Pat Walshe

Pat Walshe (born July 26, 1900 in New York , † December 11, 1991 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American , short actor.

life and career

Pat Walshe made his first appearances in vaudeville theaters at the age of ten . Three years later he was seen for the first time on New York Broadway in the play A Good Little Devil , in which Lillian Gish and Mary Pickford also appeared . In the 1920s and 1930s he worked in European circuses and in small groups of actors. Because of his short stature of around 1.12 meters, he often embodied animals, especially since he was able to imitate their voices and movements excellently. Because of this ability, Walshe was also hired for the role of Nikko, the king of the flying monkeys, in the classic Hollywood film The Wizard of Oz (1939). In this role he did not speak a word, but was named with the important actors in the film opening credits. He then made three more films.

Since he was on stage as an artist almost until his death, he could look back on an exceptionally long show career of around 80 years. Pat Walshe died in Los Angeles at the age of 91 and was buried there in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .

Filmography

• 1939: The Wizard of Oz (The Wizard of Oz)
• 1949: Pinky
• 1949: Decision on the River (Roseanna McCoy)
• 1950: Under secret orders (Panic in the Streets)
• 1979: 1941 - Where are you going to Hollywood (1941) (as a double)

Web links

• Pat Walshe in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Pat Walshe in the Internet Broadway Database (English)