Paul Porcasi
- Birthday
- Jan 1, 1879
Bio: A former opera singer in his native Sicily, bull-necked, waxed-moustached character actor Paul Porcasi made his screen bow in 1917's Fall of the Romanoffs. Porcasi flourished in the talkie era, playing innumerable speakeasy owners, impresarios, chefs, and restaurateurs. The nationalities of his screen characters ranged from Italian to French to Greek to Spanish;… More Bio: A former opera singer in his native Sicily, bull-necked, waxed-moustached character actor Paul Porcasi made his screen bow in 1917's Fall of the Romanoffs. Porcasi flourished in the talkie era, playing innumerable speakeasy owners, impresarios, chefs, and restaurateurs. The nationalities of his screen characters ranged from Italian to French to Greek to Spanish; most often, however, he played Greeks with such onomatopoeic monikers as Papapopolous. Porcasi's best-remembered film roles include Nick the Greek in Broadway (1929), the obsequious garment merchant in Devil in the Deep (1932), dour border guard Gonzalez in Eddie Cantor's The Kid From Spain (1932), and the apoplectic apple vendor ("Hey! You steal-a!") in King Kong (1933). Paul Porcasi was also starred in the first three-strip Technicolor short subject, La Cucaracha (1934), wherein his face turned a deep crimson after he ingested one too many hot chili peppers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
- Cafe Owner
- 95%
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Hot Rhythm (1944)
- Cafe Owner
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Nothing But Trouble (1944)
- Italian Restaurateur
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Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
- Impresario
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Background to Danger (1943)
- Actor
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Paul Porcasi Videos
Casablanca
2 minutes 15 seconds
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
3 minutes 1 seconds
We Were Dancing
29 seconds
Hail The Conquering Hero
1 minutes 45 seconds
Background To Danger
2 minutes 58 seconds
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