, "When the part of an Irishman comes along, nobody ever thinks of me." Naish received two Oscar nominations for his supporting roles in the films Sahara (1943) and A Medal for Benny (1945), the latter of which also earned him a Golden Globe. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. Carrol Naish is the 1,381st most popular actor (up from 6,733rd in 2019), the 2,592nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,964th in 2019) and the 682nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, J. Carrol Naish ranks 1,381 out of 13,578. Before him are Victoria Abril, Nora Miao, Anne Archer, Kim Soo-hyun, Ethel Barrymore, and Mark Bernes. After him are Kate Capshaw, Megan Fox, Edward Mulhare, Eric McCormack, Rita Wilson, and Beverly D'Angelo.

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Among people born in 1896, J. Carrol Naish ranks 82. Before him are Mao Dun, Michael Balint, Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Ville Ritola, Carlos P. Garcia, and Agustín Muñoz Grandes. After him are Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, Rudolf Schmundt, Wilhelm Ackermann, Pavel Alexandrov, Hinrich Lohse, and Jorge Alessandri. Among people deceased in 1973, J. Carrol Naish ranks 82. Before him are Sessue Hayakawa, Monika Ertl, Bruno Maderna, Shirali Muslimov, Marc Allégret, and Robert Smithson. After him are Gian Francesco Malipiero, Lorenzo Fernández, Nikos Zachariadis, Tarsila do Amaral, Robert Watson-Watt, and Merian C. Cooper.

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Among people born in United States, J. Carrol Naish ranks 2,592 out of 20,380. Before him are Ub Iwerks (1901), Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), Maggie Hassan (1958), Michael Rosbash (1944), Stockton Rush (1962), and Samuel Adams (1722). After him are Kate Capshaw (1953), Mike Pompeo (1963), Megan Fox (1986), W. I. Thomas (1863), Rita Wilson (1956), and Kim Peek (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, J. Carrol Naish ranks 682. Before him are Candy Darling (1944), John Savage (1949), Lee Majors (1939), Jennifer Grey (1960), Anne Archer (1947), and Ethel Barrymore (1879). After him are Kate Capshaw (1953), Megan Fox (1986), Rita Wilson (1956), Beverly D'Angelo (1951), Richard Schiff (1955), and Michael Biehn (1956).

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