Eli Nadel

Eliah Maurice Nadel (October 9, 1918 – March 9, 1981) was an American actor born in the Bronx, New York.

As a child he appeared in Fox Film's Sunshine Comedy series of short comedy films.

His best known role was "The Kid" in the 1925 Famous Players-Lasky feature, "Womanhandled."

After his film career he studied medicine and, as a career physician, worked for the Cancer Control Branch of the National Cancer Institute, where he developed the biometric considerations that were relevant to testing for cancer.

Later, he joined the Research Service of the Veteran's Administration, serving as Chief, Research in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from 1966-1968. He left VA in 1970 and became Associate Dean and Professor of Pathology, at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.