George Zucco (11 January 1886 â€" 27 May 1960) was an English-born
character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly
American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the
1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave villain, a member
of nobility, or a mad doctor.Zucco was born in Manchester, Lancashire,
on 11 January 1886. His mother Marian (née Rintoul) ran a dressmaking
business; it is claimed she was a former lady-in-waiting to Queen
Victoria â€" but this is untrue as the honour was only accessible to
titled ladies of high rank (duchesses, marchionesses, countesses,
viscountesses, and baronesses). His father, George De Sylla Zucco, was
a Greek merchant.Zucco debuted on the Canadian stage in 1908 in a
stock theater company. In 1910, he entered the United States for the
first time from Canada, bound for Seattle, Washington, where he soon
appeared in plays such as The Melting Pot and The White Sister. He and
his wife Frances toured the American vaudeville circuit during the
1910s, their satirical sketch about suffragettes earning them renown.
character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly
American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the
1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave villain, a member
of nobility, or a mad doctor.Zucco was born in Manchester, Lancashire,
on 11 January 1886. His mother Marian (née Rintoul) ran a dressmaking
business; it is claimed she was a former lady-in-waiting to Queen
Victoria â€" but this is untrue as the honour was only accessible to
titled ladies of high rank (duchesses, marchionesses, countesses,
viscountesses, and baronesses). His father, George De Sylla Zucco, was
a Greek merchant.Zucco debuted on the Canadian stage in 1908 in a
stock theater company. In 1910, he entered the United States for the
first time from Canada, bound for Seattle, Washington, where he soon
appeared in plays such as The Melting Pot and The White Sister. He and
his wife Frances toured the American vaudeville circuit during the
1910s, their satirical sketch about suffragettes earning them renown.
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