George Zucco Overview:

Character actor, George Zucco, was born on Jan 11, 1886 in Manchester, England. Zucco died at the age of 74 on May 28, 1960 in Hollywood, CA .

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George Zucco played uninteresting support roles in early British sound films. Then he went to Hollywood in 1936 where his deep, mellifluous voice and air of faintly-seedy-upper-class-menace soon made him the Boris Karloff of "B" features. His characters frequently dabbled in things best left alone, and from 1938 ("Charlie Chan in Honolulu") to 1948 ("Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?"), he became associated with a whole run of doomed medical ventures. He died from pneumonia.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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The annual What a Character! blogathon hosted by Paula's Cinema Club, Once Upon A Screen, and Outspoken And Freckled runs from November 15th to 17th. Thanks, Paula, Aurora, and Kellee for this 8th annual edition of the blogathon! January 11, 1886 - May 28, 1960 Hi-diddle-de... Read full article


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was born in Manchester, England, on January 11, 1886. Zucco had a long career acting on the stage before he became one of the best character actors in Hollywood. (He didn't make his first film until 1931, and he didn't make his first American film until 1936.) Zucco's first real fame as... Read full article


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By Dan Day Jr. on Jan 11, 2013 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

was born in Manchester, England, on January 11, 1886. Zucco had a long career acting on the stage before he became one of the best character actors in Hollywood. (He didn't make his first film until 1931, and he didn't make his first American film until 1936.) Zucco's first real fame as... Read full article


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George Zucco Quotes:

John Kavanaugh: This is a curious place.
Leo Grainger: Yes. Strangely enough, it was built by pirates. But YOU shouldn't have any trouble finding your way around.


Dr. Gustav Niemann: Do you doubt me?
Professor Bruno Lampini: It's a doubting world, kind sir!


Count Rudi Armalia: Waiters are notoriously better-mannered than those they serve.


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George Zucco Facts
After his death, Zucco was cremated and his ashes are now interred at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetary in Los Angeles.

His nickname on the set of Universal Studios was "One Take Zucco".

Fought in the British army during World War I. Was shot in the right arm during a battle in France, which resulted in permanent paralysis of two fingers. His badly scarred right arm can be seen in a few films, most notably Sudan (1945).

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