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Acting
Leo Gorcey
Also known as: Leo Bernard Gorcey
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. 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 divorced in 1948. Leo was to have paid her $50,000 in a divorce settlement; however, when two detectives she hired broke into his home, he retaliated by firing his gun at them. They sued, and Leo countersued for illegal entry and won $35,000 back. In 1949, Leo married Amelita Ward, whom he met while filming Smugglers' Cove (1948). Their marriage produced Leo Gorcey Jr. in 1949, and a baby girl they named Jan (after Leo's producer and manager, Jan Grippo) in 1951. They divorced in 1956. That year Leo married his young nanny, Brandy, who was taking care of his two kids. They had a baby girl, Brandy Jo, in 1958. The couple divorced in 1962. Leo went to the altar one last time in February, 1968, marrying Mary Gannon. He stayed married to her until his death from liver failure on June 2, 1969, in Oakland, California.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 3, 1917
Day of Death
June 2, 1969
Age at Death
51 years old
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity Score
0.7
Filmography
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
(archive footage)
2020Movie
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)
2007Movie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Muggs (archive footage)
1991Movie
Classic Comedy Teams
The East Side Kids (archive footage)
1986Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983Movie
The Phynx
Leo Gorcey
1970Movie
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
Leo
1966Movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
First Cab Driver
1963Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
Crashing Las Vegas
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1956Movie
Bowery to Bagdad
Slip Mahoney
1955Movie
Dig That Uranium
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1955Movie
High Society
Slip Mahoney
1955Movie
Spy Chasers
Slip Mahoney
1955Movie
Jail Busters
Slip Mahoney
1955Movie
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
Slip Mahoney
1954Movie
Paris Playboys
Slip Mahoney
1954Movie
Jungle Gents
'Slip' Mahoney
1954Movie
Loose in London
Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney
1953Movie
Jalopy
Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1953Movie
Clipped Wings
Slip Mahoney
1953Movie
Private Eyes
Slip Mahoney
1953Movie
Hold That Line
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1952Movie
Feudin' Fools
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1952Movie
No Holds Barred
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1952Movie
Here Come the Marines
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1952Movie
Ghost Chasers
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1951Movie
Let's Go Navy!
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1951Movie
Bowery Battalion
Slip Mahoney
1951Movie
Crazy Over Horses
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1951Movie
Triple Trouble
Slip Mahoney
1950Movie
Blues Busters
Slip Mahoney
1950Movie
Blonde Dynamite
Slip Mahoney
1950Movie
Lucky Losers
Slip Mahoney
1950Movie
Master Minds
Slip Mahoney
1949Movie
Angels in Disguise
Slip Mahoney
1949Movie
Hold That Baby!
Slip Mahoney
1949Movie
Fighting Fools
Slip Mahoney
1949Movie
Jinx Money
Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
1948Movie
So This Is New York
Sid Mercer
1948Movie
Angels' Alley
Terence 'Slip' Mahoney
1948Movie
Trouble Makers
Slip Mahoney
1948Movie
Smuggler's Cove
Slip Mahoney
1948Movie
Bowery Buckaroos
Slip Mahoney
1947Movie
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1947Movie
News Hounds
Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney
1947Movie
Spook Busters
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1946Movie
Bowery Bombshell
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1946Movie
In Fast Company
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1946Movie
Mr. Hex
Slip Mahoney
1946Movie
Live Wires
Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
1946Movie
Midnight Manhunt
Clutch Tracy
1945Movie
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Muggs McGinnis
1945Movie
Docks of New York
Muggs McGinnis
1945Movie
Come Out Fighting
Muggs McGinnis
1945Movie
Million Dollar Kid
Muggs McGinnis
1944Movie
Follow the Leader
Muggs McGinnis
1944Movie
Block Busters
Muggs McGinnis
1944Movie
Bowery Champs
Muggs McGinnis
1944Movie
Kid Dynamite
Muggs McGinnis
1943Movie
Ghosts on the Loose
Muggs McGinnis
1943Movie
Destroyer
Seaman Sarecky
1943Movie
Clancy Street Boys
Muggs McGinnis
1943Movie
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Muggs McGinnis
1943Movie
Let's Get Tough
Muggs McGinnis
1942Movie
Mr. Wise Guy
Muggs McGinnis
1942Movie
Born to Sing
'Snap' Collins
1942Movie
Maisie Gets Her Man
Cecil
1942Movie
Smart Alecks
Muggs McGinnis
1942Movie
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Muggs McGinnis
1942Movie
Sunday Punch
'Biff'
1942Movie
Out of the Fog
Eddie
1941Movie
Spooks Run Wild
Muggs McGinnis
1941Movie
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Muggs McGinnis
1941Movie
Flying Wild
Muggs McGinnis
1941Movie
Angels with Broken Wings
Punchy Dorsey
1941Movie
Down in San Diego
'Snap' Collins
1941Movie
Pride of the Bowery
Muggs Maloney
1940Movie
Boys of the City
Muggs McGinnis
1940Movie
Gallant Sons
Doc Reardon
1940Movie
That Gang of Mine
Muggs Maloney
1940Movie
Hullabaloo
Apartment House Bellhop
1940Movie
They Made Me a Criminal
Spit
1939Movie
Angels Wash Their Faces
Leo Finnegan
1939Movie
Hell's Kitchen
Gyp Haller
1939Movie
On Dress Parade
Slip Duncan
1939Movie
Private Detective
Newsboy (uncredited)
1939Movie
Invisible Stripes
Jimmy
1939Movie
Mannequin
Clifford Cassidy
1938Movie
Angels with Dirty Faces
Bim
1938Movie
Crime School
Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
1938Movie
Swingtime in the Movies
Crime School Kid (uncredited)
1938Movie
The Beloved Brat
Spike Matz
1938Movie
Dead End
Spit
1937Movie
Portia on Trial
Joe Gannow
1937Movie
Headin' East
Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
1937Movie