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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Calleia canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maltese-American
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ person ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
After the Thin Man (1936 film)
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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Maltese ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Calleia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive voice
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portrayals of tough characters ⓘ portrayals of villains ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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playwright ⓘ producer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedIn | Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sliema, Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sliema, Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Malta
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| style | often cast as gangsters or heavies ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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theatre ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920s–1960s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.