Jack Norton

Known for

Acting

Born

September 1, 1889

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

October 15, 1958 (aged 69)

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.

Norton's first film work was for a musical short, School for Romance, in 1934, in which a young Betty Grable appeared, but his...

Best known work

The Roaring Twenties

1939

Jezebel

1938

The Palm Beach Story

1942

Going My Way

1944

The Bank Dick

1940

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944

The Ghost Breakers

1940

Marked Woman

1937

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

The Spoilers

1942

Filmography

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1953
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Jim Benson
1949
Malice in the Palace
as Emir of Schmoe (uncredited)
1947
Linda, Be Good
as Jim Benson
1947
Variety Girl
as Busboy at Brown Derby
1947
Hired Husband
as Mr. Drinkwater
1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as James R. Smoke
1946
Nocturne
as Charlie (uncredited)
1946
Rhythm and Weep
as Mr. Walsh
1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Cosgrove
1945
Hold That Blonde!
as Drunk (uncredited)
1945
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Shiftless
1945
Man Alive
as William T. Lafferty
1945
Strange Confession
as Jack
1945
The Naughty Nineties
as Drunk at the Gilded Cage (uncredited)
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star
1945
The Scarlet Clue
as Willie Rand
1945
Two O'Clock Courage
as Drunk at Blue Room Bar (uncredited)
1945
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
as Norton
1945
Fashion Model
as Herbert
1944
The Big Noise
as Drunk on Train
1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Country Club Man Ordering Champagne (uncredited)
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Second Bandleader (uncredited)
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited)
1944
Once Upon a Time
as Man In Barber Chair (uncredited)