Leo Gorcey
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1917-06-03
- Died
- 1969-06-02
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (95)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as First Cab Driver
Dead End
1937
as Spit
Jungle Gents
1954
as 'Slip' Mahoney
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
as Bim
Destroyer
1943
as Seaman Sarecky
Ghost Chasers
1951
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Crime School
1938
as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
Crashing Las Vegas
1956
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Muggs McGinnis
Hullabaloo
1940
as Apartment House Bellhop
Out of the Fog
1941
as Eddie
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Muggs McGinnis
On Dress Parade
1939
as Slip Duncan
Mannequin
1938
as Clifford Cassidy
Here Come the Marines
1952
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Jail Busters
1955
as Slip Mahoney
Sunday Punch
1942
as 'Biff'
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as The East Side Kids (archive footage)
Jinx Money
1948
as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Muggs (archive footage)
Live Wires
1946
as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
The Phynx
1970
as Leo Gorcey
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Muggs McGinnis
Pride of the Bowery
1940
as Muggs Maloney
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
as Muggs McGinnis
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Jimmy
Jalopy
1953
as Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Triple Trouble
1950
as Slip Mahoney
So This Is New York
1948
as Sid Mercer
Clipped Wings
1953
as Slip Mahoney
Headin' East
1937
as Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
Clancy Street Boys
1943
as Muggs McGinnis
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Slip Mahoney
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Spit
Million Dollar Kid
1944
as Muggs McGinnis
Spook Busters
1946
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Muggs McGinnis
Paris Playboys
1954
as Slip Mahoney
Loose in London
1953
as Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney
The Beloved Brat
1938
as Spike Matz
Block Busters
1944
as Muggs McGinnis
Crazy Over Horses
1951
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Flying Wild
1941
as Muggs McGinnis
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942
as Muggs McGinnis
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Born to Sing
1942
as 'Snap' Collins
Gallant Sons
1940
as Doc Reardon
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
1954
as Slip Mahoney
That Gang of Mine
1940
as Muggs Maloney
Boys of the City
1940
as Muggs McGinnis
Swingtime in the Movies
1938
as Crime School Kid (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Cecil
Hell's Kitchen
1939
as Gyp Haller
Hold That Line
1952
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Lucky Losers
1950
as Slip Mahoney
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Leo Finnegan
Spooks Run Wild
1941
as Muggs McGinnis
Midnight Manhunt
1945
as Clutch Tracy
Private Detective
1939
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
1946
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Master Minds
1949
as Slip Mahoney
Blues Busters
1950
as Slip Mahoney
Mr. Hex
1946
as Slip Mahoney
In Fast Company
1946
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Angels with Broken Wings
1941
as Punchy Dorsey
Portia on Trial
1937
as Joe Gannow
Angels' Alley
1948
as Terence 'Slip' Mahoney
Docks of New York
1945
as Muggs McGinnis
Feudin' Fools
1952
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Come Out Fighting
1945
as Muggs McGinnis
Down in San Diego
1941
as 'Snap' Collins
Smuggler's Cove
1948
as Slip Mahoney
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
as Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Muggs McGinnis
Bowery to Bagdad
1955
as Slip Mahoney
Smart Alecks
1942
as Muggs McGinnis
Private Eyes
1953
as Slip Mahoney
Spy Chasers
1955
as Slip Mahoney
Bowery Champs
1944
as Muggs McGinnis
Fighting Fools
1949
as Slip Mahoney
Blonde Dynamite
1950
as Slip Mahoney
Angels in Disguise
1949
as Slip Mahoney
High Society
1955
as Slip Mahoney
Trouble Makers
1948
as Slip Mahoney
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
as Slip Mahoney
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
2020
as (archive footage)
Hold That Baby!
1949
as Slip Mahoney
No Holds Barred
1952
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Dig That Uranium
1955
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Follow the Leader
1944
as Muggs McGinnis
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943
as Muggs McGinnis
News Hounds
1947
as Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
1966
as Leo
About 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 h… With 96 credits spanning from 1937 to 2020, Leo Gorcey has appeared in 95 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Leo Gorcey Movies
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as First Cab Driver
- Dead End (1937) — as Spit
- Jungle Gents (1954) — as 'Slip' Mahoney
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) — as Bim
- Destroyer (1943) — as Seaman Sarecky
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