Nat Carr (August 12, 1886 â€" July 6, 1944) was an American character
actor of the silent and early talking picture eras. During his
eighteen-year career, Carr appeared in over 100 films, most of them
features.Carr was born on August 12, 1886, in Poltava in the Russian
Empire (now part of Ukraine). In 1887, his family emigrated to the
United States. Carr entered the film industry in the 1925 film, His
People, in the featured role of Chaim Barowitz. Although he may have
appeared in an earlier film, 1923's Little Johnny Jones. He appeared
in the featured role of Levi in The Jazz Singer in 1927. In 1929 Carr
co-wrote the story (with Mark Sandrich) for the film, The Talk of
Hollywood, in which he also starred. Other notable films in which he
appeared include: as a waiter in Raoul Walsh's 1939 crime drama, The
Roaring Twenties, starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, and Humphrey
Bogart; in the role of Crocker in the 1939 Western, Dodge City,
starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland; as one of the doctors in
the Bette Davis tour de force, Dark Victory, which also starred Bogart
and George Brent; and as one of the reporters in the 1941 war classic,
Sergeant York, starring Gary Cooper. Carr's final screen performance
was as a tourist in the 1941 comedy mystery, Passage from Hong
Kong.Carr died on July 6, 1944, in Hollywood, California, and was
buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
actor of the silent and early talking picture eras. During his
eighteen-year career, Carr appeared in over 100 films, most of them
features.Carr was born on August 12, 1886, in Poltava in the Russian
Empire (now part of Ukraine). In 1887, his family emigrated to the
United States. Carr entered the film industry in the 1925 film, His
People, in the featured role of Chaim Barowitz. Although he may have
appeared in an earlier film, 1923's Little Johnny Jones. He appeared
in the featured role of Levi in The Jazz Singer in 1927. In 1929 Carr
co-wrote the story (with Mark Sandrich) for the film, The Talk of
Hollywood, in which he also starred. Other notable films in which he
appeared include: as a waiter in Raoul Walsh's 1939 crime drama, The
Roaring Twenties, starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, and Humphrey
Bogart; in the role of Crocker in the 1939 Western, Dodge City,
starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland; as one of the doctors in
the Bette Davis tour de force, Dark Victory, which also starred Bogart
and George Brent; and as one of the reporters in the 1941 war classic,
Sergeant York, starring Gary Cooper. Carr's final screen performance
was as a tourist in the 1941 comedy mystery, Passage from Hong
Kong.Carr died on July 6, 1944, in Hollywood, California, and was
buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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