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John Boles

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John Boles

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American actor (1895–1969)

Film & TV

Greenville, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Boles (October 28, 1895 – February 27, 1969) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Victor Moritz in the 1931 film Frankenstein. He started out in Hollywood in silent movies, but became a huge star with the advent of talkies. After the war, Boles moved to New York to study music. He quickly became well known for his talents and was…

Known for

  • Babes in Bagdad — Hassan1952
  • Thousands Cheer — Bill Jones1943
  • Between Us Girls — Steven J. Forbes1942
  • Road to Happiness — Jeff Carter1941
  • Sinners in Paradise — Jim Taylor1938
  • Romance in the Dark — Antal Kovach1938
  • Stella Dallas — Stephen Dallas1937
  • Fight for Your Lady — Robert Densmore1937
  • She Married an Artist — Lee Thornwood1937
  • As Good as Married — Alexander Drew1937

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Greenville
Place of death
San Angelo
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Conflict
World War I
Image
John Boles - Motion Picture, July 1930.jpg
Number of children
2
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cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1895-10-27
date of death
1969-02-27
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
John Boles
different from
John Boles
writing language
English language
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