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Noel Madison (born Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch; April 30, 1897 – January 6, 1975) was an American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s and appeared in 75 films, often as a gangster.
Noel Madison | |
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 Madison in The Black Raven (1943) | |
| Born | Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch April 30, 1897 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 1975 (aged 77) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–1948 |
| Spouse |
Marjorie Joyce Nathan
(m. 1926) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Maurice Moscovitch |
Born in New York City,[1] Madison was the son of actor Maurice Moscovitch[2] and his wife Rose.
Besides his theatrical work in the United States, he acted on stage in England and Australia.[3]
Partial filmography
edit- Sinners' Holiday (1930) - Buck
- The Doorway to Hell (1930) - Rocco
- Little Caesar (1931) - Killer Peppi (uncredited)
- The Finger Points (1931) - Larry Hayes (scenes deleted)
- The Star Witness (1931) - Horan - Henchman (uncredited)
- The Hatchet Man (1932) - Charley Kee (uncredited)
- Play Girl (1932) - Martie Happ
- The Heart of New York (1932) - Mr. Farola - an Architect (uncredited)
- Symphony of Six Million (1932) - Magnus Klauber
- The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) - Angelo Paroni
- Man About Town (1932) - Tony (uncredited)
- Radio Patrol (1932) - Tony
- The Last Mile (1932) - D'Amoro - Cell 6
- Hat Check Girl (1932) - Dan McCoy (uncredited)
- Me and My Gal (1932) - Baby Face Castenega
- Laughter in Hell (1933) - Brownfield
- West of Singapore (1933) - Degama
- Humanity (1933) - Sam Bernstein
- Destination Unknown (1933) - Maxie
- The Important Witness (1933) - Gus Miranda
- Journal of a Crime (1934) - Costelli
- The House of Rothschild (1934) - Carl Rothschild
- I Like It That Way (1934) - Jimmy Stuart
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934) - Manny Arnold
- The Cat's-Paw (1934) - Gangster (uncredited)
- The Girl from Missouri (1934) - Mr. Miller (uncredited)
- Times Square Lady (1935) - (scenes deleted)
- Four Hours to Kill! (1935) - Anderson
- G Men (1935) - Durfee
- What Price Crime (1935) - Douglas Worthington
- The Girl Who Came Back (1935) - Brewster
- Woman Wanted (1935) - Joe Metz
- Three Kids and a Queen (1935) - Stanley
- The Pace That Kills (1935) - Nick - The Pusher
- The Morals of Marcus (1935) - Tony Pasquale
- My Marriage (1936) - Marty Harris
- Muss 'em Up (1936) - Tony Spivali - Gambler
- Murder at Glen Athol (1936) - Gus Colleti
- Champagne Charlie (1936) - Pedro Gorini
- Easy Money (1936) - 'Duke' Trotti
- Straight from the Shoulder (1936) - Trim
- Missing Girls (1936) - Ben Davis
- Our Relations (1936) - Second Gangster at Pirate's Club
- House of Secrets (1936) - Dan Wharton
- Man of the People (1937) - 'Dopey' Benny
- Her Husband Lies (1937) - Jackie Taylor (uncredited)
- The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937) - Joseph
- Gangway (1937) - Mike Otterman
- Nation Aflame (1937) - Frank Sandino
- Sailing Along (1938) - Windy
- Kate Plus Ten (1938, aka Queen of Crime) - Gregori
- Crackerjack (1938) - Sculpie
- Climbing High (1938) - Gibson
- Anything to Declare? (1938) - Dr. Klee
- Missing Evidence (1939) - Paul Duncan
- Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939) - Belescu
- The Great Plane Robbery (1940) - Joe Colson
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941) - Fissue
- Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) - Gordon Cobb
- A Shot in the Dark (1941) - Al Martin
- Highway West (1941) - Salvo - Henchman
- A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) - Ricci (uncredited)
- Joe Smith, American (1942) - Schricker
- Secret Agent of Japan (1942) - Saito
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) - George Belden
- Bombs over Burma (1942) - Me-Hoi
- Miss V from Moscow (1942) - Police Chief Fritz Kleiss
- Forever and a Day (1943) - Mr. Dunkinfield (uncredited)
- Shantytown (1943) - 'Ace' Lambert
- The Black Raven (1943) - Mike Bardoni
- Jitterbugs (1943) - Tony Queen
- The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) - Vincent Sawyer (final film role)
References
edit- ^ "They Head 'The Last Mile' Cast". The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. Missouri, Chillicothe. September 10, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Drama Back at Alcazar; Noel Madison Starred". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. August 26, 1933. p. 13. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Noel Madison Can't Escape Suave Villains". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. July 26, 1936. p. 46. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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