Jimmy Nervo
Jimmy Nervo (actually James Henry Halloway , born January 2, 1898 in London , † December 5, 1975 there ) was a British actor and comedian .
Life
Nervo was the child of a circus family and has performed in the arena since childhood; Without any schooling and illiterate throughout his life, he was active on the high wire with his brothers . At the age of sixteen he appeared in the variety theater . With Teddy Knox he was seen as a duo since the mid-1920s, also with Knox and a few others from the early 1930s as an acrobatic dance team under the group name "The Crazy Gang". Soon the group was discovered for the film as well, and some farces emerged. Nervo's stage character was that of “Cecil”, but he also specialized in grotesque depictions of women.
Numerous live shows arose on the stages until the 1960s with the Crazy Gang, in which Nervo and Knox formed one of three duos working together. It was not until 1967 that he and his colleagues said goodbye.
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: The Frozen Limits
Web links
- Jimmy Nervo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jimmy Nervo in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roger Wilmut: Kindly leaves the stage !. 1985, p. 65 reports that Nervo always claimed to wear glasses at skirpt discussions - but only at home, and had people read to him
- ^ Leslie Halliwell: Double take and fade away. 1987, p. 100.
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| SURNAME | Nervo, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halloway, James Henry (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1975 |
| Place of death | London |