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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Classic Comedy Teams | The East Side Kids (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
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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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Dig That Uranium | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1955-12-25 |
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Bowery to Bagdad | Slip Mahoney | 1955-01-07 |
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Jail Busters | Slip Mahoney | 1955-09-18 |
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Spy Chasers | Slip Mahoney | 1955-07-31 |
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High Society | Slip Mahoney | 1955-04-17 |
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Paris Playboys | Slip Mahoney | 1954-03-07 |
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The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters | Slip Mahoney | 1954-06-06 |
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Jungle Gents | 'Slip' Mahoney | 1954-09-05 |
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Clipped Wings | Slip Mahoney | 1953-08-14 |
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Loose in London | Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney | 1953-05-24 |
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Private Eyes | Slip Mahoney | 1953-12-06 |
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Jalopy | Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1953-02-15 |
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Feudin' Fools | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1952-09-21 |
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No Holds Barred | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1952-11-23 |
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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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Let's Go Navy! | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1951-07-29 |
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Crazy Over Horses | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1951-09-09 |
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Ghost Chasers | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1951-04-29 |
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Bowery Battalion | Slip Mahoney | 1951-01-24 |
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Triple Trouble | Slip Mahoney | 1950-08-13 |
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Blonde Dynamite | Slip Mahoney | 1950-02-12 |
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Blues Busters | Slip Mahoney | 1950-10-29 |
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Lucky Losers | Slip Mahoney | 1950-05-14 |
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Fighting Fools | Slip Mahoney | 1949-03-17 |
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Master Minds | Slip Mahoney | 1949-11-27 |
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Angels in Disguise | Slip Mahoney | 1949-09-25 |
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Hold That Baby! | Slip Mahoney | 1949-06-06 |
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Smuggler's Cove | Slip Mahoney | 1948-10-10 |
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So This Is New York | Sid Mercer | 1948-06-01 |
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Angels' Alley | Terence 'Slip' Mahoney | 1948-03-07 |
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Jinx Money | Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney | 1948-06-27 |
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Trouble Makers | Slip Mahoney | 1948-12-10 |
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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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Bowery Buckaroos | Slip Mahoney | 1947-11-22 |
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Mr. Hex | Slip Mahoney | 1946-11-09 |
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Spook Busters | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-08-24 |
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Bowery Bombshell | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-07-20 |
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In Fast Company | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-06-22 |
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Live Wires | Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney | 1946-01-12 |
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Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Muggs McGinnis | 1945-07-15 |
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Midnight Manhunt | Clutch Tracy | 1945-07-27 |
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Come Out Fighting | Muggs McGinnis | 1945-09-29 |
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Docks of New York | Muggs McGinnis | 1945-02-24 |
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Million Dollar Kid | Muggs McGinnis | 1944-02-28 |
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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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Ghosts on the Loose | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-07-30 |
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Kid Dynamite | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-02-05 |
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Clancy Street Boys | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-04-23 |
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Mr. Muggs Steps Out | Muggs McGinnis | 1943-10-29 |
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Destroyer | Seaman Sarecky | 1943-08-19 |
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Sunday Punch | 'Biff' | 1942-05-08 |
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Maisie Gets Her Man | Cecil | 1942-06-01 |
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Smart Alecks | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-08-07 |
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Mr. Wise Guy | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-02-20 |
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Born to Sing | 'Snap' Collins | 1942-02-18 |
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Let's Get Tough | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-05-29 |
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'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Muggs McGinnis | 1942-11-20 |
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Down in San Diego | 'Snap' Collins | 1941-08-01 |
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Spooks Run Wild | Muggs McGinnis | 1941-10-24 |
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Flying Wild | Muggs McGinnis | 1941-03-10 |
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Out of the Fog | Eddie | 1941-06-14 |
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Angels with Broken Wings | Punchy Dorsey | 1941-05-27 |
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Bowery Blitzkrieg | Muggs McGinnis | 1941-08-01 |
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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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Gallant Sons | Doc Reardon | 1940-11-15 |
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Pride of the Bowery | Muggs Maloney | 1940-12-15 |
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On Dress Parade | Slip Duncan | 1939-11-18 |
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Invisible Stripes | Jimmy | 1939-12-30 |
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Angels Wash Their Faces | Leo Finnegan | 1939-08-26 |
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Private Detective | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1939-12-09 |
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Hell's Kitchen | Gyp Haller | 1939-07-08 |
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They Made Me a Criminal | Spit | 1939-01-21 |
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Angels with Dirty Faces | Bim | 1938-11-26 |
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The Beloved Brat | Spike Matz | 1938-04-30 |
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Mannequin | Clifford Cassidy | 1938-01-21 |
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Crime School | Charles 'Spike' Hawkins | 1938-05-10 |
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Swingtime in the Movies | Crime School Kid (uncredited) | 1938-12-24 |
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Headin' East | Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited) | 1937-12-13 |
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Portia on Trial | Joe Gannow | 1937-11-08 |
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Dead End | Spit | 1937-08-27 |
