Joe Devlin (actor)
Christopher Joseph Devlin (February 7, 1894 – October 1, 1973), better known as Joe Devlin, was a vaudeville and burlesque performer, and American actor with over 170 film and television credits.
Joe Devlin | |
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Devlin in Half a Sinner (1940) | |
| Born | Christopher Joseph Devlin February 7, 1894 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1973 (aged 79) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Vaudevillian, actor |
| Years active | 1911–1967 |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Helen Woods, 1913 -? Pearl Christina White, m. 1952 |
| Children | Rita Devlin (1914-1914)
Robert Joseph Mathews (1920-1963) William John Mathews (1922-2008) |
A singer, comedian, and actor, he toured extensively in vaudeville and burlesque between 1911 and 1937. Devlin was a member of the Minsky Winter Garden house company in New York City for a few seasons. He relocated to California in 1937 and worked as a character actor in film and TV until 1967, often playing henchmen, bartenders, and cops. He had a co-starring role in Dick Tracy TV series in the early 1950s.
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