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David Gorcey (February 6, 1921 – October 23, 1984) was an American actor and the younger brother of actor Leo Gorcey. Gorcey is best known for portraying "Chuck Anderson" in Monogram Pictures ' film series The Bowery Boys , and "Pee Wee" in its antecedent The East Side Kids .
David Gorcey. Actor: Loose in London. Leo Gorcey's younger brother, David Gorcey is not usually thought of as one of the "original" Dead End Kids, but he did have a small role in the 1935 Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's "Dead End" - and he is the person responsible for getting his brother Leo a part in the play.
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David Gorcey. Actor: Loose in London. Leo Gorcey's younger brother, David Gorcey is not usually thought of as one of the "original" Dead End Kids, but he did have a small role in the 1935 Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's "Dead End" - and he is the person responsible for getting his brother Leo a part in the play. Ultimately this led to Leo's becoming a movie star while David...
- February 6, 1921
- October 23, 1984
Oct 30, 1984 · David Gorcey, one of the original Dead End Kids of the Bowery Boys film comedies in the 1940's, died Oct. 23 after lapsing into a diabetic coma, his son, David Jr., said.
The youngest son of actor Bernard Gorcey, David Gorcey reached Broadway at the tender age of 14 when he was cast in Sidney Kingsley's Dead End. During the early stages of production, David secured a role in the play for his older brother Leo. It was Leo who subsequently rose to stardom, while the quieter, self-effacing David seemed content to ...
- February 6, 1921
- October 25, 1984
Oct 29, 1984 · LOS ANGELES -- Actor David Gorcey, one of the original Dead End Kids of the Bowery Boys comedies of the late 1940s has died at the age of 63, his family announced. Memorial services were scheduled ...
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Son of Bernard Gorcey; brother of Leo Gorcey. Was 'Chuck' in "The Bowery Boys" series (1946 - 1957), and 'PeeWee' in the earlier "East Side Kids" (1942 - 1945). Also billed as David Condon.
