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George Zucco (One-Take Zucco, Pinky) was born on 11 January, 1886 in Manchester, England, UK, is an actor. Discover George Zucco's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

Popular As One-Take Zucco, Pinky
Occupation actor
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 11 January 1886
Birthday 11 January
Birthplace Manchester, England, UK
Date of death 27 May, 1960
Died Place Hollywood, California, USA
Nationality United Kingdom

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George Zucco Height, Weight & Measurements

At 74 years old, George Zucco height is 5' 10" (1.78 m) .

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Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Who Is George Zucco's Wife?

His wife is Stella Francis (12 July 1930 - 28 May 1960) ( his death) ( 1 child)

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Wife Stella Francis (12 July 1930 - 28 May 1960) ( his death) ( 1 child)
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George Zucco Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is George Zucco worth at the age of 74 years old? George Zucco’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated George Zucco's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1908

At 22, George Zucco decided to begin his stage career in earnest in the Canadian provinces in 1908. In the course of the following decade, he also performed in an American vaudeville tour with his young wife, Frances, in a routine called "The Suffragette. " As World War I grew in scale, Zucco returned to England to join the army. He saw action and was wounded in his right arm by gunfire. Subsequent surgery partially handicapped the use of two fingers and a thumb.

1920

However, having honed his theatrical talents, he proceeded to enter the London stage scene and was rewarded with a developing career that made him a leading man as the 1920s progressed.

1930

Profiled in "Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960" by Laurence Raw (2012).

1931

By 1931 he began working in British sound films, his first being The Dreyfus Case (1931) with Cedric Hardwicke.

1935

What followed were 13 B-grade movies through 1935, until The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) with Roland Young and Ralph Richardson.

Zucco was on his way to America and Broadway by late 1935.

He had signed to play Disraeli opposite Helen Hayes in the original play "Victoria Regina," which ran from December 1935 to June 1936.

1936

After that came a Hollywood contract and his first American picture, Sinner Take All (1936). Zucco had a sharp hawk nose, magnetic dark eyes, and an arching brow that fit well with authoritative and intimidating characters.

1937

That same year, he was in the second installment of the "Thin Man" series, followed by a series of supporting roles in nine films in 1937, usually typed as an English doctor or lord character. They were good supporting roles in "A" films, but he was also taking on darker characters.

1938

This was evident in Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) and more so with Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938). Here, he was Rolf Alferson, alias the criminal mastermind "The Stinger," who could administer a poisonous sting from a needle at the tip of his cane. It was a typical pop movie in the pulp mystery/horror genre with the usual sort of ending, but it started him on the road as a Hollywood arch villain.

1939

That same year, he was cast as Professor Moriarty, the brilliant archenemy of the world's most famous detective in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939).

Also that year, he and Hardwicke reunited to play the dark clerical heavies in the classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939).

1940

Although into the early 1940s Zucco was still getting some variety in shady roles, he was increasingly accepting parts as mad doctors--ancient and otherwise--starting with The Mummy's Hand (1940), the sequel to the original The Mummy (1932). Although this was made by the relatively major Universal Pictures, Zucco began grinding out outlandish horror stuff for bottom-of-the-barrel Producers Releasing Corp. (PRC). It would be incorrect to say he sold out to the horror genre, though, even if horror buffs have made him their own.

Into the later 1940s, he was still giving good accounts as nobles, judges and not-so-mad doctors in such "A" hits as Captain from Castile (1947), Joan of Arc (1948), and Madame Bovary (1949). Zucco was in real life an engaging personality and was also known as a very dependable actor.

1944

Refused to appear in Return of the Ape Man (1944) because he considered his role ludicrous; he was still credited as being in the movie.

1945

Fought in the British army during World War I. Was shot in the right arm during a battle in France, which resulted in permanent paralysis of two fingers. His badly scarred right arm can be seen in a few films, most notably Sudan (1945).

1951

He suffered a stroke not long after his final film, David and Bathsheba (1951), once more in Egyptian garb but this time not even credited. He retired and lived on in fragile health.

1962

His 29-year-old daughter, Frances Zucco, was an award-winning equestrian and minor actress; she died exactly 20 months to the day after him from throat cancer on March 14, 1962.