Joseph Attles
American actor (1903–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Attles (April 7, 1903 – October 29, 1990) was an American character actor of the legitimate theater, vaudeville and motion pictures.
Joseph Attles | |
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Born | (1903-04-07)April 7, 1903 |
Died | October 29, 1990(1990-10-29) (aged 87) |
Occupation(s) | Stage, film actor |
Attles was born on April 7, 1903, in James Island, South Carolina.[1] Prior to becoming a full-time performer, he was a postal clerk and a singer in the choir at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York.[2]
Attles's Broadway credits included Blackbirds of 1928 (1928), Kwamina (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and A Cry of Players (1968).[1] When he was not in a current play, he held other jobs, including being a waiter in a dining car on the Pennsylvania Railroad.[2]
Attles died of prostate cancer on October 29, 1990, in Charleston, South Carolina.[3]