Johnnie Morris (actor)

Johnnie Morris (June 15, 1887 in New York, NY – October 7, 1969 in Hollywood, California) was an American actor and comedian who began his career in Vaudeville and then worked in the movies.

Biography

In 1905, Morris was hired by Gene Leroy to be part of the Leroy Trio, a Vaudeville act which featured Leroy as a drag singer with two teenage singers supporting him. The other member of the group was a 15-year-old Julius Marx in his professional debut. The Trio first performed at the Ramona Theatre, in Grand Rapids, MI on July 16, 1905.[1]

The diminutive actor played newsboys, jockeys, and characters named 'Peewee' in a film career that lasted from 1912 to 1942. One of his most notable roles was that of Pappy Yokum in the 1940 film version of Li'l Abner.

He died on October 7, 1969 in Hollywood, California.

Partial filmography

References
  1. Bader, Robert S. (2016). Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780810134164.
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