- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1917
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- June 2, 1969
Leo Gorcey
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. In 1917, Leo was born, a large baby at 12 lb. 3 oz.; as an adult he would be 5' 6". In 1921 his brother David Gorcey was born. In 1935, Leo and David appeared in the stage play "Dead End." In 1937, this was made into a movie, and Leo became one of the busiest actors for the next 20 years -- from 1937-1939 he starred in seven Dead End Kids movies, from 1940-1945 in 21 East Side Kids films, from 1946-1956 in 41 Bowery Boys movies. In 1939, Leo married 17-year-old dancer Kay Marvis, who appeared in four of his movies. They divorced in 1944 after five years of marriage; she went on to marry Groucho Marx. In 1945, Leo married Evalene Bankston; they divorc…
Filmography
movieThe Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020 · (archive footage)
movieTerror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007 · Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)
movieDracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Muggs (archive footage)
movieClassic Comedy Teams
1986 · The East Side Kids (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Phynx
1970 · Leo Gorcey
movieSecond Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
1966 · Leo
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · First Cab Driver
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
movieCrashing Las Vegas
1956 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieDig That Uranium
1955 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieJail Busters
1955 · Slip Mahoney
movieSpy Chasers
1955 · Slip Mahoney
movieHigh Society
1955 · Slip Mahoney
movieBowery to Bagdad
1955 · Slip Mahoney
movieJungle Gents
1954 · 'Slip' Mahoney
movieThe Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
1954 · Slip Mahoney
movieParis Playboys
1954 · Slip Mahoney
moviePrivate Eyes
1953 · Slip Mahoney
movieClipped Wings
1953 · Slip Mahoney
movieLoose in London
1953 · Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney
movieJalopy
1953 · Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieNo Holds Barred
1952 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieFeudin' Fools
1952 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieHere Come the Marines
1952 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieHold That Line
1952 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieCrazy Over Horses
1951 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieLet's Go Navy!
1951 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieGhost Chasers
1951 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieBowery Battalion
1951 · Slip Mahoney
movieBlues Busters
1950 · Slip Mahoney
movieTriple Trouble
1950 · Slip Mahoney
movieLucky Losers
1950 · Slip Mahoney
movieBlonde Dynamite
1950 · Slip Mahoney
movieMaster Minds
1949 · Slip Mahoney
movieAngels in Disguise
1949 · Slip Mahoney
movieHold That Baby!
1949 · Slip Mahoney
movieFighting Fools
1949 · Slip Mahoney
movieTrouble Makers
1948 · Slip Mahoney
movieSmuggler's Cove
1948 · Slip Mahoney
movieJinx Money
1948 · Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
movieSo This Is New York
1948 · Sid Mercer
movieAngels' Alley
1948 · Terence 'Slip' Mahoney
movieBowery Buckaroos
1947 · Slip Mahoney
movieNews Hounds
1947 · Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney
movieHard Boiled Mahoney
1947 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieMr. Hex
1946 · Slip Mahoney
movieSpook Busters
1946 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieBowery Bombshell
1946 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieIn Fast Company
1946 · Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
movieLive Wires
1946 · Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
movieCome Out Fighting
1945 · Muggs McGinnis
movieMidnight Manhunt
1945 · Clutch Tracy
movieMr. Muggs Rides Again
1945 · Muggs McGinnis
movieDocks of New York
1945 · Muggs McGinnis
movieBowery Champs
1944 · Muggs McGinnis
movieBlock Busters
1944 · Muggs McGinnis
movieFollow the Leader
1944 · Muggs McGinnis
movieMillion Dollar Kid
1944 · Muggs McGinnis
movieMr. Muggs Steps Out
1943 · Muggs McGinnis
movieDestroyer
1943 · Seaman Sarecky
movieGhosts on the Loose
1943 · Muggs McGinnis
movieClancy Street Boys
1943 · Muggs McGinnis
movieKid Dynamite
1943 · Muggs McGinnis
movie'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942 · Muggs McGinnis
movieSmart Alecks
1942 · Muggs McGinnis
movieMaisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Cecil
movieLet's Get Tough
1942 · Muggs McGinnis
movieSunday Punch
1942 · 'Biff'
movieMr. Wise Guy
1942 · Muggs McGinnis
movieBorn to Sing
1942 · 'Snap' Collins
movieSpooks Run Wild
1941 · Muggs McGinnis
movieBowery Blitzkrieg
1941 · Muggs McGinnis
movieDown in San Diego
1941 · 'Snap' Collins
movieOut of the Fog
1941 · Eddie
movieAngels with Broken Wings
1941 · Punchy Dorsey
movieFlying Wild
1941 · Muggs McGinnis
moviePride of the Bowery
1940 · Muggs Maloney
movieGallant Sons
1940 · Doc Reardon
movieHullabaloo
1940 · Apartment House Bellhop
movieThat Gang of Mine
1940 · Muggs Maloney
movieBoys of the City
1940 · Muggs McGinnis
movieInvisible Stripes
1939 · Jimmy
moviePrivate Detective
1939 · Newsboy (uncredited)
movieOn Dress Parade
1939 · Slip Duncan
movieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939 · Leo Finnegan
movieHell's Kitchen
1939 · Gyp Haller
movieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939 · Spit
movieSwingtime in the Movies
1938 · Crime School Kid (uncredited)
movieAngels with Dirty Faces
1938 · Bim
movieCrime School
1938 · Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
movieThe Beloved Brat
1938 · Spike Matz
movieMannequin
1938 · Clifford Cassidy
movieHeadin' East
1937 · Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
moviePortia on Trial
1937 · Joe Gannow
movieDead End
1937 · Spit