Years active 1911-1936 Name Tammany Young | Role Film actor Spouse May Young (m. ?–1936) | |
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Born September 9, 1886 ( 1886-09-09 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Died April 26, 1936, Hollywood, California, United States Movies It's a Gift, The Old Fashioned Way, She Done Him Wrong, You're Telling Me!, Man on the Flying Trapeze Similar People Norman Z McLeod, W C Fields, Lowell Sherman, Frances Marion, William Beaudine | ||
Tammany Young (September 9, 1886 – April 26, 1936) was an American stage and film actor.
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Early life
Born in New York City, Young appeared on Broadway, in The Front Page (1928) by Ben Hecht and The New Yorkers (1930) (Herbert Fields and Cole Porter), and was considered a “good luck actor” by Broadway producers. He was often cast in bit parts by the likes of The Shuberts, Jed Harris and David Belasco to bring luck to their productions. His reputation in the theater business was such that his likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's restaurant. That picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library.
Career
In Hollywood, Young started out in silent films and then was cast in talkies. He often played the stooge (straight man) to W.C. Fields, with whom he appeared in seven films: Sally of the Sawdust (1925), Six of a Kind (1934), You're Telling Me! (1934), The Old Fashioned Way (1934), It's a Gift (1934), Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935), and Poppy (1936).
Gatecrashing
Young also had a reputation as a gate crasher. By claiming to be an ice man, he worked his way into the 1921 Dempsey–Carpentier prize fight in New Jersey and in 1932 he found his way into the Los Angeles Olympics. His exploits in this regard were written about frequently by sportswriters of the era.
Death
Young died in his sleep in Hollywood, California, at the age of 49. At the news of Young's death, W.C. Fields fell into a depression and stopped eating and sleeping.
Filmography
Actor
1936
Every Sunday (Short) as
Man Sleeping on Bench (uncredited)
1936
To Mary - with Love as
Thug
1936
Kelly the Second as
Pool Player (uncredited)
1936
Poppy as
Joe (uncredited)
1936
Counterfeit as
Ollie (uncredited)
1936
Song and Dance Man as
Actor in Beer Parlor (uncredited)
1936
Anything Goes as
Photographer (uncredited)
1935
Riffraff as
Tramp at Hobo Camp (uncredited)
1935
Bad Boy as
Pool Hall Cashier (uncredited)
1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland as
Paducah
1935
Little Big Shot as
Ralph Lewis - the Rajah
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze as
'Willie' the Weasel
1935
Champagne for Breakfast as
Racetrack Tout
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes as
Tout at Owen's Place (uncredited)
1935
The Glass Key as
Clarkie
1935
Public Hero Number 1 as
Bartender (uncredited)
1935
Princess O'Hara as
Sol (uncredited)
1935
Under Pressure as
Prize Fighter's Manager (uncredited)
1934
The Mighty Barnum as
Todd
1934
It's a Gift as
Everett Ricks
1934
6 Day Bike Rider as
Prisoner (uncredited)
1934
The Lemon Drop Kid as
First Mug (uncredited)
1934
Gift of Gab as
Thug (uncredited)
1934
The Old Fashioned Way as
Marmaduke Gump
1934
Little Miss Marker as
Bugs
1934
I Believed in You as
Man on the Street (uncredited)
1934
You're Telling Me! as
Caddy
1934
Six of a Kind as
Dr. Busby (uncredited)
1933
Lady Killer as
Slug - Movie Patron (uncredited)
1933
The World Changes as
Tour Guide (uncredited)
1933
The Bowery as
Fireman (uncredited)
1933
Stage Mother as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1933
Tugboat Annie as
Shif'less
1933
Heroes for Sale as
Drug Peddler (uncredited)
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 as
Gigolo Eddie (uncredited)
1933
Lilly Turner as
Man in Sam's Tent (uncredited)
1933
The Little Giant as
Mug with Dictionary Gift (uncredited)
1933
Hallelujah I'm a Bum as
Orlando
1933
She Done Him Wrong as
Chuck Connors
1932
Uptown New York as
Wrestling Trainer (uncredited)
1932
The Kid from Spain as
Bank Robber (uncredited)
1932
Madison Square Garden as
Sports Reporter (uncredited)
1932
The Heart Punch as
Benny - the Waiter (uncredited)
1932
Absent Minded Abner (Short)
1932
Maybe I'm Wrong (Short)
1931
Taxi Tangle (Short) as
Bill the Cab Driver (uncredited)
1931
The Struggle as
Barfly (uncredited)
1931
One Good Deed (Short) as
Convict (uncredited)
1931
What Price Pants (Short) as
Doorman (uncredited)
1931
A Broadway Romeo (Short) as
Tony, the newsdealer
1931
The Headache (Short)
1930
Model Women (Short) as
Mover Bill
1930
Follow the Leader as
Bull
1930
Roadhouse Nights as
Jerry
1928
Two Masters (Short)
1927
Blind Alleys as
Gang Leader
1927
The Perfect Sap as
Goerge Barrow
1926
The Highbinders as
Stump Rogers
1925
Womanhandled as
Spike
1925
The Unguarded Hour as
Another Yeggman
1925
Camille of the Barbary Coast as
Barbary Bennie
1925
The Wrongdoers as
Crook
1925
The Police Patrol as
The Crasher
1925
Sally of the Sawdust as
Yokel in the Old Army Game (uncredited)
1925
The White Monkey as
Bill Hawks
1925
The Jazz Fight (Short) as
Benny's Trainer
1925
The Heart of a Siren as
Pickpocket (uncredited)
1925
The Surprise Fight (Short) as
Benny's Trainer
1925
The Come-Back (Short) as
Benny's Trainer
1925
New Toys as
Doorman
1925
Soft Muscles (Short) as
Benny's Trainer
1925
Hitting Hard (Short) as
Benny's Trainer
1925
Breaking In (Short) as
Benny's Trainer
1924
Flying Fists
1923
A Bride for a Knight
1922
Women Men Marry
1922
Till We Meet Again as
Sam McGuire
1922
When the Desert Calls as
British Tommy
1922
John Smith as
Chauffeur
1922
The Seventh Day as
Donald Peabody
1921
Rainbow as
Kid Short
1921
The Man Worthwhile as
Useless
1921
Bits of Life
1921
The Man Who as
Shorty Mulligan
1921
Straight Is the Way as
Waiter
1921
The Right Way as
The Smiler
1919
Lure of Ambition as
Dan Hicks
1919
A Regular Girl as
Mac
1919
Checkers as
Push Miller
1919
The Lost Battalion as
The Thief
1918
The Racing Strain as
Johnny Tweed
1918
The Service Star as
Blinky
1918
We Should Worry as
Bill
1917
The Fringe of Society as
Scrap Blinn
1917
In and Out (Short)
1917
The Amazons as
Undetermined Role
1917
The Great Secret
1916
The Big Sister as
Joe Kelly
1916
Intolerance as
Extra (uncredited)
1916
Destiny's Toy as
Tick
1916
The Eternal Grind as
Delivers flowers
1916
The Lost Bridegroom as
Crook
1916
The Foundling as
Crook
1915
The Foundling as
Crook
1915
Driven by Fate (Short) as
The Dancer's Husband
1915
A Flyer in Spring Water (Short) as
Bill
1915
Love and Business (Short) as
The Spinster's Brother
1915
Ethel Gets the Evidence (Short) as
Bill
1914
Bill and Ethel at the Ball (Short) as
Bill
1914
Mr. Hadley's Uncle (Short) as
Bill
1914
A Corner in Hats (Short)
1914
Ethel Has a Steady (Short) as
Bill
1914
Out Again, in Again (Short) as
The Crook
1914
Ethel's Roof Party (Short) as
Bill
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve (Short) as
Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
1914
Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s (Short) as
Bill
1914
Dizzy Joe's Career (Short)
1914
Bill Spoils a Vacation (Short) as
Bill
1914
Bill Manages a Prizefighter (Short) as
Bill
1914
Bill Goes in Business for Himself (Short) as
Bill
1914
Bill Organizes a Union (Short) as
Bill
1914
Bill Saves the Day (Short) as
Bill - the Office Boy
1914
Bill Takes a Lady Out to Lunch... Never Again (Short) as
Bill - the Office Boy
1914
Leave It to Smiley (Short) as
Smiley
1914
How Bill Squared It with His Boss (Short) as
Bill
1914
Wrong All Around (Short) as
Father-in-law
1914
Bill's Job (Short) as
Bill
1914
The White Slave Catchers (Short)
1914
The Birthday Present (Short)
1914
The Last Drink of Whiskey (Short) as
Sheriff
1914
The Escape as
McGee's Henchman
1914
A Race for a Bride (Short)
1914
The Scene of His Crime (Short)
1914
Nearly a Burglar's Bride (Short)
1914
The Fatal Dress Suit (Short) as
Walter
1914
Victims of Speed (Short) as
Dusty Rhoades
1914
After Her Dough (Short)
1914
Making a Living (Short) as
Onlooker (uncredited)
1911
Bobby, the Coward (Short)
Soundtrack
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze (performer: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" (1897) - uncredited)
Self
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2006
Gold Diggers: FDR's New Deal... Broadway Bound (Video short)
1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary) as
Actor - 'Six of a Kind' (uncredited)
1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Documentary)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) as
Shif'less in 'Tugboat Annie' (uncredited)
1919
The Fall of Babylon as
Extra (uncredited)
References
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