Kalla Pasha
| Kalla Pasha | |
|---|---|
 Photo of Pasha in Film Fun (May 1922) | |
| Born |
Joseph T. Rickard March 5, 1879 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Died |
June 10, 1933 (aged 54) Talmage, California, USA |
| Occupation | Wrestler, Vaudevillian and Screen Actor |
| Years active | 1919–1931 |
Kalla Pasha (March 5, 1879 – June 10, 1933) was an American professional wrestler, vaudeville comedian, and film actor active during the silent era.
Biography
Kalla Pasha was the stage name of Joseph T. Rickard, a native of Detroit.[1] He was the professional wrestler Hamid Kalla Pasha, whom the press called "The Crazy Turk" [2] before performing on vaudeville and appearing in 74 films between 1919 and 1931. Rickard's success with Mack Sennett enabled him to be a free-spender, claiming later he would often go about town with a 150 thousand dollars strapped around his waist.[3] The money did not last though, and not long afterward he was arrested for striking a man over the head with a milk bottle during a dust-up involving five-cents. As a result, Rickard was sent to Mendocino State Hospital for psychiatric care, where he would die a little over a year later from heart disease.[4][5][6]
Kalla Pasha caricature far right
Selected filmography
- The Wicked Darling (1919)
- Down on the Farm (1920)
- A Small Town Idol (1921)
- The Dictator (1922)
- Thirty Days (1922)
- His Supreme Moment (1925)
- Silken Shackles (1926)
- When a Man Loves (1927)
- The Dove (1927)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)
- West of Zanzibar (1928)
- Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
- The Show of Shows (1929)
References
- ↑ US Passport Application (Joseph T. Rickard ) January 14, 1915
- ↑ The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois) December 18, 1909 | Page 3
- ↑ Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah ) April 03, 1932 | Page 6
- ↑ Redwood Journal (Ukiah, California) May 27, 1932 | Page 1
- ↑ Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah ) April 03, 1932 | Page 6
- ↑ Washington Post, June 11, 1933
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