1917-06-03 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter | (archive footage) | 2020-01-01 |
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Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb | Muggs McGinnis (archive footage) | 2007-03-10 |
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Muggs (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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The Phynx | Leo Gorcey | 1970-03-06 |
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Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar | Leo | 1966-12-29 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | First Cab Driver | 1963-11-07 |
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Crashing Las Vegas | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1956-04-27 |
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Spy Chasers | Slip Mahoney | 1955-07-31 |
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Jail Busters | Slip Mahoney | 1955-09-18 |
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High Society | Slip Mahoney | 1955-04-17 |
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Bowery to Bagdad | Slip Mahoney | 1955-01-07 |
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Dig That Uranium | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1955-12-25 |
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Jungle Gents | 'Slip' Mahoney | 1954-09-05 |
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The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters | Slip Mahoney | 1954-06-06 |
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Paris Playboys | Slip Mahoney | 1954-03-07 |
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Loose in London | Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney | 1953-05-24 |
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Clipped Wings | Slip Mahoney | 1953-08-14 |
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Jalopy | Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1953-02-15 |
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Private Eyes | Slip Mahoney | 1953-12-06 |
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Feudin' Fools | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1952-09-21 |
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Here Come the Marines | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1952-06-29 |
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Hold That Line | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1952-03-23 |
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No Holds Barred | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1952-11-23 |
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Let's Go Navy! | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1951-07-29 |
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Ghost Chasers | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1951-04-29 |
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Crazy Over Horses | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1951-09-09 |
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Bowery Battalion | Slip Mahoney | 1951-01-24 |
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Blonde Dynamite | Slip Mahoney | 1950-02-12 |
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Lucky Losers | Slip Mahoney | 1950-05-14 |
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Blues Busters | Slip Mahoney | 1950-10-29 |
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Triple Trouble | Slip Mahoney | 1950-08-13 |
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Angels in Disguise | Slip Mahoney | 1949-09-25 |
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Fighting Fools | Slip Mahoney | 1949-03-17 |
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Hold That Baby! | Slip Mahoney | 1949-06-06 |
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Master Minds | Slip Mahoney | 1949-11-27 |
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So This Is New York | Sid Mercer | 1948-06-01 |
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Jinx Money | Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney | 1948-06-27 |
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Smuggler's Cove | Slip Mahoney | 1948-10-10 |
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Angels' Alley | Terence 'Slip' Mahoney | 1948-03-07 |
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Trouble Makers | Slip Mahoney | 1948-12-10 |
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Bowery Buckaroos | Slip Mahoney | 1947-11-22 |
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News Hounds | Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney | 1947-08-13 |
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Hard Boiled Mahoney | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1947-05-10 |
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Spook Busters | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-08-24 |
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In Fast Company | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-06-22 |
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Mr. Hex | Slip Mahoney | 1946-11-09 |
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Bowery Bombshell | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-07-20 |
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Live Wires | Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-01-12 |
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Come Out Fighting | Muggs McGinnis | 1945-09-29 |
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Midnight Manhunt | Clutch Tracy | 1945-07-27 |
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Docks of New York | Muggs McGinnis | 1945-02-24 |
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Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Muggs McGinnis | 1945-07-15 |
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Block Busters | Muggs McGinnis | 1944-07-22 |
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Bowery Champs | Muggs McGinnis | 1944-11-25 |
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Follow the Leader | Muggs McGinnis | 1944-06-03 |
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Million Dollar Kid | Muggs McGinnis | 1944-02-28 |
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Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-10-29 |
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Clancy Street Boys | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-04-23 |
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Kid Dynamite | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-02-05 |
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Ghosts on the Loose | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-07-30 |
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Destroyer | Seaman Sarecky | 1943-08-19 |
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Mr. Wise Guy | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-02-20 |
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Let's Get Tough | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-05-29 |
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Maisie Gets Her Man | Cecil | 1942-06-01 |
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Sunday Punch | 'Biff' | 1942-05-08 |
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Born to Sing | 'Snap' Collins | 1942-02-18 |
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'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-11-20 |
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Smart Alecks | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-08-07 |
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Out of the Fog | Eddie | 1941-06-14 |
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Bowery Blitzkrieg | Muggs McGinnis | 1941-08-01 |
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Flying Wild | Muggs McGinnis | 1941-03-10 |
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Spooks Run Wild | Muggs McGinnis | 1941-10-24 |
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Down in San Diego | 'Snap' Collins | 1941-08-01 |
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Angels with Broken Wings | Punchy Dorsey | 1941-05-27 |
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Gallant Sons | Doc Reardon | 1940-11-15 |
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Boys of the City | Muggs McGinnis | 1940-07-15 |
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Hullabaloo | Apartment House Bellhop | 1940-10-25 |
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That Gang of Mine | Muggs Maloney | 1940-09-23 |
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Pride of the Bowery | Muggs Maloney | 1940-12-15 |
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Angels Wash Their Faces | Leo Finnegan | 1939-08-26 |
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Hell's Kitchen | Gyp Haller | 1939-07-08 |
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Private Detective | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1939-12-09 |
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Invisible Stripes | Jimmy | 1939-12-30 |
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They Made Me a Criminal | Spit | 1939-01-21 |
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On Dress Parade | Slip Duncan | 1939-11-18 |
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Swingtime in the Movies | Crime School Kid (uncredited) | 1938-12-24 |
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Mannequin | Clifford Cassidy | 1938-01-21 |
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The Beloved Brat | Spike Matz | 1938-04-30 |
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Crime School | Charles 'Spike' Hawkins | 1938-05-10 |
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Angels with Dirty Faces | Bim | 1938-11-26 |
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Headin' East | Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited) | 1937-12-13 |
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Dead End | Spit | 1937-08-27 |
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Portia on Trial | Joe Gannow | 1937-11-08 |
