Pat Walshe(1900-1991)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Born in 1900, he worked in vaudeville as a child and appeared in
Broadway in "A Good Little Devil." As an adult he continued to appear
in vaudeville but also joined various circuses and Midget Troupes. He
had a specialist interest in portraying animals and was a veteran animal
impersonator. He appeared in his second Broadway show "Fine and Dandy"
in 1930. In 1939, due to his short stature and animal impersonating
skills, he appeared in The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Nikko, the flying monkey.
This made him very famous and he continued to perform in vaudeville. He
also made two other film appearances in Panic in the Streets (1950) and
Roseanna McCoy (1949). Died in 1991 and, by this time, he was the last surviving
credited cast member of The Wizard of Oz.
