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Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917 – June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and, as adults, The Bowery Boys.
Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. 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.
Leo Gorcey. Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. 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.
Gorcey, whose funeral services will be Friday, rose to stardom in the street kid role, and never escaped it the rest of his professional life. He died Monday of a recurring ailment at Merritt Hospital in Oakland.
Leo Gorcey Jr. was born on 1 September 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for One Dark Night (1982), Waitress! (1982) and Bowery Rhapsody: The Rise and Redemption of Hollywood's Original 'Brat Pack'.
Leo Gorcey — The Movie Database (TMDB) Biography. 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.
Leo Gorcey was an American actor, known for his work in stage and cinema. He became popular for portraying the leader of hooligan groups, named Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids, and later The Bowery Boys.
Dec 15, 2013 · OAKLAND, California, June 3 (AP) - Leo Gorcey, the actor who played in the original Dead-End Kids, and then in the Bowery Boys, died yesterday after a long illness. He was 52 years old. … Mr. Gorcey, who retired from motion pictures 15 years ago, lived on a ranch near Red Bluff, California.
Hall later played the increasingly buffoonish Horace DeBussy "Sach" Jones in 48 of "The Bowery Boys" films, gaining top billing when his longtime partner, Leo Gorcey, left the series in 1956. Hall and Gorcey reunited in Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (1966) and The Phynx (1969).
Son of actor-comedian Bernard Gorcey (the original Isaac Cohen in Abie's Irish Rose). Gorcey became a star after his portrayal of Spit in the Broadway play Dead End in 1935, then made his screen debut in the 1937 movie version of the play.
