Kalla Pasha (born as Joseph T. Rickard; March 5, 1879 – June 10, 1933) was an American professional wrestler,

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comedian, and film actor active during the silent era.

Biography

Kalla Pasha was the stage name of Joseph T. Rickard, a native of Detroit. He was the

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Hamid Kalla Pasha, whom the press called "The Crazy Turk" before performing on vaudeville and appearing in 74 films between 1919 and 1931. Rickard's success with

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enabled him to be a free-spender, claiming later he would often go about town with a 150 thousand dollars strapped around his waist.''Ogden Standard-Examiner'' (Ogden, Utah ) April 3, 1932 , Page 6 The money did not last though, and not long afterward he was arrested for striking a man over the head with a milk bottle during a dust-up involving five cents. As a result, Rickard was sent to

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for

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care, where he would die a little over a year later from heart disease. Kalla Pasha 1

Selected filmography

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The Wicked Darling ''The Wicked Darling'' is a 1919 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Priscilla Dean, Wellington A. Playter and Lon Chaney as pickpocket "Stoop" Connors. This was the first time Lon Chaney appeared in a Tod Browning ...

'' (1919) * ''

Love, Honor and Behave ''Love, Honor and Behave'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Stanley Logan and starring Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane. The supporting cast includes John Litel, Thomas Mitchell, Dick Foran and Dickie Moore. " Bei Mir Bist Du Sc ...

'' (1920) * '' Down on the Farm'' (1920) * ''Married Life'' (1920) * ''

A Small Town Idol ''A Small Town Idol'' is a 1921 American silent feature comedy film produced by Mack Sennett and released through Associated First National. The film stars Ben Turpin and was made and acted by many of the same Sennett personnel from his previo ...

'' (1921) * '' The Dictator'' (1922) * ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' (1923) * '' Thirty Days'' (1922) * ''

Breaking Into Society ''Breaking Into Society'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Hunt Stromberg and starring Carrie Clark Ward, Bull Montana, and Kalla Pasha. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the O'Toole's of Tin Can Alley inherit a gre ...

'' (1923) * ''

A Million to Burn ''A Million to Burn'' is a 1923 American comedy film directed by William Parke and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Kalla Pasha, Beatrice Burnham, Tom McGuire, Melbourne MacDowell and Margaret Landis. The fi ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Cat's Meow ''The Cat's Meow'' is a 2001 historical drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, and Jennifer Tilly. The screenplay by Steven Peros is based on his 1997 play ...

'' (1924) * '' His Supreme Moment'' (1925) * '' Heads Up'' (1925) * '' Silken Shackles'' (1926) * ''

Don Juan's Three Nights ''Don Juan's Three Nights'' also known as ''Don Juan's 3 Nights'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Lewis Stone, Shirley Mason, and Malcolm McGregor. It was produced by Henry Hobart an ...

'' (1926) * '' When a Man Loves'' (1927) * ''

The Devil Dancer ''The Devil Dancer'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. For his work on this film, '' The Magic Flame'' and '' Sadie Thompson'', cinematographer George Barnes was nominated for ...

'' (1927) * '' The Dove'' (1927) * '' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1928) * '' West of Zanzibar'' (1928) * '' Seven Footprints to Satan'' (1929) * ''

The Show of Shows ''The Show of Shows'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. The all-talking Vitaphone production cost $850,000 and was shot almost entirely in Technicolor. ''The Show o ...

'' (1929) * ''

I Surrender Dear "I Surrender Dear" (sometimes written as "I Surrender, Dear") is a song composed by Harry Barris with lyrics by Gordon Clifford, first performed by Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with Bing Crosby in 1931, which became his first s ...

(1931) * '' One More Chance'' (1931)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasha, Kalla 1879 births 1933 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Detroit 20th-century American male actors