Occupation Film actor, director Years active 1923–1949 | Name George Bookasta Role Child actor | |
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Born July 14, 1917 ( 1917-07-14 ) Kansas City, Missouri, United States Died March 26, 2014, New York, United States Movies Hell Harbor, Rosita, The Red Danube Similar People Mitchell Leisen, Raoul Walsh, George Sidney, Ernst Lubitsch, Henry King | ||
George Bookasta (July 14, 1917 – March 26, 2014) was an American child actor and director who was discovered by Charlie Chaplin. He signed a contract with the film studio United Artists and debuted in the silent film Rosita in 1923. Some of his other films included The Night Bird, Hell Harbor and It Had to Happen. Bookasta was a stand-in in Sergeant York in 1941.
As an adult, he created the magazine TV Times, directed episodes for television shows such as The Colgate Comedy Hour and Bachelor Father and led a bigband orchestra in New York.
Bookasta died March 26, 2014 at the age of 96.
Filmography
Actor
1949
The Red Danube as
Devout Pilgrim (uncredited)
1941
The Chocolate Soldier as
Messenger with Note (uncredited)
1941
That Night in Rio as
Bellboy (uncredited)
1940
Forty Little Mothers as
Carlos (uncredited)
1939
At the Circus as
Member of Quartette (uncredited)
1938
I'll Give a Million as
Newsboy (uncredited)
1937
The Great O'Malley as
Bootblack (uncredited)
1936
It Had to Happen as
Italian Boy (uncredited)
1936
Rose of the Rancho as
Bellows Boy (uncredited)
1933
Topaze as
Student (uncredited)
1932
Blondie of the Follies as
Street Kid (uncredited)
1930
Hell Harbor as
Spotty
1928
The Night Bird as
Joe
1925
Little Annie Rooney as
Boy Who Yells 'Cops' (uncredited)
1924
The Tornado as
Street Kid (uncredited)
1924
Helen's Babies as
Child at Camp (uncredited)
1923
Rosita as
Child Role (uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1941
Sergeant York (stand-in - uncredited)
References
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