Duke York
- Birthday
- Oct 17, 1908
Bio: Billed as Duke York Jr. when he entered films in 1933, this muscular actor essayed such action-oriented roles as King Kala in Flash Gordon (1936). By the 1940s, York had found his particular niche as a second-string Lon Chaney Jr. He was a mainstay at Columbia's short-subject unit in the 1940s, playing the various hunchbacks, werewolves, goons, and Frankensteins… More Bio: Billed as Duke York Jr. when he entered films in 1933, this muscular actor essayed such action-oriented roles as King Kala in Flash Gordon (1936). By the 1940s, York had found his particular niche as a second-string Lon Chaney Jr. He was a mainstay at Columbia's short-subject unit in the 1940s, playing the various hunchbacks, werewolves, goons, and Frankensteins who menaced such comedians as the Three Stooges, El Brendel, and Andy Clyde. One of his rare roles out of makeup was in the Stooges' 1943 comedy Higher Than a Kite, which revealed that York wasn't quite as adept at handling dialogue as he was at grunting and growling. Though Duke York committed suicide in 1952, he kept appearing in Columbia's two-reelers and Westerns through the magic of stock footage until the mid-'50s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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Sleepless Nights (2002)
- Actor
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Public Enemies (1995)
- Holmes
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Carbine Williams (1952)
- Actor
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My Favorite Spy (1951)
- Man
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Valley of Fire (1951)
- Piano
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Duke York Videos
The Shadow Of The Thin Man
1 minutes 39 seconds
Woman Of The Year
2 minutes 59 seconds
Sleepless Nights
1 minutes 13 seconds
Public Enemies
2 minutes 33 seconds
Carbine Williams
30 seconds
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