Noel Madison

Noel Madison (born Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch; April 30, 1897 – January 6, 1975) was an American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s and appeared in 75 films, often as a gangster.

Noel Madison
Lobby card for The Important Witness (1933) with Noel Madison (upper left)
Born	Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch (1897-04-30)April 30, 1897 New York City, New York
Died	January 6, 1975(1975-01-06) (aged 77) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Years active	1930–1948
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Joyce Nathan (1926–1975; his death) 1 child
Parent(s)	Maurice Moscovitch Rose Moscovitch

Born in New York City,[1] Madison was the son of actor Maurice Moscovitch[2] and his wife Rose.

Besides his theatrical work in the United States, he acted on stage in England and Australia.[3]

Partial filmography

• Sinners' Holiday (1930) - Buck
• The Doorway to Hell (1930) - Rocco
• Little Caesar (1931) - Killer Peppi (uncredited)
• The Finger Points (1931) - Larry Hayes (scenes deleted)
• The Star Witness (1931) - Horan - Henchman (uncredited)
• The Hatchet Man (1932) - Charley Kee (uncredited)
• Play-Girl (1932) - Martie Happ
• The Heart of New York (1932) - Mr. Farola - an Architect (uncredited)
• Symphony of Six Million (1932) - Magnus Klauber
• The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) - Angelo Paroni
• Man About Town (1932) - Tony (uncredited)
• Radio Patrol (1932) - Tony
• The Last Mile (1932) - D'Amoro - Cell 6
• Hat Check Girl (1932) - Dan McCoy (uncredited)
• Me and My Gal (1932) - Baby Face Castenega
• Laughter in Hell (1933) - Brownfield
• West of Singapore (1933) - Degama
• Humanity (1933) - Sam Bernstein
• Destination Unknown (1933) - Maxie
• The Important Witness (1933) - Gus Miranda
• Journal of a Crime (1934) - Costelli
• The House of Rothschild (1934) - Carl Rothschild
• I Like It That Way (1934) - Jimmy Stuart
• Manhattan Melodrama (1934) - Manny Arnold
• The Cat's-Paw (1934) - Gangster (uncredited)
• The Girl from Missouri (1934) - Mr. Miller (uncredited)
• Times Square Lady (1935) - (scenes deleted)
• Four Hours to Kill! (1935) - Anderson
• G Men (1935) - Durfee
• What Price Crime (1935) - Douglas Worthington
• The Girl Who Came Back (1935) - Brewster
• Woman Wanted (1935) - Joe Metz
• Three Kids and a Queen (1935) - Stanley
• The Pace That Kills (1935) - Nick - The Pusher
• The Morals of Marcus (1935) - Tony Pasquale
• My Marriage (1936) - Marty Harris
• Muss 'em Up (1936) - Tony Spivali - Gambler
• Murder at Glen Athol (1936) - Gus Colleti
• Champagne Charlie (1936) - Pedro Gorini
• Easy Money (1936) - 'Duke' Trotti
• Straight from the Shoulder (1936) - Trim
• Missing Girls (1936) - Ben Davis
• Our Relations (1936) - Second Gangster at Pirate's Club
• House of Secrets (1936) - Dan Wharton
• Man of the People (1937) - 'Dopey' Benny
• Her Husband Lies (1937) - Jackie Taylor (uncredited)
• The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937) - Joseph
• Gangway (1937) - Mike Otterman
• Nation Aflame (1937) - Frank Sandino
• Sailing Along (1938) - Windy
• Kate Plus Ten (1938, aka Queen of Crime) - Gregori
• Crackerjack (1938) - Sculpie
• Climbing High (1938) - Gibson
• Anything to Declare? (1938) - Dr. Klee
• Missing Evidence (1939) - Paul Duncan
• Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939) - Belescu
• The Great Plane Robbery (1940) - Joe Colson
• Footsteps in the Dark (1941) - Fissue
• Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) - Gordon Cobb
• A Shot in the Dark (1941) - Al Martin
• Highway West (1941) - Salvo - Henchman
• A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) - Ricci (uncredited)
• Joe Smith, American (1942) - Schricker
• Secret Agent of Japan (1942) - Saito
• A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) - George Belden
• Bombs over Burma (1942) - Me-Hoi
• Miss V from Moscow (1942) - Police Chief Fritz Kleiss
• Forever and a Day (1943) - Mr. Dunkinfield (uncredited)
• Shantytown (1943) - 'Ace' Lambert
• The Black Raven (1943) - Mike Bardoni
• Jitterbugs (1943) - Tony Queen
• The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) - Vincent Sawyer (final film role)

References

1. "They Head 'The Last Mile' Cast". The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. Missouri, Chillicothe. September 10, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rice Drama Back at Alcazar; Noel Madison Starred". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. August 26, 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Noel Madison Can't Escape Suave Villains". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. July 26, 1936. p. 46. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Noel Madison on IMDb