Sol Gorss, born Saul Gorss (March 22, 1908 – September 10, 1966) was a prominent American movie and television actor and stunt man. He was active from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, when he died.
Before Gorss became an actor, he worked as a professional football player, a caddy and an assistant golf professional.
Gorss appeared in many films, including ''
Warlock
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.
Etymology and terminology
The most commonly accepted etymology derives '' warlock'' from the Old English '' wǣrloga'', which meant "breaker of oaths" or "deceiver" and was given special applicati ...
'', ''
The Phantom (serial)
''The Phantom'' is a 1943 15-chapter cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role. It is based on Lee Falk's comic strip ''The Phantom'', first syndicated to n ...
'', and ''
Adventures of Superman'', among many others. In 1944, he owned a night club.
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On September 1, 1944, Gorss married actress Virginia Haralson.]Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery is the largest Jewish cemetery organization in California.
History
Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, owned by Sinai Temple of Los Angeles, refers to two Jewish cemeteries in the Los Angeles metrop ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''Times Square Playboy
''Times Square Playboy'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by William C. McGann and starring Warren William, June Travis and Barton MacLane. It is also known by the alternative title of ''His Best Man''. The film's art direction was by E ...
'' (1936)
* ''Bengal Tiger
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The tiger is estimated to have been present in ...
'' (1936)
* ''The Three Musketeers
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'' (1948)
* ''Flame of Calcutta
''Flame of Calcutta'' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Columbia Pic ...
'' (1953)
* ''The Iron Glove
''The Iron Glove'' is a 1954 American historical adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Robert Stack, Ursula Thiess and Richard Stapley. It was based on the adventures of the Jacobite Charles Wogan.
Plot
Irish Jacobite Charles ...
'' (1954)
* ''The Silencers
''The Silencers'' is the title of a 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, the fourth in a series of books featuring assassin Matt Helm.
Plot summary
When a female agent in Mexico is killed before Helm can complete his mission to extract her, he f ...
'' (1966) - Pilot (uncredited)
* '' Batman'' (1966) - Guard (uncredited)
* ''Red Tomahawk
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'' (1967) - Townsman / Roulette Player
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Jewish American male actors
1908 births
1966 deaths
Burials at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
20th-century American male actors
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
20th-century American Jews