Nick Cravat
American actor (1912-1994)
Nicholas Cuccia (January 11, 1912 – January 29, 1994), known as Nick Cravat, was an American actor and stuntman. He co-starred with Burt Lancaster in nine movies.[1] He played a mute character in movies such as Davy Crockett and King of the Wild Frontier. He did not have speaking roles because he could not hide his thick Brooklyn accent.[1]
Cravat was born in New York City.[2] On January 29, 1994 he died of lung cancer in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 James McKay, The Films of Victor Mature (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013), pp. 107–108
- ↑ Gene Scott Freese, Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2014), p. 64
- ↑ Harris M. Lentz, Obituaries in the Performing Arts (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 1996), p. 47
Other websites
change- Nick Cravat on IMDb
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