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Died aged 51Also known asLeo Bernard GorceyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/06/1917Born inNew York City, New York, USADied02/06/1969Died 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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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1956 | Crashing Las VegasMovie | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 39 |
| 1954 | The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersMovie | Slip Mahoney | 37 |
| 1953 | Private EyesMovie | Slip Mahoney | 36 |
| 1952 | Feudin' FoolsMovie | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 35 |
| 1950 | Lucky LosersMovie | Slip Mahoney | 33 |
| 1949 | Fighting FoolsMovie | Slip Mahoney | 32 |
| 1946 | Spook BustersMovie | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 29 |
| 1946 | In Fast CompanyMovie | Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney | 29 |
| 1945 | Midnight ManhuntMovie | Clutch Tracy | 28 |
| 1944 | Million Dollar KidMovie | Muggs McGinnis | 27 |
| 1944 | Block BustersMovie | 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 | Let's Get ToughMovie | Muggs McGinnis | 25 |
| 1942 | 'Neath Brooklyn BridgeMovie | 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 |
| 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 |