Entering movies, he costarred in warners 1935 captain blood. This great film will surely attract a whole new generation of classic movie fans. Britishborn stage and screen actor of the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. He is fondly remembered for his roles in classic horror films, usually as a suave villain. Learn more about george zucco at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Fondly remembered for his character roles in popular films such as the hunchback of notre dame 1939, and the three universal studios the mummy pictures 1940. George desylla zucco 11 january 1886 27 may 1960 was an english character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. Join facebook to connect with george zucco and others you may know. Zucco debuted on the canadian stage in 1908 in a stock theater company. This version is a nephew of connie stromwell, the former wife of rupert thornes rival arnold stromwell.
Dead men walk on dvd 1943 starring george zucco, mary carlisle, nedrick young, dwight frye, fern emmett, robert strange, hal price, and sam flint. Aug 27, 2015 george is 10, loves to read and has a best friend named kelly. During his student years, george was an excellent mathematician and played on cricket and soccer teams. Production had originally thought about actor lionel atwill for the role, whom was james mortimer in the previous movie the hound of the baskervilles, but they preferred zucco. George henry sanders 3 july 1906 25 april 1972 was a british film and television actor, singersongwriter, music composer, and author. Search, discover and share your favorite george zucco gifs. Hes best remembered for portraying antagonists in many early b horror films. George zucco 18861960 was an english character actor who appeared in nearly a hundred films in a career that spanned just twenty years. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. I highly recommend this book to fans of old black and white horror movies. This was about % of all the recorded zucco s in the usa. George desylla zucco was born in manchester, england on january 11, 1886. Holmes hunts jack the ripper books poster print metal posters displate.
Everyone thinks george is a boy, but she doesnt feel like one. George has been found in 9 states including florida, maryland, ohio, illinois, wisconsin, and 4 others. This was certainly of interest to me but so far, ive found all of the dishes ive tried a little bit full. For one thing, i couldn usefull links related to the black raven george zucco ebook. The second best result is donald g zucco in springfield, ma in the sixteen acres neighborhood. George zucco from the arthur conan doyle encyclopedia george desylla zucco 11 january 1888 28 may 1960 was a british actor and director, who played professor moriarty in the adventures of sherlock holmes in 1939 with basil rathbone as sherlock holmes. Our young hero curley larry olson and his friends find out their buddy, lovable old dan whitford kane, is considered the primary suspect. Donald is related to p zucco and cynthia boydak zucco as well as 1 additional person. A mad doctor bela lugosi and his helpers john carradine, george zucco lure girls to his lab for brain work, to help his wife. Thus ranted george zucco, wearing warpaint and a feathery hat, in the cult classic, voodoo man 1944. Fans of horrorfilm stars george zucco and lionel atwill will relish the overthetop performances. He was born to a greek merchant father and an english mother who was a former ladyinwaiting to queen victoria.
George zucco was a character actor and horror film star of the 1930s and 40s. Rick lagina was born in michigan, the united states on january 25, 1952. Lionel atwill, colin clive, george zucco by gregory mank isbn. In 1920 there were 8 zucco families living in connecticut. Select this result to view donald g zucco s phone number, address, and more. George zucco begann seine laufbahn als charakterdarsteller am theater.
When creepy scientist doc robbin george zucco disappears after his lab blows up, he is presumed to have been murdered. Lorenzo cameron, voodoo man rifftrax as nicholas, scared to death rifftrax as dr. Kenneth anger, in his 1988 book hollywood babylon ii, claimed that zucco died in a madhouse. Tony zucco s aliases include billy marin, simon dirks, sid the squid, killer coburn, and punky lesh. He established himself as a leading actor in england in the 1920s, entering films with 1931s the dreyfus case. Jan 08, 2009 an excellent biography of lionel atwill, george zucco and colin clive. Captain from castile is a historical adventure film released by 20th century fox in 1947. Roberto zucco by bernardmarie koltes program login. In his horror films, he often played a suave villain or a mad doctor. The films of george zucco show list info george zucco 11 january 1886 27 may 1960 was an english character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. George desylla zucco 11 january 1888 28 may 1960 was a british actor and director, who played professor moriarty in the adventures of sherlock holmes in 1939 with basil rathbone as sherlock holmes. Education case western reserve university bachelor of arts, 1960.
Possible related people for george zucco include lori l arnold, elizabeth mary bitetto, joanne elizabeth lavoie, edna may zucco, nicole anne. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time. Began his prolific film career after decades of london and broadway stage experience. Zucco and atwill appeared together in only three films. Born in england, george zucco launched his theatrical career in canada in 1908. George zucco biography, movie highlights and photos. Arise, mi amor, sherlock holmes contra moriarty, the secret garden, here i am a stranger, the bride wore red. In the course of the following decade, he also performed in an american vaudeville tour with his young wife, frances, in a routine called the suffragette. Dead men walk 1943 is a classic movie directed by sam newfield, and starring george zucco. Unfollow george zucco to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The beast in the flying serpent is quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of the aztecs. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Get the black raven george zucco ebook iqw free ebook.
George was raised in london where his mother took her young family after the death of her husband. Info su george zucco biografia filmografia discografia video foto citazioni curiosita frasi celebri news carriera. Nov 25, 20 foodwise, zucco has a unique tapas style, albeit with italian foods in place of spanish. During his first decade as a performer, zucco toured in american vaudeville with his wife, frances, in a sketch entitled the suffragette. British actor george zucco began his career during the transition from silent films to pictures with sound.
George zucco 11 january 1886 27 may 1960 was an english character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. Apr 14, 2020 rick lagina was born in michigan, the united states on january 25, 1952. As world war i grew in scale, zucco returned to england to join the army. After honing his craft as a vaudeville actor in the 1910s, zucco made his screen debut in the 1931 film the dreyfus case, which chronicled the conviction of french officer alfred dreyfus for treason in 1894. Evil archaeologist george zucco keeps this halfbird, halfreptile creature caged in a secret chamber within some new mexico ruins, the better to guard a cache of montezumas hidden gold. George zucco was a distinguished character actor whose 20 year career brought him acclaim in his native. He suspects his colleagues framed him and upon his release he invites them to a secluded island where he has set up an elaborate treasure hunt in order to expose and destroy the betrayers. By hank reineke though heavyweights columbia and universal produced as many serials as republic pictures from 19291956, the latter studio is generally best known for its exciting soundera chapterplays. I plan to buy more books writen by gregory wiliam mank, starting with his. It was a very dark and stormy night by daniel jolley im a fan of george zucco, but i found this movie exceedingly tedious. George desylli zucco was born in manchester, england the son of a greek immigrant and a former ladyinwaiting to queen victoria. In his book, hollywood babylon ii, kenneth anger claims that zucco died in a madhouse from fright. Shop movies starring george zucco on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris.
Connecticut and 2 other states had the highest population of zucco families in 1920. George zucco celebrity profile check out the latest george zucco photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. At 22, george zucco decided to begin his stage career in earnest in the canadian provinces in 1908. The animated series episode robins reckoning, voiced by thomas f. Captain from castile was the feature film debut of jean peters, who later married.
We have records for george zucco ranging in age from 57 years old to 128 years old. Donald zucco phone, address, background info whitepages. A wonderful overview of their lives, warts and all. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. George zucco biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Media in category george zucco the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. George zucco and lionel atwill star in this story of deceit and revenge. At best, i could say that the most notable dishes were a tasty cheesemushroom pasta and a sausage dish which offered an overriding flavor of salt. Leo granger zucco is wrongfully imprisoned for embezzlement. Directed by henry king, the technicolor film stars tyrone power, jean peters, and cesar romero.