Mickey Knox

Abraham "Mickey" Knox (December 24, 1921− November 15, 2013) was an American actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. He was also a screenwriter, film producer and novelist. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he moved to Paris and Rome to work. His screenwriter credits where he adapted approximately 150 Italian and French into English translations include the English adaptation of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.^[1] As a dialogue director he coached many non-English speaking actors in performing convincingly in the English language.

Selected filmography as an actor

• Titanic: The Legend Goes On (2001) as Sam
• The Godfather Part III (1990) as Matty Parisi
• Buy & Cell (1987) as Arthur
• Bolero (1984) as Sleazy Moroccan Guide
• Wild 90 (1968) as Twenty Years
• The Longest Day downed flyer
• A View From the Bridge (1962) as Louis
• G.I. Blues (1960) as Jeeter
• Garden of Eden (1954) as Johnny Patterson
• The Accused (1949) as Jack Hunter
• Angels in Disguise (1949) as Angles
• Outside the Wall (1949) as Latzo
• White Heat (1949) as Het Kohler
• Any Number Can Play (1949) as Pete Senta
• City Across the River (1949) as Larry
• Knock on Any Door (1949) as Vito
• The Accused as Jack Hunter
• Jungle Patrol (1948) as Lt. Louie Rasti
• I Walk Alone (1948) as Skinner

In popular culture

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino named his lead character, portrayed by Woody Harrelson, after Knox in the film Natural Born Killers.^[2]

Knox's 2004 memoir is titled The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita: The Adventures of an Actor in Hollywood, Paris and Rome.

See also

• Hollywood blacklist

References

External links

• McGilligan, Patrick and Paul Buhle (1997). Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-17046-7. 
• Mickey Knox at the Internet Movie Database
• Mickey Knox at AllMovie
• Knox interview
• Notice of death