- Frank Puglia
Infobox actor
name = Frank Puglia
birthdate =March 9 ,1892
birthplace =Sicily ,Italy
deathdate =October 25 ,1975 (aged 83)
deathplace =South Pasadena, California , U.S.
othername =
occupation =Actor
yearsactive = 1921 - 1975
imdb_id = 0700084Frank Puglia (
March 9 ,1892 -October 25 ,1975 ) was a film actor. Puglia had small but memorable roles in films including "Casablanca" (a Morroccan rug merchant) and 1942's "The Jungle Book". The Sicily, Italy-born actor started his career as a teen on stage in Italian Operas. He came to the U.S. in 1907 and worked in a laundry before joining an Italian language theatre group in New York While appearing on stage, he was discovered byD.W. Griffith which began his acting career which spanned over 150 films. He usually played ethnic types in films, and claimed to have learned English from reading newspapers.elected filmography
*"Romola (1924)
*"Viva Villa! " (1934)
*"The Public Pays " (1936)
*"The Fatal Hour " (1940)
*"Torrid Zone " (1940)
*"Arise, My Love " (1940)
*"That Night in Rio " (1941)
*"Jungle Book" (1942)
*"The Boogie Man Will Get You " (1942)
*"Blood on the Sun " (1945)
*"Without Reservations " (1946)
*"My Favorite Brunette " (1947)
*"Colorado Territory" (1949)
*"Walk Softly, Stranger " (1950)
*"Accused of Murder " (1956)
*"20 Million Miles to Earth " (1957)External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7893629&pt Find-A-Grave profile for Frank Puglia]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700084/ Frank Puglia at IMDB.com]
* [http://www.filmsandtv.com/searchmovie.php?q=Frank%20Puglia&pg=1&v=1#n1 Films and TV.com]
* [http://www.tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?spid=156002&apid=53933 TCMDb]
* [http://www.tv.com/frank-puglia/person/48164/appearances.html TV.com]
* [http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=liste&Name=Frank+Puglia OFDB.de]Persondata
NAME= Puglia, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH=March 9 ,1892
PLACE OF BIRTH=Sicily ITA
DATE OF DEATH=October 25 ,1975
PLACE OF DEATH=South Pasadena, California USA
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