Joseph Calleia

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Joseph Calleia was a Maltese-American character actor known for his distinctive voice and frequent roles as villains or tough figures in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.

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Joseph Calleia canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maltese-American
character actor
film actor
person
stage actor
activeIn Hollywood NERFINISHED
activeInPeriod 1930s
1940s
appearedIn After the Thin Man (1936 film) NERFINISHED
Algiers (1938 film) NERFINISHED
Five Came Back (1939 film) NERFINISHED
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943 film) NERFINISHED
Gilda (1946 film) NERFINISHED
The Glass Key (1935 film) NERFINISHED
The Jungle Book (1942 film) NERFINISHED
Touch of Evil (1958 film) NERFINISHED
birthName Giuseppe Maria Spurrin-Calleja NERFINISHED
burialPlace Sliema, Malta NERFINISHED
citizenship Malta NERFINISHED
United States of America
countryOfBirth Malta NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Malta NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1897-08-04
dateOfDeath 1975-10-31
ethnicOrigin Maltese
familyName Calleia NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Maltese
name Joseph Calleia NERFINISHED
notableFor distinctive voice
portrayals of tough characters
portrayals of villains
occupation actor
playwright
producer
singer
performedIn Broadway theatre NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Sliema, Malta NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sliema, Malta NERFINISHED
residence Malta NERFINISHED
United States of America
style often cast as gangsters or heavies
workedIn film
theatre
yearsActive 1920s–1960s

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The Glass Key (1942 film) castMember Joseph Calleia
After the Thin Man starring Joseph Calleia
Touch of Evil castMember Joseph Calleia
My Little Chickadee castMember Joseph Calleia
The Conspirators starring Joseph Calleia
Gilda starring Joseph Calleia
Juarez stars Joseph Calleia