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Bernard Gorcey was killed in an auto accident just before filming was to begin. A negligent father when Leo and his brother were young, Bernard reconciled with them as teenagers and encouraged them to try out for the Broadway play of Dead End, which was the beginning of twenty years of full employment for all and stardom for Leo.
An American actor, born in Washington Heights, New York, on February 6, 1921. David Gorcey married Dorothea Gorcey and they had a child before they divorced. Among his notable film roles: That Gang of Mine (1940), Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) and Mr. Wise Guy (1942).
His father, Bernard Gorcey, was a vaudeville veteran and character actor, instigating Leo's acting career by recommending that he audition for the play "Dead End," which led to a small part (and ...
High Society is a 1955 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 17, 1955, by Allied Artists and is the 37th film in the series.
Dead End (1937) -- (Movie Clip) I Can Do My Own Fighting Tommy (Billy Halop) leads future “Bowery Boys” (Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell) recruiting Milton (Bernard Punsly), until his sister Drina (Sylvia Sidney) intervenes, gangster Baby Face (Humphrey Bogart) and her under-employed architect pal Dave (Joel McCrea) observing, early in Dead End, 1937.
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. In 1917, Leo was born, a large baby at 12 lb. 3 oz.; as an adult he would be...
David Gorcey. Actor: Loose in London. Leo Gorcey's younger brother, David Gorcey is not usually thought of as one of the "original" Dead End Kids, but he did have a small role in the 1935 Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's "Dead End" - and he is the person responsible for getting his brother Leo a part in the play.
