Mickey Knox
Mickey Knox (actually Abraham Knox ; born December 24, 1921 in New York City , † November 15, 2013 in Los Angeles ) was an American actor , film producer and author.
Life
Knox began his film career in 1946 in the crime film Killer McCoy and developed into a busy, brawny supporting actor of mostly dubious characters such as juvenile criminals ( Knock on Any Door 1949), players ( Any Number Can Play , 1949) and the critically acclaimed portrayal of the sociopathic " Pacific Kid ”in Western Pacific Agent (1950). His appearance on the McCarthy-era blacklist the following year limited (and eventually ended) his job opportunities in the United States . At the beginning of the 1960s he went to Europe, where he - especially in Italy - worked primarily as a dialogue writer for the English language versions of local films (best known among them probably Sergio Leone's Two Glorious Scoundrels ). In 1971 he produced Duccio Tessari's Italowestern Zwei Wilde Companeros . From 1977 he was again increasingly active as an actor; It was not until 1988 that he returned to his home country, where he performed several times until 2000.
In 2004 he published his memoir , The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita: The Adventures of an Actor in Hollywood, Paris and Rome .
In Natural Born Killers , the protagonist played by Woody Harrelson is named after Mickey Knox.
Filmography (selection)
- 1946: Killer McCoy
- 1949: Brood of Satan (City Across the River)
- 1949: Knock on Any Door
- 1950: Jack the Killer (Western Pacific Agent)
- 1960: Café Europa (GI Blues)
- 1965: The tenth sacrifice (La decima vittima)
- 1968: Beyond the Law
- 1971: Two wild companeros (Viva la muerte… tua!) (Co-producer)
- 1977: Bobby Deerfield (Bobby Deerfield)
- 1980: Day of the Cobra (Il giorno del cobra)
- 1987: Aquarius - Theater of Death (Deliria)
- 1990: Roger Cormans Frankenstein (Frankenstein Unbound)
- 1994: DellaMorte DellAmore
- 1999: Meyer Lansky - American Roulette (Lansky) (TV movie)
Web links
- Mickey Knox in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography of Hal Erickson
- 1998 interview with Cenk Kiral
- Obituary at WesternsAllItaliana
Individual evidence
- ^ Nations Books, 2004. ISBN 978-1560255758
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knox, Mickey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knox, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, film producer, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th November 2013 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |