Gabriel Dell
| Gabriel Dell | |
|---|---|
|
Dell as Harry Grant in The Corner Bar, 1972. | |
| Born |
Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio October 8, 1919 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died |
July 3, 1988 (aged 68) North Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1934–1982 |
| Spouse(s) |
Barbara Dell (?-1953) (divorced) Viola Essen 1 child |
Gabriel Dell (October 8, 1919 – July 3, 1988) was an American actor and one of the members of what came to be known as the Dead End Kids, then later the East Side Kids and finally The Bowery Boys.[1]
Acting career
Born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio in New York City, Dell almost made his stage debut a few years before Dead End when he and his sister were slated for roles in The Good Earth with Alla Nazimova and Claude Rains. Dell served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. He appeared in numerous films as a Dead End Kid/East Side Kid/Bowery Boy. In the 1944 East Side Kids film Million Dollar Kid, Dell actually appeared as a criminal villain, pit against the boys, who gets brought to justice in the end.
His other non-Dead End Kids/Bowery Boys films included The 300 Year Weekend (1971), Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971), Earthquake (1974), and Framed (1975). He also appeared in The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975) and The Escape Artist (1982), both of which featured fellow Bowery Boy star Huntz Hall.
Death
Dell died in North Hollywood of leukemia in 1988 at age 68.
References
- ↑ Bennetts, Leslie (July 7, 1988). "Gabriel Dell, 68, a Dead End Kid On Broadway and in Many Films". The New York Times.