Joseph Calleia
Date of birth: 1897-08-03
Place of birth:
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Joseph Alexander Caesar Herstall Vincent Calleja
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph Calleia (August 4, 1897 – October 31, 1975), was a Maltese born American singer, composer, and actor, both on Broadway and in film. Calleia played opposite some Hollywood greats, including John Wayne, William Holden, Errol Flynn, Rita Hayworth, Mae West, Bette Davis, Jane Russell, Mario Lanza, Charlton Heston, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Orson Welles, Tyrone Power, Alan Ladd and Anthony Quinn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Calleia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Touch of Evil
1958-03-30
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement ag
Gilda
1946-04-25
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
Lured
1947-08-28
Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared
The Alamo
1960-10-23
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat a
Jungle Book
1942-04-03
Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human vill
Algiers
1938-01-16
Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resi
The Noose Hangs High
1948-04-05
Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick u
Public Hero Number 1
1935-05-31
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which
Deadline at Dawn
1946-03-18
A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of m
The Conspirators
1944-10-24
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
My Little Chickadee
1940-02-09
While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked
After the Thin Man
1936-12-25
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, an
Golden Boy
1939-09-05
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter
Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France,
Cry Tough
1959-08-01
After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.
The Caddy
1953-08-10
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is to
Four Faces West
1948-08-03
Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks abo
The Light in the Forest
1958-07-08
A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with hi
The Glass Key
1942-09-08
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help d
Five Came Back
1939-06-23
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the
Noose
1948-09-28
Set in post Second World War Britain, Noose is the story of black market racketeers who face attempt
Yankee Buccaneer
1952-09-16
A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David
The Beginning or the End
1947-02-19
The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hirosh
Hot Blood
1956-03-07
Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie
Wild Is the Wind
1957-12-11
A widowed Nevada rancher goes to Italy and marries the sister of his deceased wife and brings her ba
Sundown
1941-10-31
Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and en
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
1955-10-19
In 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
The Cross of Lorraine
1943-11-12
French soldiers surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison of war camp. From the
Juarez
1939-06-10
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment f
The Iron Mistress
1952-11-19
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother,
Underwater!
1955-02-09
Two scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure, however, their attempt to
Riffraff
1936-01-03
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired from hi
The Gorilla
1939-05-26
When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney ca
The Monster and the Girl
1941-02-28
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized c
His Brother's Wife
1936-08-07
Epidemiologist Cliff Claybourne falls in love with Rita Wilson in a gambling house. They want to mar
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
1950-02-21
Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong
Sinner Take All
1936-12-18
A young lawyer is determined to identify who is murdering members of a wealthy New York publishing f
Vendetta
1950-12-25
The daughter of a slain man pushes her brother toward vengeance in 19th-century Corsica.
Exclusive Story
1936-01-17
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster be
The Palomino
1950-03-18
A young man helps a pretty girl search for her stolen horse. (A society boy tries to help a beautifu
When in Rome
1952-05-11
An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
The Light Touch
1951-12-06
An art thief tries to double cross his gangster boss.
Tough Guy
1936-01-24
An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the
Sworn Enemy
1936-09-11
A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster.
Branded
1950-11-03
A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by
His Woman
1931-11-20
Tough Caribbean freighter Captain Sam Whelan engages Sally Clark, a tramp masquerading as a missiona
My Sin
1931-09-26
A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her of
Valentino
1951-03-08
Italian immigrant Rudolph Valentino makes it big in silent Hollywood, but he ends up struggling betw
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937-12-31
A ruthless outlaw becomes very protective of a prizefighter when he learns the young man is his own
Full Confession
1939-09-08
A Catholic priest must convince a man to step forward to save the wrong person from being sent to th
Johnny Cool
1963-10-02
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Man Of The People
1937-01-27
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
Wyoming
1940-09-13
With the army after him and his partner deserting, Reb decides that a change of scenery would be nic
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994-08-09
As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of women, se
Serenade
1956-03-23
A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943-07-12
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war g
The Littlest Outlaw
1955-12-22
Little Pablito is the ten year old son of a cruel horse trainer. The trainer is responsible for trai
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
The Divorce Racket
1932-10-25
Assigned to investigate a lawyer's murder, a detective finds that his chief suspect is his own secre