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Jack Norton
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Biography
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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 w…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Jim Benson
Malice in the Palace
as Emir of Schmoe (uncredited)
Variety Girl
as Busboy at Brown Derby
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as James R. Smoke
Linda, Be Good
as Jim Benson
Hired Husband
as Mr. Drinkwater
Nocturne
as Charlie (uncredited)
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Cosgrove
