Deceased

When Did Al Shean Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asAbraham Elieser Adolph Schoenberg, Al ShearerGenderMaleNationalityGermanyBorn12/05/1868Born inDornum, GermanyDied12/08/1949 (aged 81)Died inNew York CityWikidataQ77570 ↗Buried atMount Pleasant CemeteryTMDb#1027241 ↗

Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg, known as Al Shean, was a German-born American comedian and vaudeville performer. Other sources give his birth name variously as Adolf Schönberg, Albert Schönberg, or Alfred Schönberg. He is most remembered for being half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean, and as the uncle of the Marx Brothers.

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Filmography23 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1976	That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie	(archive footage)	108
1944	Atlantic CityMovie	Al Shean	76
1943	Hitler's MadmanMovie	Father Cemlanek	75
1943	Crime DoctorMovie	Dave, a Convict	75
1942	The Daughter of Rosie O'GradyMovie	Old Dann	74
1941	Ziegfeld GirlMovie	Al	73
1940	The Blue BirdMovie	Grandpa Tyl	72
1940	Friendly NeighborsMovie	Doc	72
1939	Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentMovie	Father Reicher	71
1938	Too Hot to HandleMovie	Gumpert	70
1938	The Great WaltzMovie	Cellist	70
1937	Live, Love and LearnMovie	Professor Fraum	69
1937	Tim Tyler's LuckMovie	Professor Tyler	69
1937	It Could Happen to YouMovie	Max 'Pa' Barrett	69
1936	San FranciscoMovie	Professor	68
1936	Hitch Hike To HeavenMovie	Herman Blatz	68
1936	At Sea AshoreMovie	Adolph Rumplemeyer	68
1935	It's in the AirMovie	Mr. Johnson	67
1935	Page Miss GloryMovie	Mr. Hamburgher	67
1935	Symphony of LivingMovie	Adolph Greig	67
1934	Music in the AirMovie	Dr. Walter Lessing	66
1931	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. SheanMovie	Self	63
1930	Chills and FeverMovie	Betty's Uncle Emil	62