George Zucco
George Desylla Zucco was an English character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. In his horror films, he often played a suave villain.
Zucco was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England. His mother, Marian , was English and ran a dressmaking business it is claimed she was a former ladyinwaiting to Queen Victoria but this is untrue as the honour was only accessible to titled ladies of high rank . His father, George De Sylla Zucco, was a Greek merchant. He debuted on the Canadian stage in 1908. He and his wife Frances toured the American vaudeville circuit during the 1910s, their satirical sketch about suffragettes earning them renown.
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