Philip Hurlic

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Philip Raymond Hurlic (born December 20, 1927 in Los Angeles , California - † July 7, 2014 in Compton , California) was an American child actor .

life and career

Philip Hurlic made his film debut alongside Shirley Temple in the short film War Babies at the age of four . Over the next ten years, the African American actor appeared in around 30 films, mostly in minor supporting roles. Among other things, he played in four short films The Little Rascals and embodied smaller roles alongside important stars such as Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in Jezebel - The Malicious Lady and James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington . Hurlic had better appearances as Little Jim in the Mark Twain film adaptation of Tom's Adventure and in the comedy Zenobia, the fairground elephant , where he impressed Oliver Hardy's film character with a recitation of the American Declaration of Independence. With his performances he supported his family financially, which lived in the east of Los Angeles . His sister Dolores Hurlic (1930-1997) also starred in three films.

Philip Hurlic retired from the acting business at the age of 14. According to his daughter, he died in July 2014 at the age of 86 in the presence of his family.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bogle, Donald (2006). Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood. Random House Digital. 117. ISBN 0-345-45419-7 .
  2. ^ Obituary on westernboothill.blogspot.de from August 9, 2014 (accessed on August 26, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME Hurlic, Philip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hurlic, Philip Raymond (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American child actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California
DATE OF DEATH 7th July 2014
Place of death Compton , California