Leo Gorcey

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 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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1917-06-03
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Leo Bernard Gorcey

Movies List of Leo Gorcey

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Kid Dynamite

1943 Movie
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Let's Get Tough

1942 Movie
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Midnight Manhunt

1945 Movie
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Million Dollar Kid

1944 Movie
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Mr. Wise Guy

1942 Movie
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Pride of the Bowery

1940 Movie
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Mannequin

1938 Movie
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Out of the Fog

1941 Movie
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Dead End

1937 Movie
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Spooks Run Wild

1941 Movie
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The Phynx

1970 Movie
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Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941 Movie
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Bowery to Bagdad

1955 Movie
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Jinx Money

1948 Movie
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Ghosts on the Loose

1943 Movie
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Spook Busters

1946 Movie
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Crime School

1938 Movie
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Born to Sing

1942 Movie
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So This Is New York

1948 Movie
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Boys of the City

1940 Movie
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Flying Wild

1941 Movie
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Maisie Gets Her Man

1942 Movie
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Angels' Alley

1948 Movie
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Destroyer

1943 Movie
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Bowery Bombshell

1946 Movie
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Bowery Buckaroos

1947 Movie
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Loose in London

1953 Movie
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Smart Alecks

1942 Movie
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Ghost Chasers

1951 Movie
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Dig That Uranium

1955 Movie
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Hold That Line

1952 Movie
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Jalopy

1953 Movie
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Paris Playboys

1954 Movie
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Let's Go Navy!

1951 Movie
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Feudin' Fools

1952 Movie
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No Holds Barred

1952 Movie
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Jungle Gents

1954 Movie
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Clipped Wings

1953 Movie
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Triple Trouble

1950 Movie
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Master Minds

1949 Movie
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High Society

1955 Movie
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Bowery Battalion

1951 Movie
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Blues Busters

1950 Movie
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Angels in Disguise

1949 Movie
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Private Eyes

1953 Movie
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Follow the Leader

1944 Movie
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Hell's Kitchen

1939 Movie
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Spy Chasers

1955 Movie
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The Beloved Brat

1938 Movie
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Jail Busters

1955 Movie
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In Fast Company

1946 Movie
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Crashing Las Vegas

1956 Movie
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On Dress Parade

1939 Movie
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Gallant Sons

1940 Movie
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Here Come the Marines

1952 Movie
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Trouble Makers

1948 Movie
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Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945 Movie
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Blonde Dynamite

1950 Movie
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Lucky Losers

1950 Movie
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Mr. Hex

1946 Movie
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Crazy Over Horses

1951 Movie
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Docks of New York

1945 Movie
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Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947 Movie
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Portia on Trial

1937 Movie
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That Gang of Mine

1940 Movie
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Clancy Street Boys

1943 Movie
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Smuggler's Cove

1948 Movie
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Sunday Punch

1942 Movie
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Hullabaloo

1940 Movie
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Mr. Muggs Steps Out

1943 Movie
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Block Busters

1944 Movie
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Bowery Champs

1944 Movie
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Come Out Fighting

1945 Movie
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Hold That Baby!

1949 Movie
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Live Wires

1946 Movie
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News Hounds

1947 Movie
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Fighting Fools

1949 Movie
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Down in San Diego

1941 Movie
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Private Detective

1939 Movie
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Invisible Stripes

1939 Movie
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Headin' East

1937 Movie