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Jack Carson is a Actor Canadien born on 27 october 1910 at Carman (Canada)
John Elmer "Jack" Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born American-based film actor.
Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the "golden age of Hollywood", with a film career spanning the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO and MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was for Warner Brothers. His trademark character was the wisecracking know-it-all, typically and inevitably undone by his own smug cockiness.
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Birth name John Elmer Carson
Nationality Canada
Birth 27 october 1910 at Carman (Canada)
Death 2 january 1963 (at 52 years) at Encino, Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality Canada
Birth 27 october 1910 at Carman (Canada)
Death 2 january 1963 (at 52 years) at Encino, Los Angeles (USA)
Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the "golden age of Hollywood", with a film career spanning the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO and MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was for Warner Brothers. His trademark character was the wisecracking know-it-all, typically and inevitably undone by his own smug cockiness.
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Carson married four times: Elizabeth Lindy (married 1938, divorced 1939), Kay St. Germain (1941-1950), Lola Albright (1952-1958) and Sandra Jolley (1961–1963), former wife of Forrest Tucker and daughter of character actor I. Stanford Jolley. Carson had a romantic relationship between his second and third marriages with Doris Day in 1950–51, but she left him for Marty Melcher, who would become her third husband.Best films
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Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (1962)
, 2hDirected by Norman Tokar
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians
Actors Jack Carson, Robert Culp, Patricia Barry, Elisabeth Fraser, Michael McGreevey, Bill Mumy
Roles Harold Sylvester
Rating66%
Deux frères en vacances deviennent amis avec un phoque blessé et décident de le ramener chez eux, sans prévenir leurs parents. Ils apprennent rapidement qu'on ne peut garder un phoque en secret très longtemps, surtout lorsque se déclenche une succession d'événements qui laissent leur foyer, ainsi que la ville tout entière, en pagaille.
Seven Keys (1961)
, 57minutesDirected by Pat Jackson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Jeannie Carson, Delphi Lawrence, Jack Carson, John Carson, John Lee, Anthony Nicholls
Roles Norman
Rating68%
Alan Dobie plays a convict who is bequeathed a set of seven keys by a fellow prisoner. After discovering that the deceased was an embezzler who stole £20,000 that was never recovered; he sets out to find the cash after finishing the last three months of his sentence. However he must first solve the mystery of which locks the keys fit, and run the gauntlet of the police and a number of gangsters who are after him and the money.
, 1h46Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors, Dan O'Herlihy, Mickey Shaughnessy
Roles Timothy W. 'Big Tim' O'Brien
Rating56%
Arnold Rothstein gains a reputation in 1920s New York City as an expert gambler. He so impresses mob boss Big Tim O'Brien that he is given a job in his illegal enterprises.
The Bramble Bush (1960)
, 1h33Directed by Daniel Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about euthanasia, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality
Actors Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Jack Carson, Barbara Rush, Carl Benton Reid, Tom Drake
Roles Bert Mosley
Rating55%
Dr. Guy Montford moves back to his seaside Massachusetts hometown at the request of old friend Larry McFie, who is dying of cancer. Over the objections of Larry's father, hospital administrator Dr. Sol Kelsey puts the patient in Guy's personal care.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
, 1h48Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Tennessee Williams, LGBT-related film
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, Madeleine Sherwood
Roles Gooper
Rating78%
Late one night, a drunken Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman) is out trying to recapture his glory days of high school sports by leaping hurdles on a track field, dreaming about his moments as a youthful athlete. Unexpectedly, he falls and breaks his leg, leaving him dependent on a crutch. Brick, along with his wife, Maggie "the Cat" (Elizabeth Taylor), are seen the next day visiting his family's estate in Mississippi, there to celebrate Big Daddy's (Burl Ives) 65th birthday.
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
, 1h46Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, Jack Carson, Tuesday Weld, Dwayne Hickman
Roles Captain Hoxie
Rating58%
In the fictional town of Putnam's Landing, Harry Bannerman (Paul Newman) is slowly going insane because of his wife Grace (Joanne Woodward), who insists on attending every civic committee meeting. When the government selects their town for their new missile base, Grace joins a committee to stop it.
The Tattered Dress (1957)
, 1h33Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain, Jack Carson, Gail Russell, George Tobias, Edward Andrews
Roles Sheriff Nick Hoak
Rating65%
In a California resort community, the wealthy Michael Reston is charged with the murder of a man he claimed attacked his wife, Charleen.
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
, 1h27Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson, Robert Middleton, Alan Reed
Roles Jiggs
Rating70%
Disillusioned World War I flying ace Roger Shumann (Robert Stack) spends his days during the Great Depression making appearances as a barnstorming pilot at rural airshows with his parachutist wife LaVerne (Dorothy Malone) and worshipful son Jack (Christopher Olsen) and mechanic Jiggs (Jack Carson) in tow.
The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)
, 1h28Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Joseph Cotten, Van Johnson, Ruth Roman, Jack Carson, Margaret Hayes, Bruce Bennett
Roles Hal Breckinridge
Rating64%
Patrick Martin (Joseph Cotten), known as P.M., is a wealthy attorney and rancher in the border town of Nogales, Arizona. He returns home to find his brother Donald (Van Johnson) hiding in his garage. A former drunkard, Donald had been sent to the penitentiary five years previously for killing a man in a barroom brawl. It was in self-defense but P.M. hadn't defended his brother and he was convicted.
Magnificent Roughnecks (1956)
, 1h13Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jack Carson, Mickey Rooney, Nancy Gates, Jeff Donnell, Myron Daniel Healey, Willis Bouchey
Roles Bix Decker
Rating63%
Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
, 1h22Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, Jack Carson, Mamie Van Doren, Reginald Gardiner, Barbara Britton
Roles Harold North
Rating58%
Une jeune fille entre dans la haute société quand un vieil homme riche tombe amoureux d'elle.
Phffft (1954)
, 1h28Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson, Kim Novak, Fay Baker, Donald Randolph
Roles Charlie Nelson
Rating65%
Nina and Robert Tracey (Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon), married for eight years, suffer marriage troubles and divorce. Robert takes up with his womanizing Navy buddy Charlie Nelson (Jack Carson) while Nina looks to her interfering mother for guidance. Robert spends the night with Janis (Kim Novak), a Marilyn Monroe-type character who finds the dashing Robert "real cute" but he feels uncomfortable with Janis and other girls he dates. Nina also tries to date other men but fails as she is still in love with Robert. Although they try to ignore each other when they accidentally meet, it is obvious that the past is not dead. Then one night, they find themselves in a nightclub, dancing the mambo together.
A Star Is Born (1954)
, 3h1Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Amanda Blake
Roles Matt Libby
Rating74%
Esther Blodgett is a talented aspiring singer with a band, and Norman Maine is a former matinee idol with a career in the early stages of decline. When he arrives intoxicated at a function at the Shrine Auditorium, the studio publicist attempts to keep him away from reporters. After an angry exchange, Norman rushes away and bursts onto a stage where an orchestra is performing. Blodgett takes him by the hand and pretends he is part of the act, thereby turning a potentially embarrassing and disruptive moment into an opportunity for the audience to greet Norman with applause.
Red Garters (1954)
, 1h31Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson, Gene Barry, Pat Crowley, Cass Daley, Frank Faylen
Roles Jason Carberry
Rating58%
A stranger in town meets pretty young Susan Martinez De La Cruz and accompanies her to a barbecue, where wealthy Jason Carberry is saying a few words for the recently departed Robin Randall, a citizen who got shot.
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
, 1h35Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Esther Williams, Glenn Ford, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, George Macready
Roles Windy Webbe
Rating61%
Katie Higgins (Williams) is the wholesome daughter of a dairy farmer. The entire family (Pa, Ma, Suzie, Katie, and Junior) start the day with a brisk song and morning swim. One day, Katie meets travelling salesman Windy Weebe (Carson) who is instantly smitten. Weebe sells an elixir that purports to turn the user into a peppy, fit-as-a-fiddle specimen, and upon noticing the entire family's strength in the water, suggests that they all attempt to swim the English Channel. The family and Weebe head off to England whereupon they learn that the distance to be conquered is 20 miles "as the seagull flies" but with the currents, can be up to 42 miles. Katie is the only one in the family strong enough to attempt this feat, so she begins training with Weebe as her coach.