Leo Gorcey

About

He played tough kid Slip Mahoney in several 1948 Bowery Boys films. His gang of hooligans also appeared as the East Side Kids and the Dead End Kids.

Before Fame

He started acting at age 18 in the 1935 play, Dead End.

Trivia

His mother was Catholic and his father was Jewish.

Family Life

His parents were both very short vaudeville actors.

Associated With

He worked with Henry Morgan in the movie, So This Is New York.