David Gorcey
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David Gorcey (February 6, 1921 - October 23, 1984), was an American actor and comedian best known as being a member of the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. He was the younger brother of Dead End Kids member Leo Gorcey.
David Gorcey was born in Washington Heights, New York and entered the entertainment business at a young age. He appeared in Vaudeville during his childhood, and eventually make it to the stage and screen. He 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". During his time as a cast member of "Dead End", David helped secure a role for his older brother Leo, who ultimately became a star while David remained a supporting character. Although David is not in the movie Dead End (1937), he is actually featured in more of the Dead End Kids/East Side Kids/Bowery Boys movies than anyone else except Huntz Hall. He is also credited as "David Condon" or "David Conden", using his mother's maiden name for a period of time to avoid accusations of nepotism.
He was married to Dorothea Jocker (Aaron), with whom he had his only child, David Gorcey Jr. Later in life, David became a minister who founded a half-way house to help recovering alcoholics and people with substance abuse problems. According to David Hayes' and Brent Walker's book The Films of the Bowery Boys, David Gorcey's funniest role is in Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950). He also appeared in Sergeant Madden (1939).
He passed away in Van Nuys, Ca. on October 23, 1984.
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