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American actor (1901–47)
Jack Lipson
Born (1901-01-17 ) January 17, 1901Died November 28, 1947(1947-11-28) (aged 46) Other names Jack "Tiny" Lipson Years active
1927 -
1947
Jack "Tiny" Lipson (January 17, 1901 – November 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 85 films between
1927 and
1948 .
Career
Lipson played character parts, and was usually uncredited. Due to his rotund, towering figure, Lipson gained the nickname "Tiny" and was usually cast as the "fat guy" in films.
[1] He played the role of King Vultan the 1936 serial
Flash Gordon . In 1941, he appeared in
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break as a Turkish passenger aboard an airplane with
W. C. Fields , whose mumbled remarks about the passenger's size prompt the retort, "You a big nose have it!"
[2] Two years later, Lipson portrayed a German sailor in the
Three Stooges ' short
Back from the Front , in which he is knocked unconscious and collapses on top of a suffocating
Larry Fine .
Moe Howard comes to the rescue and quips, "Whoa, a German whale!"
[3]
Death
Lipson died of a
heart attack on November 28, 1947, aged 46. He is interred at
Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography
One Hysterical Night (1929) - Masquerade Guest (uncredited)
The Long Long Trail (1929) - Traveling Salesman in Bar (uncredited)
Skinner Steps Out (1929) - Neighbor
Dames Ahoy! (1930) - Scotsman in Kilt (uncredited)
Undertow (1930) - Beach Vendor (uncredited)
Human Targets (1932) - Wrangler (uncredited)
The Fighting Gentleman (1932) - Big Husband at Carnival (uncredited)
Prosperity (1932) - George, Bank Depositor Demanding Proof (uncredited)
The Show-Off (1934) - Excursion Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) - Uncle Angus (uncredited)
Punch Drunks (1934, Short) - Fat Ringsider (uncredited)
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) - Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy (1934, Serial) - Hefty Extra in Cafe [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland (1934) - Nobleman (uncredited)
The Painted Veil (1934) - Fat Man (scenes deleted)
Beginner's Luck (1935, Short) - Audience member #4
The Drunkard (1935) - Farmer Stevens
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) - Big Man with Newspaper (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera (1935) - Engineer's Assistant (uncredited)
Three Little Beers (1935, Short) - Jones (uncredited)
A Face in the Fog (1936) - Fat Detective (uncredited)
The Lucky Corner (1936, Short) - Crowd extra #6
Flash Gordon (1936, Serial) - King Vultan [Chs. 5-13]
Slippery Silks (1936, Short) - Chief of Missing Persons Bureau (uncredited)
Dizzy Doctors (1937, Short) - Shoeshine Victim (uncredited)
Brothers of the West (1937) - Jake the Hobo
Flying Fists (1937) - Duncan
One Man Justice (1937) - Slim
Playing the Ponies (1937, Short) - Customer (uncredited)
Professor Beware (1938) - Brawler (uncredited)
Six-Gun Trail (1938) - Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Outlaws' Paradise (1939) - Toby, Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) - Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940) - 2nd Bartender (uncredited)
Murder Over New York (1940) - Hindu Businessman (uncredited)
Federal Fugitives (1941) - Henchman (uncredited)
I'll Never Heil Again (1941, Short) - Bay of Rum (uncredited)
Manpower (1941) - Midnight Club Bartender (uncredited)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941, Short) - Huge Turk (uncredited)
The Chocolate Soldier (1941) - Captain Masakroff in Show (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin' (1941) - Junior (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway (1941) - Hefty Customer at Nick's (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) - Bass Casino Singer (uncredited)
I Married an Angel (1942) - Mr. Roquefort (uncredited)
Back from the Front (1943, Short) - Huge German Sailor (uncredited)
I Dood It (1943) - Big Man at Bazaar (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry (1944) - Man in Cafeteria (uncredited)
Kismet (1944) - Aide to Mansur (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem (1944) - Café Small Cornet Player (uncredited)
The Clock (1945) - Garbage Man (uncredited)
Dillinger (1945) - Movie Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946) - Drexel - Sleeping Man on Stage (uncredited)
Suspense (1946) - Spectator (uncredited)
No Leave, No Love (1946) - Hunky Expectant Father (uncredited)
Bringing Up Father (1946) - Fat Man (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters (1948) - Freddy, Fat Man on Street (uncredited)
Summer Holiday (1948) - Klaumeyer (uncredited)
The Bride Goes Wild (1948) - Fat Man (uncredited)
Luxury Liner (1948) - Fat Guest (uncredited) (final film role)
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