Frank Puglia
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| Born | 9 March 1892 Sicily, Italy |
| Died | 25 October 1975 (aged 83) South Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1921–1975 |
| Spouse | Irene Veneroni (?–1973) (her death) |
Frank Puglia (9 March 1892 – 25 October 1975) was an Italian film actor. Puglia had small but memorable roles in films including Casablanca (a Moroccan rug merchant) and 1942's The Jungle Book. Born in Sicily, the actor started his career as a teen on stage in Italian operas. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1907 and worked in a laundry before joining an Italian language theater group in New York. While appearing on stage, he was discovered by D. W. Griffith, which began an acting career spanning over 150 films. He usually played ethnic types in films, and claimed to have learned English from reading newspapers.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Orphans of the Storm (1921)
- Romola (1924)
- Viva Villa! (1934)
- The Public Pays (1936)
- The Fatal Hour (1940)
- Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
- Torrid Zone (1940)
- Arise, My Love (1940)
- That Night in Rio (1941)
- Secret Agent of Japan (1942)
- Jungle Book (1942)
- The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
- Phantom of the Opera (1943)
- This Is the Life (1944)
- Blood on the Sun (1945)
- Without Reservations (1946)
- My Favorite Brunette (1947)
- Colorado Territory (1949)
- Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
- The Desert Hawk (1950)
- The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
- Accused of Murder (1956)
- 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
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