Portrait of Leo Gorcey

Acting

Leo Gorcey

Career

Active from 1938 to 2020, with a break from 1967 to 2019, busiest in 1942 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
67
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Docks of New York
Docks of New York
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leo Gorcey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Comedy 6
  • Fast-Paced 6
  • Slapstick Humor 5
  • Underdog Story 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Lighthearted Mystery 3
  • Innocent Fun 3
  • Nostalgic Viewing 3
  • B-Movie Charm 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter (2020)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)

as Muggs McGinnis (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Muggs (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)

as The East Side Kids (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 34
The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Leo Gorcey

1960s

2 titles · average score 68
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (1966)

as Leo

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as First Cab Driver

1950s

25 titles · average score 62
Crashing Las Vegas
Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Jail Busters
Jail Busters (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Slip Mahoney

Bowery to Bagdad
Bowery to Bagdad (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Slip Mahoney

Spy Chasers
Spy Chasers (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

as Slip Mahoney

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)
GoodWatch score 37

as Slip Mahoney

Jalopy
Jalopy (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Terrence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Loose in London
Loose in London (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Terence Aloysius "Slip" Mahoney

Let's Go Navy!
Let's Go Navy! (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Ghost Chasers
Ghost Chasers (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Slip Mahoney

Blonde Dynamite
Blonde Dynamite (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Slip Mahoney

Blues Busters
Blues Busters (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Slip Mahoney

1940s

48 titles · average score 58
Live Wires
Live Wires (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Terrence 'Slip' Mahoney

In Fast Company
In Fast Company (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney

Docks of New York
Docks of New York (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

as Muggs McGinnis

Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
GoodWatch score 40

as Muggs McGinnis

Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Muggs McGinnis

Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Muggs McGinnis

Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Cecil

Born to Sing
Born to Sing (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as 'Snap' Collins

Spooks Run Wild
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
GoodWatch score 45

as Muggs McGinnis

That Gang of Mine
That Gang of Mine (1940)
GoodWatch score 39

as Muggs Maloney

Pride of the Bowery
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
GoodWatch score 40

as Muggs Maloney

Boys of the City
Boys of the City (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Muggs McGinnis

1930s

14 titles · average score 64
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gyp Haller

On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Slip Duncan

Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Leo Finnegan

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Spit

Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jimmy

Private Detective
Private Detective (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Crime School
Crime School (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins

Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90

as Bim

Mannequin
Mannequin (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Clifford Cassidy

Swingtime in the Movies
Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Crime School Kid (uncredited)

Dead End
Dead End (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Spit

Headin' East
Headin' East (1937)

as Boy Boxer in Gym (uncredited)