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Joe Bacon(1890-1953)

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Joe Bacon was born on 12 June 1890 in Houma, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Crusades (1935) and Safari Drums (1953). He died on 2 November 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 12, 1890
DiedNovember 2, 1953(63)
BornJune 12, 1890
DiedNovember 2, 1953(63)
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Known for

Henry Wilcoxon and Loretta Young in The Crusades (1935)
The Crusades
6.5
  • Actor
  • 1935
Safari Drums (1953)
Safari Drums
5.0
  • Actor
  • 1953

Credits

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Actor



  • Safari Drums (1953)
    Safari Drums
    5.0
    • 1953
  • Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
    A Streetcar Named Desire
    7.9
    • Extra (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
    6.3
    • Nubian Slave (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Broadway Rhythm (1944)
    Broadway Rhythm
    5.9
    • Cafe Extra (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
    Tarzan's Secret Treasure
    6.4
    • Native (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.4
    • Palace Guard (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, John Howard, Jack Oakie, and Lily Pons in Hitting a New High (1937)
    Hitting a New High
    4.9
    • African Native (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Henry Wilcoxon and Loretta Young in The Crusades (1935)
    The Crusades
    6.5
    • 1935
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Naughty Marietta (1935)
    Naughty Marietta
    6.5
    • Field Hand (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Claudette Colbert, Henry Wilcoxon, and Warren William in Cleopatra (1934)
    Cleopatra
    6.8
    • Fan Bearer (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 12, 1890
    • Houma, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 2, 1953
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Children
    • Shelby Bacon

Did you know

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    Bacon was found unresponsive in the early morning hours of Monday, November 2, 1953, on board a Los Angeles bus. Ironically, he had recently finished work on Tanganyika (1954) in which he had a death scene.

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