Leo Gorcey

Personal Info

Birthday

June 3, 1917

Day of Death

1969-06-02

(51 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Leo Bernard Gorcey

Leo Gorcey

Biography

Leo Gorcey's parents were actor Bernard Gorcey (born 1888) who stood 4' 10", and Josephine Condon (born 1901), who stood 4' 11" and weighed 95 pounds; they worked in vaudeville in New York. In 1915, 14-year-old Josephine gave birth to Fred.

In 1917, Leo was born, a large baby at 12 lb. 3 oz.; as an adult he would be 5' 6".

Known For

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Angels with Dirty Faces

Dead End

Destroyer

Out of the Fog

Invisible Stripes

Ghosts on the Loose

Crime School

Filmography

2020
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
as (archive footage)
2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Muggs (archive footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
The Phynx
as Leo Gorcey
1966
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
as Leo
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as First Cab Driver
1956
Crashing Las Vegas
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1955
Dig That Uranium
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Jail Busters
as Slip Mahoney
Spy Chasers
as Slip Mahoney
High Society
as Slip Mahoney
Bowery to Bagdad
as Slip Mahoney
1954
Jungle Gents
as 'Slip' Mahoney
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
as Slip Mahoney
Paris Playboys
as Slip Mahoney
1953
Private Eyes
as Slip Mahoney
Clipped Wings
as Slip Mahoney
Loose in London
as Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney
Jalopy
as Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1952
No Holds Barred
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Feudin' Fools
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Here Come the Marines
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Hold That Line
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1951
Crazy Over Horses
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Let's Go Navy!
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Ghost Chasers
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Bowery Battalion
as Slip Mahoney
1950
Blues Busters
as Slip Mahoney
Triple Trouble
as Slip Mahoney
Lucky Losers
as Slip Mahoney
Blonde Dynamite
as Slip Mahoney
1949
Master Minds
as Slip Mahoney
Angels in Disguise
as Slip Mahoney
Hold That Baby!
as Slip Mahoney
Fighting Fools
as Slip Mahoney
1948
Trouble Makers
as Slip Mahoney
Smuggler's Cove
as Slip Mahoney
Jinx Money
as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
So This Is New York
as Sid Mercer
Angels' Alley
as Terence 'Slip' Mahoney
1947
Bowery Buckaroos
as Slip Mahoney
News Hounds
as Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
1946
Mr. Hex
as Slip Mahoney
Spook Busters
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Bowery Bombshell
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
In Fast Company
as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Live Wires
as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney
1945
Come Out Fighting
as Muggs McGinnis
Midnight Manhunt
as Clutch Tracy
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Muggs McGinnis
Docks of New York
as Muggs McGinnis
1944
Bowery Champs
as Muggs McGinnis
Block Busters
as Muggs McGinnis
Follow the Leader
as Muggs McGinnis
Million Dollar Kid
as Muggs McGinnis
1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
as Muggs McGinnis
Destroyer
as Seaman Sarecky
Ghosts on the Loose
as Muggs McGinnis
Clancy Street Boys
as Muggs McGinnis
Kid Dynamite
as Muggs McGinnis
1942
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Muggs McGinnis
Smart Alecks
as Muggs McGinnis
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Cecil
Let's Get Tough
as Muggs McGinnis
Sunday Punch
as 'Biff'
Mr. Wise Guy
as Muggs McGinnis
Born to Sing
as 'Snap' Collins
1941
Spooks Run Wild
as Muggs McGinnis
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Muggs McGinnis
Down in San Diego
as 'Snap' Collins
Out of the Fog
as Eddie
Angels with Broken Wings
as Punchy Dorsey
Flying Wild
as Muggs McGinnis
1940
Pride of the Bowery
as Muggs Maloney
Gallant Sons
as Doc Reardon
Hullabaloo
as Apartment House Bellhop
That Gang of Mine
as Muggs Maloney
Boys of the City
as Muggs McGinnis
1939
Invisible Stripes
as Jimmy
Private Detective
as Newsboy (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
as Slip Duncan
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Leo Finnegan
Hell's Kitchen
as Gyp Haller
They Made Me a Criminal
as Spit
1938
Swingtime in the Movies
as Crime School Kid (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Bim
Crime School
as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
The Beloved Brat
as Spike Matz
Mannequin
as Clifford Cassidy
1937
Headin' East
as Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
Portia on Trial
as Joe Gannow
Dead End
as Spit