Harry Stockwell
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Stockwell made his film debut in the 1935 film Here Comes the Band. He achieved fame in 1937, when he provided the voice of The Prince (seen at the beginning and again in the finale) in Walt Disney's animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Stockwell was also a noted Broadway performer. In 1943, he succeeded Alfred Drake as Curly, the lead role in Broadway's Oklahoma! Template:Hair spaceHe remained in the role until 1948. His final role was in The Werewolf of Washington in 1973. He was the father of actors Dean Stockwell[1] and Guy Stockwell with first wife Elizabeth Veronica.[2] In 1950, he married actress and performer Nina Olivette.[3]
Biography
Stockwell was born on April 27, 1902, in Kansas City, Missouri,[4] to Cora Ellen Teter and her husband William Henry Stockwell. He made his Broadway debut in 1929 in Broadway Nights. The following year he appeared in the 1930 edition of Earl Carroll's Vanities Stockwell started a yearlong run in another musical revue on the Great White Way, As Thousands Cheer.[4]
His first films were Broadway Melody of 1936 and Here Comes the Band. He later lent his voice to the unnamed prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[5]
Death
Stockwell died in New York City on July 19, 1984, aged 82. He was estranged from his 2 sons Dean and Guy at the time of his death. [4]
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Himself | |
| Here Comes the Band | Ollie Watts | ||
| 1937 | All Over Town | Don Fletcher | |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | The Prince | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1939 | Montmartre Madness | Himself | Short |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue | Blackface singer | Uncredited |
| 1959 | It Happened to Jane | Passenger | |
| 1973 | The Werewolf of Washington | Military #2 | (final film role) |
References
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- 1902 births
- 1984 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male musical theatre actors
- American male stage actors
- American male voice actors
- Male actors from Kansas City, Missouri
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American male singers
- 20th-century American singers
- Deaths from diabetes in New York (state)