Actor.
Born under the name of Christopher Joseph Devlin, his stage name was Joseph Matthews.
Bore a striking resemblance to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, whom he played in three films during World War II.
Appeared in films like Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Oklahoma Kid (1939), Hell's Kitchen (1939), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) with James Stewart, The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940 serial), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945), A Star Is Born (1948), Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Dick Tracy (TV Series) as Sam Catchem, and Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955).
Joe Devlin passed away in 1973.
Born under the name of Christopher Joseph Devlin, his stage name was Joseph Matthews.
Bore a striking resemblance to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, whom he played in three films during World War II.
Appeared in films like Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Oklahoma Kid (1939), Hell's Kitchen (1939), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) with James Stewart, The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940 serial), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945), A Star Is Born (1948), Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Dick Tracy (TV Series) as Sam Catchem, and Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955).
Joe Devlin passed away in 1973.
Actor.
Born under the name of Christopher Joseph Devlin, his stage name was Joseph Matthews.
Bore a striking resemblance to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, whom he played in three films during World War II.
Appeared in films like Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Oklahoma Kid (1939), Hell's Kitchen (1939), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) with James Stewart, The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940 serial), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945), A Star Is Born (1948), Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Dick Tracy (TV Series) as Sam Catchem, and Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955).
Joe Devlin passed away in 1973.
Born under the name of Christopher Joseph Devlin, his stage name was Joseph Matthews.
Bore a striking resemblance to Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, whom he played in three films during World War II.
Appeared in films like Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Oklahoma Kid (1939), Hell's Kitchen (1939), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) with James Stewart, The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940 serial), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945), A Star Is Born (1948), Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Dick Tracy (TV Series) as Sam Catchem, and Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955).
Joe Devlin passed away in 1973.
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