
Jack Norton
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1889-09-01
- Died
- 1958-10-15
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Mortimer John Naughton
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jack Norton (September 2, 1882 – October 15, 1958) was an American stage and film character actor who appeared in 184 films between 1934 and 1948, often playing drunks, although in real life he was a teetotaler.
Career
Jack Norton was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 2, 1882.
In his early career he had a vaudeville comedy act with his wife Lillian Healy. Norton made his Broadway debut in 1925 in that year's edition of Earl Carroll's Vanities, and also appeared in Florida Girl, which was produced and staged by Carroll.
Known For

Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934
as King's Physician

The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Drunk (uncredited)

Going My Way
1944
as Mr. Lilly (uncredited)

Jezebel
1938
as Drunk (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Movies (101)

Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934
as King's Physician

The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Drunk (uncredited)

Going My Way
1944
as Mr. Lilly (uncredited)

Jezebel
1938
as Drunk (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Drunk at the Gilded Cage (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Drunk

Variety Girl
1947
as Busboy at Brown Derby

The Spoilers
1942
as Mr. Skinner

The Gilded Lily
1935
as Photographer (uncredited)

Love Is a Headache
1938
as Bartender (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Second Bandleader (uncredited)

Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star

The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Second Member Ale and Quail Club

Captain Tugboat Annie
1945
as Shiftless

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944
as Hotel Desk Clerk

Once Upon a Time
1944
as Man In Barber Chair (uncredited)

Time Out for Romance
1937
as Crapshooter

The Bank Dick
1940
as A. Pismo Clam

Marked Woman
1937
as Drunk

Rhythm and Weep
1946
as Mr. Walsh

Finishing School
1934
as Drunk (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Charlie Fenton - the Party Drunk (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)

Pacific Blackout
1941
as Drunk

I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Jim Benson

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Country Club Man Ordering Champagne (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

The Big Noise
1944
as Drunk on Train

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Make Your Own Bed
1944
as Drunk

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as James R. Smoke

No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Bartender at The Nugget Room

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Parker

The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Second Hobo (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle
1943
as Drunk

City of Chance
1940
as Mr. Murphy

My Favorite Spy
1942
as Orchid Room Drunk

Meet the Girls
1938
as Fletcher

The Kansan
1943
as Saloon Drunk

It Ain't Hay
1943
as Drunk (uncredited)

Hold That Blonde!
1945
as Drunk (uncredited)

Crazy House
1943
as Drunk

One More Spring
1935
as Drunk

Dr. Renault's Secret
1942
as Mr. Austin

Opened by Mistake
1940
as Al, the Bartender

Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Harry The Drunk

Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Jonathan McFeeder

Malice in the Palace
1949
as Emir of Schmoe (uncredited)

The Fleet's In
1942
as Kellogg

My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as First Drunk at Red Apple Inn (uncredited)

Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Cosgrove

Louisiana Purchase
1941
as Jester

Down the Ribber
1936

Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Bert Monroe

His Night Out
1935
as Dr. Singer

Calling All Cars
1935
as Duke Costello

The Super Snooper
1934

Nocturne
1946
as Charlie (uncredited)

The Way of All Flesh
1940
as Barber

Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Drunk at Blue Room Bar (uncredited)

Fashion Model
1945
as Herbert

Ride on Vaquero
1941

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
1945
as Norton

Dr. Socrates
1935
as Drunk in Park

The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Comedy Director (Uncredited)

Dr. Broadway
1942
as Drunk (uncredited)

Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as J. Mortimer 'Mousy' Slade

Strange Confession
1945
as Jack

Woman Haters
1934
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Page Miss Glory
1935
as Reporter (uncredited)

Society Smugglers
1939
as Prentis

Stolen Harmony
1935
as Phillips (uncredited)

The Farmer's Daughter
1940
as Shimmy Conway

News Is Made at Night
1939
as Drunk

Forgotten Faces
1936
as Drunk

Broadway Gondolier
1935
as Man on Ship with Pipe

The Women Men Marry
1937
as Wilhelm Peebles (uncredited)

The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Willie Rand

Hold That Kiss
1938
as Mallory

Counsel on De Fence
1934

Going Highbrow
1935
as Sinclair

Man Alive
1945
as William T. Lafferty

Taxi, Mister
1943
as Reginald Van Nostrum - the Drunk

A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940
as Alonzo Smith

Prairie Chickens
1943
as Henry Lewis-Clark III

Grand Jury Secrets
1939
as Doyle

Who's Looney Now
1936
as Herbert Brown

Sweet Music
1935
as Drunk (uncredited)

Moonlight in Havana
1942
as George

Meet the Missus
1937
as Mr. Norton
One Too Many
1934

Ship Cafe
1935
as Mr. Randall (uncredited)

Let's Make Music
1941
as Drunk

Hired Husband
1947
as Mr. Drinkwater

The Awful Tooth
1938
as Dr. Schultz

Linda, Be Good
1947
as Jim Benson
Foolish Hearts
1935
as Jimmy

Fixing a Stew
1934
as Pete
About Jack Norton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Norton (September 2, 1882 – October 15, 1958) was an American stage and film character actor who appeared in 184 films between 1934 and 1948, often playing drunks, although in real life he was a teetotaler. Career Jack Norton was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 2, 1882. In his early career he had a vaudeville comedy act with his wife Lillian Healy. Norton made his Broadway debut in 1925 in that year's edition of Earl Carroll's Vanities, and also appeared in Florida Girl, which was produced and… With 101 credits spanning from 1934 to 1976, Jack Norton has appeared in 101 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Norton Movies
- Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) — as King's Physician
- The Ghost Breakers (1940) — as Drunk (uncredited)
- Going My Way (1944) — as Mr. Lilly (uncredited)
- Jezebel (1938) — as Drunk (uncredited)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — as Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
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