Duke York

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Duke York
Born	Charles Everest Sinsabaugh October 17, 1908(1908-10-17) Danby, New York, U.S.
Died	January 24, 1952(1952-01-24) (aged 43) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide
Years active	1932-1952

Duke York (October 17, 1908 – January 24, 1952) was an American film actor. Born in Danby, New York, York was born Charles Everest Sinsabaugh. He appeared in nearly 160 films between 1932 and 1952.

1 Career
2 Death
3 Selected filmography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

Modern viewers will remember York for his portrayals of grotesque monsters, ape men, or other scary goon-like characters in Three Stooges short films such as Three Little Twirps, Idle Roomers, Shivering Sherlocks, and Who Done It?. His most prominent non-monster role was as Kelly in Higher Than a Kite. York also played the role of King Kala in the serial Flash Gordon.^[1]

[edit] Death

York committed suicide in 1952 by shooting himself in the head. He was 43.

[edit] Selected filmography

For Crimin' Out Loud (1956) [archive footage]
Of Cash and Hash (1955) [archive footage]

York plays a docile wolfman who goes berserk whenever he hears music in the Three Stooges film Idle Roomers.

[edit] References

^ Three Stooges Journal, Vol. 12, p. 5

[edit] External links

Biography portal

Duke York at the Internet Movie Database
Duke York at Find a Grave

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Name	York, Duke
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	October 17, 1908
Place of birth	Danby, New York, U.S.
Date of death	January 24, 1952
Place of death	Hollywood, California, U.S.

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