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Leo Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

Acting June 3, 1917 (51 years old) June 2, 1969 New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies 95

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as First Cab Driver

1963
Angels with Dirty Faces 7.5

Angels with Dirty Faces

as Bim

1938
Dead End 7.1

Dead End

as Spit

1937
They Made Me a Criminal 6.3

They Made Me a Criminal

as Spit

1939
Invisible Stripes 6.2

Invisible Stripes

as Jimmy

1939
Angels Wash Their Faces 6.7

Angels Wash Their Faces

as Leo Finnegan

1939
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
Out of the Fog 6.4

Out of the Fog

as Eddie

1941
Destroyer 6.8

Destroyer

as Seaman Sarecky

1943
Mr. Wise Guy 6.6

Mr. Wise Guy

as Muggs McGinnis

1942
Born to Sing 5.4

Born to Sing

as 'Snap' Collins

1942
So This Is New York 6.7

So This Is New York

as Sid Mercer

1948
Let's Go Navy! 8.0

Let's Go Navy!

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1951
The Phynx 3.6

The Phynx

as Leo Gorcey

1970
Spooks Run Wild 5.1

Spooks Run Wild

as Muggs McGinnis

1941
Ghosts on the Loose 4.2

Ghosts on the Loose

as Muggs McGinnis

1943
Paris Playboys 5.0

Paris Playboys

as Slip Mahoney

1954
Loose in London 5.9

Loose in London

as Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney

1953
Pride of the Bowery 6.2

Pride of the Bowery

as Muggs Maloney

1940
Here Come the Marines 7.3

Here Come the Marines

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1952
Maisie Gets Her Man 6.7

Maisie Gets Her Man

as Cecil

1942
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters 5.4

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

as Slip Mahoney

1954
Boys of the City 5.3

Boys of the City

as Muggs McGinnis

1940
Bowery Battalion 8.0

Bowery Battalion

as Slip Mahoney

1951
Hell's Kitchen 6.8

Hell's Kitchen

as Gyp Haller

1939
Triple Trouble 7.0

Triple Trouble

as Slip Mahoney

1950
Feudin' Fools 5.5

Feudin' Fools

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1952
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge 6.3

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

as Muggs McGinnis

1942
Live Wires 5.6

Live Wires

as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney

1946
Private Detective 6.8

Private Detective

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1939
Let's Get Tough 5.3

Let's Get Tough

as Muggs McGinnis

1942
Swingtime in the Movies 6.0

Swingtime in the Movies

as Crime School Kid (uncredited)

1938
Midnight Manhunt 4.6

Midnight Manhunt

as Clutch Tracy

1945
Million Dollar Kid 5.9

Million Dollar Kid

as Muggs McGinnis

1944
Spook Busters 5.5

Spook Busters

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1946
Down in San Diego 6.7

Down in San Diego

as 'Snap' Collins

1941
Crime School 6.4

Crime School

as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins

1938
That Gang of Mine 5.8

That Gang of Mine

as Muggs Maloney

1940
Kid Dynamite 6.7

Kid Dynamite

as Muggs McGinnis

1943
Ghost Chasers 6.8

Ghost Chasers

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1951
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

as Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)

2007
Mr. Muggs Steps Out 8.0

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

as Muggs McGinnis

1943
Mannequin 6.0

Mannequin

as Clifford Cassidy

1938
Jalopy 5.3

Jalopy

as Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1953
Spy Chasers 7.5

Spy Chasers

as Slip Mahoney

1955
Bowery Bombshell 6.4

Bowery Bombshell

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1946
Gallant Sons 7.4

Gallant Sons

as Doc Reardon

1940
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 9.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Muggs (archive footage)

1991
Dig That Uranium 4.2

Dig That Uranium

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1955
Angels with Broken Wings 5.2

Angels with Broken Wings

as Punchy Dorsey

1941
Bowery to Bagdad 6.5

Bowery to Bagdad

as Slip Mahoney

1955
Docks of New York 8.0

Docks of New York

as Muggs McGinnis

1945
In Fast Company 6.8

In Fast Company

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1946
Jinx Money 5.6

Jinx Money

as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney

1948
Mr. Muggs Rides Again 7.0

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

as Muggs McGinnis

1945
Portia on Trial 5.8

Portia on Trial

as Joe Gannow

1937
Sunday Punch 6.0

Sunday Punch

as 'Biff'

1942
Headin' East 10.0

Headin' East

as Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)

1937
Lucky Losers 6.6

Lucky Losers

as Slip Mahoney

1950
Angels in Disguise 6.0

Angels in Disguise

as Slip Mahoney

1949
Hard Boiled Mahoney 6.8

Hard Boiled Mahoney

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1947
Hold That Line 7.0

Hold That Line

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1952
Hullabaloo 6.5

Hullabaloo

as Apartment House Bellhop

1940
Classic Comedy Teams 7.0

Classic Comedy Teams

as The East Side Kids (archive footage)

1986
The Beloved Brat 6.5

The Beloved Brat

as Spike Matz

1938
Flying Wild 6.1

Flying Wild

as Muggs McGinnis

1941
Follow the Leader 3.8

Follow the Leader

as Muggs McGinnis

1944
Trouble Makers 6.1

Trouble Makers

as Slip Mahoney

1948
Hold That Baby! 5.8

Hold That Baby!

as Slip Mahoney

1949
High Society 5.7

High Society

as Slip Mahoney

1955
Jail Busters 6.7

Jail Busters

as Slip Mahoney

1955
News Hounds 6.8

News Hounds

as Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney

1947
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar 5.3

Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar

as Leo

1966
Crashing Las Vegas 5.7

Crashing Las Vegas

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1956
Clancy Street Boys 6.6

Clancy Street Boys

as Muggs McGinnis

1943
Blonde Dynamite 6.8

Blonde Dynamite

as Slip Mahoney

1950
Bowery Champs 7.3

Bowery Champs

as Muggs McGinnis

1944
On Dress Parade 6.6

On Dress Parade

as Slip Duncan

1939
Smart Alecks 5.8

Smart Alecks

as Muggs McGinnis

1942
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter 8.0

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

as (archive footage)

2020
Private Eyes 7.8

Private Eyes

as Slip Mahoney

1953
Bowery Blitzkrieg 6.1

Bowery Blitzkrieg

as Muggs McGinnis

1941
Come Out Fighting 7.5

Come Out Fighting

as Muggs McGinnis

1945
Crazy Over Horses 6.7

Crazy Over Horses

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1951
Smuggler's Cove 5.2

Smuggler's Cove

as Slip Mahoney

1948
Blues Busters 6.7

Blues Busters

as Slip Mahoney

1950
Jungle Gents 5.2

Jungle Gents

as 'Slip' Mahoney

1954
Fighting Fools 6.0

Fighting Fools

as Slip Mahoney

1949
Clipped Wings 7.0

Clipped Wings

as Slip Mahoney

1953
Block Busters 8.0

Block Busters

as Muggs McGinnis

1944
Mr. Hex 7.2

Mr. Hex

as Slip Mahoney

1946
Master Minds 6.5

Master Minds

as Slip Mahoney

1949
Bowery Buckaroos 6.6

Bowery Buckaroos

as Slip Mahoney

1947
No Holds Barred 5.6

No Holds Barred

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

1952
Angels' Alley 5.2

Angels' Alley

as Terence 'Slip' Mahoney

1948

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