Deceased

How Did Leo Gorcey Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 51

Also known asLeo Bernard GorceyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/06/1917Born inNew York City, New York, USADied02/06/1969 (aged 51)Died inOaklandCauseliver diseaseWikidataQ2560665 ↗Buried atLos Molinos CemeteryTMDb#89989 ↗

Leo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids, and as adults, The Bowery Boys. Gorcey was famous for his use of malapropisms, such as "I depreciate it!" instead of "I appreciate it!"

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Filmography83 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2020	The Bowery Boys: Legends of LaughterMovie	(archive footage)	103
1991	Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	Muggs (archive footage)	74
1986	Classic Comedy TeamsMovie	The East Side Kids (archive footage)	69
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	66
1970	The PhynxMovie	Leo Gorcey	53
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovie	First Cab Driver	46
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	45
1956	Crashing Las VegasMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	39
1955	Bowery to BagdadMovie	Slip Mahoney	38
1955	Spy ChasersMovie	Slip Mahoney	38
1954	The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersMovie	Slip Mahoney	37
1954	Paris PlayboysMovie	Slip Mahoney	37
1953	Private EyesMovie	Slip Mahoney	36
1953	Loose in LondonMovie	Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney	36
1953	JalopyMovie	Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	36
1953	Clipped WingsMovie	Slip Mahoney	36
1952	Feudin' FoolsMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	35
1952	Hold That LineMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	35
1952	Here Come the MarinesMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	35
1952	No Holds BarredMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	35
1951	Let's Go Navy!Movie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	34
1951	Ghost ChasersMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	34
1951	Bowery BattalionMovie	Slip Mahoney	34
1951	Crazy Over HorsesMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	34
1950	Lucky LosersMovie	Slip Mahoney	33
1950	Blues BustersMovie	Slip Mahoney	33
1950	Blonde DynamiteMovie	Slip Mahoney	33
1949	Fighting FoolsMovie	Slip Mahoney	32
1949	Master MindsMovie	Slip Mahoney	32
1949	Angels in DisguiseMovie	Slip Mahoney	32
1949	Hold That Baby!Movie	Slip Mahoney	32
1948	Trouble MakersMovie	Slip Mahoney	31
1948	So This Is New YorkMovie	Sid Mercer	31
1948	Smuggler's CoveMovie	Slip Mahoney	31
1948	Angels' AlleyMovie	Terence 'Slip' Mahoney	31
1948	Jinx MoneyMovie	Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney	31
1947	Hard Boiled MahoneyMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	30
1947	News HoundsMovie	Terence J. Montgomery 'Slip' Mahoney	30
1946	Spook BustersMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	29
1946	In Fast CompanyMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	29
1946	Bowery BombshellMovie	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney	29
1946	Live WiresMovie	Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney	29
1946	Mr. HexMovie	Slip Mahoney	29
1945	Midnight ManhuntMovie	Clutch Tracy	28
1945	Come Out FightingMovie	Muggs McGinnis	28
1945	Docks of New YorkMovie	Muggs McGinnis	28
1944	Million Dollar KidMovie	Muggs McGinnis	27
1944	Block BustersMovie	Muggs McGinnis	27
1944	Follow the LeaderMovie	Muggs McGinnis	27
1943	DestroyerMovie	Seaman Sarecky	26
1943	Mr. Muggs Steps OutMovie	Muggs McGinnis	26
1943	Ghosts on the LooseMovie	Muggs McGinnis	26
1943	Kid DynamiteMovie	Muggs McGinnis	26
1943	Clancy Street BoysMovie	Muggs McGinnis	26
1942	Born to SingMovie	'Snap' Collins	25
1942	Sunday PunchMovie	'Biff'	25
1942	Maisie Gets Her ManMovie	Cecil	25
1942	Mr. Wise GuyMovie	Muggs McGinnis	25
1942	Let's Get ToughMovie	Muggs McGinnis	25
1942	'Neath Brooklyn BridgeMovie	Muggs McGinnis	25
1942	Smart AlecksMovie	Muggs McGinnis	25
1941	Out of the FogMovie	Eddie	24
1941	Angels with Broken WingsMovie	Punchy Dorsey	24
1941	Bowery BlitzkriegMovie	Muggs McGinnis	24
1941	Spooks Run WildMovie	Muggs McGinnis	24
1941	Flying WildMovie	Muggs McGinnis	24
1941	Down in San DiegoMovie	'Snap' Collins	24
1940	Gallant SonsMovie	Doc Reardon	23
1940	HullabalooMovie	Apartment House Bellhop	23
1940	Boys of the CityMovie	Muggs McGinnis	23
1940	That Gang of MineMovie	Muggs Maloney	23
1940	Pride of the BoweryMovie	Muggs Maloney	23
1939	Invisible StripesMovie	Jimmy	22
1939	Hell's KitchenMovie	Gyp Haller	22
1939	They Made Me a CriminalMovie	Spit	22
1939	On Dress ParadeMovie	Slip Duncan	22
1939	Angels Wash Their FacesMovie	Leo Finnegan	22
1938	Angels with Dirty FacesMovie	Bim	21
1938	MannequinMovie	Clifford Cassidy	21
1938	Swingtime in the MoviesMovie	Crime School Kid (uncredited)	21
1937	Dead EndMovie	Spit	20
1937	Portia on TrialMovie	Joe Gannow	20
1937	Headin' EastMovie	Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)	20