Paul Bradley

born: 26 July 1901
Larino, Provincia di Campobasso, Molise,
Italy
died: 18 June 1999
Tarzana, Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(age 97)

American actor. He immigrated to the US in 1907 with his Mom and siblings. The Dad had arrived in 1902. In 1920, "Antonio" enlisted in the Army at Ft. Bliss, TX with an artillery regiment which gained him his citizenship. By 1934, he was acting in films. He played bit and extra parts in movies and TV into 1990 with over 450 appearances, mostly uncredited, and was known as the most popular dress extra in Hollywood. In Los Angeles in 1943, he married Eleanor Frieda, an accountant.
Real name: Anthony Poliseno
Height: 5'11"
Films listed on this page: 1 film with Laurel & Hardy.

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NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1943
Jitterbugs
Carnival patron

Acknowledgements & sources:
Ancestry.com WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ht. 5' 11": confirms birth place and date:
Ancestry.com 1920 Sep 23: TX, U.S. Naturalization Records, 1852-1991: Army enlistment and citizenship
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3998&h=904661318&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3998 (1936 Oct.: Dad's citizenship Application)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228343419/paul-bradley (1999 grave: nice biography)
https://www.complete-hitchcock.com/web_images/ahps5e32_7.jpg
Jim Jarvis (help and information)

This page was last updated on: 14 February 2022