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.
Filmography
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as (archive footage)
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Muggs (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Muggs (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Phynx
as Leo Gorcey
The Phynx
as Leo Gorcey
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
as Leo
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
as Leo
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as First Cab Driver
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as First Cab Driver
Crashing Las Vegas
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Crashing Las Vegas
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Dig That Uranium
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Dig That Uranium
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
High Society
as Slip Mahoney
High Society
as Slip Mahoney
Bowery to Bagdad
as Slip Mahoney
Bowery to Bagdad
as Slip Mahoney
Jungle Gents
as 'Slip' Mahoney
Jungle Gents
as 'Slip' Mahoney
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
as Slip Mahoney
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
as Slip Mahoney
Paris Playboys
as Slip Mahoney
Paris Playboys
as Slip Mahoney
Private Eyes
as Slip Mahoney
Private Eyes
as Slip Mahoney
Clipped Wings
as Slip Mahoney
Clipped Wings
as Slip Mahoney
Loose in London
as Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney
Loose in London
as Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney
Jalopy
as Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Jalopy
as Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
No Holds Barred
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
No Holds Barred
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Feudin' Fools
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Feudin' Fools
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Here Come the Marines
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Here Come the Marines
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Hold That Line
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Hold That Line
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Crazy Over Horses
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Crazy Over Horses
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Let's Go Navy!
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Let's Go Navy!
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Ghost Chasers
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Ghost Chasers
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Bowery Battalion
as Slip Mahoney
Bowery Battalion
as Slip Mahoney
Blues Busters
as Slip Mahoney
Blues Busters
as Slip Mahoney
Triple Trouble
as Slip Mahoney
Triple Trouble
as Slip Mahoney
Blonde Dynamite
as Slip Mahoney
Blonde Dynamite
as Slip Mahoney
Master Minds
as Slip Mahoney
Master Minds
as Slip Mahoney
Angels in Disguise
as Slip Mahoney
Angels in Disguise
as Slip Mahoney
Hold That Baby!
as Slip Mahoney
Hold That Baby!
as Slip Mahoney
Trouble Makers
as Slip Mahoney
Trouble Makers
as Slip Mahoney
Jinx Money
as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
Jinx Money
as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
Angels' Alley
as Terence 'Slip' Mahoney
Angels' Alley
as Terence 'Slip' Mahoney
News Hounds
as Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney
News Hounds
as Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney
Mr. Hex
as Slip Mahoney
Mr. Hex
as Slip Mahoney
Come Out Fighting
as Muggs McGinnis
Come Out Fighting
as Muggs McGinnis
Docks of New York
as Muggs McGinnis
Docks of New York
as Muggs McGinnis
Follow the Leader
as Muggs McGinnis
Follow the Leader
as Muggs McGinnis
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
as Muggs McGinnis
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
as Muggs McGinnis
Destroyer
as Seaman Sarecky
Destroyer
as Seaman Sarecky
Kid Dynamite
as Muggs McGinnis
Kid Dynamite
as Muggs McGinnis
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Muggs McGinnis
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Muggs McGinnis
Born to Sing
as 'Snap' Collins
Born to Sing
as 'Snap' Collins
Down in San Diego
as 'Snap' Collins
Down in San Diego
as 'Snap' Collins
Out of the Fog
as Eddie
Out of the Fog
as Eddie
Angels with Broken Wings
as Punchy Dorsey
Angels with Broken Wings
as Punchy Dorsey
Invisible Stripes
as Jimmy
Invisible Stripes
as Jimmy
Private Detective
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Private Detective
as Newsboy (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
as Slip Duncan
On Dress Parade
as Slip Duncan
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Leo Finnegan
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Leo Finnegan
They Made Me a Criminal
as Spit
They Made Me a Criminal
as Spit
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Bim
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Bim
The Beloved Brat
as Spike Matz
The Beloved Brat
as Spike Matz
Mannequin
as Clifford Cassidy
Mannequin
as Clifford Cassidy
Portia on Trial
as Joe Gannow
Portia on Trial
as Joe Gannow