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Jack Hanlon is a Actor American born on 15 february 1916 at Fort Worth (USA)
Jack Clem Hanlon (February 15, 1916 - December 13, 2012) was an American child actor known for his role in Our Gang and silent films. According to Variety, at the time of his death he was the oldest living person to appear in the Our Gang comedies and likely the last surviving cast member of the Buster Keaton silent classic The General.
Hanlon was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and was raised by his grandmother in Culver City, California. He started acting at age 10. His first role was in Buster Keaton's 1926 film, The General, before appearing in two 1927 Our Gang/Little Rascals silent shorts: The Glorious Fourth and Olympic Games. He had what was characterized as a breakout performance in the 1929 William Wyler-directed part-talkie The Shakedown, co-starring James Murray and Barbara Kent. He also had minor roles in Romance, where as an uncredited extra he got his first on-screen kiss from Greta Garbo.
Between 1930 and 1933, Hanlon appeared in eight more films before giving up his acting career in 1932. After graduating from high school, he played minor league baseball and served as an Army Air Corps paratrooper during World War II. After the war, Hanlon, worked as a furniture mover for Allied Van Lines. He was married to Jean Hanlon from 1940 until her death in 1977. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994. He stayed friends with fellow Our Gang alumnus and Las Vegan, Jay R. Smith. He died on December 13, 2012.
^ "Jack Hanlon Dies: 'Our Gang' Actor Dead At 96". International Business Time. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ "Las Vegas man who acted in Our Gang, silent films dies". The Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ "Las Vegas man who acted in Our Gang, silent films dies". Variety. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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Nationality USA
Birth 15 february 1916 at Fort Worth (USA)
Death 13 december 2012 (at 96 years) at Las Vegas (USA)
Birth 15 february 1916 at Fort Worth (USA)
Death 13 december 2012 (at 96 years) at Las Vegas (USA)
Hanlon was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and was raised by his grandmother in Culver City, California. He started acting at age 10. His first role was in Buster Keaton's 1926 film, The General, before appearing in two 1927 Our Gang/Little Rascals silent shorts: The Glorious Fourth and Olympic Games. He had what was characterized as a breakout performance in the 1929 William Wyler-directed part-talkie The Shakedown, co-starring James Murray and Barbara Kent. He also had minor roles in Romance, where as an uncredited extra he got his first on-screen kiss from Greta Garbo.
Between 1930 and 1933, Hanlon appeared in eight more films before giving up his acting career in 1932. After graduating from high school, he played minor league baseball and served as an Army Air Corps paratrooper during World War II. After the war, Hanlon, worked as a furniture mover for Allied Van Lines. He was married to Jean Hanlon from 1940 until her death in 1977. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994. He stayed friends with fellow Our Gang alumnus and Las Vegan, Jay R. Smith. He died on December 13, 2012.
^ "Jack Hanlon Dies: 'Our Gang' Actor Dead At 96". International Business Time. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ "Las Vegas man who acted in Our Gang, silent films dies". The Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ "Las Vegas man who acted in Our Gang, silent films dies". Variety. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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The Shakedown (1929)
, 1h10Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors James Murray, Barbara Kent, Wheeler Oakman, Jack Hanlon, Harry Gribbon
Roles Clem
Rating66%
The life of a less-than successful professional boxer changes when he takes in an orphan.
The Glorious Fourth (1927)
, 20minutesDirected by Robert F. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Allen Hoskins, Jack Hanlon, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jay R. Smith, Harry Spear
Roles Boy Who Gives a Quarter
Rating66%
Olympic Games (1927)
, 20minutesDirected by Robert A. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Allen Hoskins, Bobby Hutchins, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jay R. Smith, Harry Spear
Roles First Boy Beaten Up
Rating61%
The Gang competes in their version of the Olympics. As the boys try their hand at shot put, pole vault, and hurdles, Wheezer arrives and begins to teach Minnie how to do a Razzberry. They secretly razzle the Gang, and the gang keeps beating up an outsider who they accuse of the razzles. Farina tries the shot put, then later exhibits an exceptional pole vault. Joe has troubles with the pull up bar and a javelin. Peggy and Jean arrive to cheer on their hero, Joe. A rival gang appears and begins to pelt the kids with eggs and tomatoes. The Gang returns fire and hilarity results. They eventually catch Wheezer and Minnie razzing them; and they confront Wheezer. Wheezer sics Minnie on the Gang as they run away, Minnie on their heels.
The General (1926)
, 1h34Directed by Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Boris Karloff, Glen Cavender, Joe Keaton, Frederick Vroom
Roles Bit Part (uncredited)
Rating80%
Western & Atlantic Railroad train engineer Johnnie Gray (Keaton) is in Marietta, Georgia to see one of the two loves of his life, his fiancee Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack)—the other being his locomotive, The General—when the American Civil War breaks out. He hurries to be first in line to sign up with the Confederate Army, but is rejected because he is too valuable in his present job; unfortunately, Johnnie is not told this reason and is forcibly ejected from the office when he tries to enlist surreptitiously. On leaving, he runs into Annabelle's father and brother, who beckon to him to join them in line, but he sadly walks away, giving them the impression that he does not want to enlist. Annabelle coldly informs Johnnie that she will not speak to him again until he is in uniform.