Sol Gorss

Biography

Sol Gorss was born on March 22, 1908 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is known for his work on "Climax! (1954)", "Flowing Gold (1940)" and "China Girl (1942)". He died on September 10, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Career Overview

Sol Gorss has 169 screen credits in a career dating back to 1931. Their work spans 13 cinematic universes — most prominently Torchy Blane Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Guns Girls and Gangsters, The Big Gusher. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

169

Birth Date

1908-03-22 00:00:00

Birth Place

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Known For

• 

  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• 

  Guns Girls and Gangsters
• 

  The Big Gusher
• 

  Tarzan and the Trappers
• 

  Bullet Scars
• 

  Jeep-Herders

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 13 universes

• Torchy Blane Collection (3 titles)
• Matt Helm Collection (2 titles)
• Brass Bancroft Series (2 titles)
• Nancy Drew Collection (2 titles)
• Tarzan (Gordon Scott) Collection (1 titles)
• Penrod Collection (1 titles)
• Big Town (1 titles)
• Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Hank Mann (2 collaborations)
• Scatman Crothers (2 collaborations)
• Robert Hyatt (1 collaborations)
• Denise Alexander (1 collaborations)
• John Carradine (1 collaborations)
• Thomas Mitchell (1 collaborations)
• Walter Catlett (1 collaborations)
• Elizabeth Patterson (1 collaborations)
• Katherine Warren (1 collaborations)
• Minor Watson (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (143 credits)

  • Red Tomahawk

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Batman

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Silencers

    Pilot (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Great Race

    Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Munsters

    - Herman, the Tire-Kicker (1966) ... The 1st Drunk actor actors
    1964
  • Daniel Boone

    - Fifty Rifles (1966) ... Ruffian actor actors
    1964
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    - The Adriatic Express Affair (1965) ... Konrad actor actors

    - The Foxes and Hounds Affair (1965) ... Fuel Truck Driver (uncredited) actor actors
    1964
  • Burke's Law

    - Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee? (1964) ... Bouncer (uncredited) actor actors
    1963
  • How the West Was Won

    River Pirate (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Lucy Show

    - Lucy and the Return of the Iron Man (1965) ... Rusty actor actors
    1962
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - The Sign of Satan (1964) ... The Studio Policeman actor actors
    1962
  • North to Alaska

    Gunman at Arnie's Claim (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Spartacus

    Slave Leader (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Elmer Gantry

    Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Tarzan and the Trappers

    Sikes

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Warlock

    Bob Nicholson (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Al Capone

    Capone Hood at Polling Place (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Guns Girls and Gangsters

    Armored Car Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Rawhide

    - The Enormous Fist (1964) ... Settler (uncredited) actor actors

    - Incident at Two Graves (1963) ... Henchman (uncredited) actor actors
    1959
  • The Untouchables

    - Line of Fire (1963) ... Henchman (uncredited) actor actors

    - A Fist of Five (1962) ... Carmen (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Death Tree (1962) ... Man in Knife Fight (uncredited) actor actors
    1959
  • Lawman

    - The Jury (1958) ... Henchman (uncredited) actor actors
    1958
  • Baby Face Nelson

    Preston

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Tijuana Story

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Final Fadeout (1966) ... Stunt Man No. 2 actor actors

    - The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle (1962) ... Barfly in Saloon Fight (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • Wagon Train

    - The Pearlie Garnet Story (1964) ... Townsman (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - The Lass with the Poisonous Air (1959) ... Brawler (uncredited) actor actors

    - According to Hoyle (1957) ... Gunman (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • Yaqui Drums

    Second Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Tea and Sympathy

    Burly Man

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Nightmare

    Bob Clune (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Congo Crossing

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Killing

    Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Ransom!

    Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Injun Joe

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • It's Always Fair Weather

    Culloran's Thug (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Unchained

    Police captain (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Phenix City Story

    Policeman at Trial (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Battle Cry

    Bartender in Brawl (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Cheyenne

    - The Imposter (1959) ... Brawler (uncredited) actor actors

    - Town of Fear (1957) ... Saloon Brawler (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Mutton Puncher (1957) ... Casey actor actors
    1955
  • The Yellow Mountain

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Bounty Hunter

    Bushrat (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Rails Into Laramie

    Saloon Bouncer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Flame of Calcutta

    Jehan Man / Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Raiders of the Seven Seas

    Pirate

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Jeopardy

    Captain's Driver Talking to Helen (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon

    Dangerous Dora's Henchman / Miss LaRue's Associate (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Carson City

    Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • His Kind of Woman

    Seaman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Big Gusher

    Saloon Brawler

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Prison Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Red Skelton Show

    - Willie Resists Girls (1956) ... Supporting player actor actors

    - Romeo and Juliet (1954) ... Supporting Player actor actors

    - Prince Valiant (1954) ... Knight actor actors
    1951
  • The Asphalt Jungle

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Dakota Lil

    Wheeler

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Johnny Allegro

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Homicide

    Robber

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Undercover Man

    Joseph Clark - Hoodlum (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Knock on Any Door

    Detective Interrogating Suspect (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Three Musketeers

    Jussac (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Exile

    Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • They Won't Believe Me

    Gus (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Gangster (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Big Town

    Roustabout (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Jeep-Herders

    "Brooklyn" Adams

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Conspirators

    Prison Guard with Keys (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    New York Pitcher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Mr. Skeffington

    Plainclothesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Air Force

    Sergeant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • You Can't Escape Forever

    Seated at Lonesome Club (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Men of the Sky

    Shoe Repair Shop Prorietor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Murder in the Big House

    Guard with Visitor Records (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • I Was Framed

    Paul's Gang Member

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Bullet Scars

    Dude, lodge gate guard

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • All Through the Night

    Gunman at Warehouse (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Dangerously They Live

    John's Driver Following Jane (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Chauffeur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Steel Against the Sky

    Security Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • They Died with Their Boots On

    Adjutant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • One Foot in Heaven

    Panhandler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Highway West

    Police Patrolman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Nurse's Secret

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    Trainer with Tex (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Here Comes Happiness

    Messenger from Burke (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Flight from Destiny

    Cab Driver #1

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • East of the River

    Prisoner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Knute Rockne All American

    Man Wheeling Knute's Wheelchair (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Flowing Gold

    Luke

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • They Drive by Night

    Driver Warning About Farnsworth (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • A Fugitive from Justice

    Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Tear Gas Squad

    Frank

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • 'Til We Meet Again

    Sailor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • King of the Lumberjacks

    Lumberjack On Line for Cashier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Alice in Movieland

    Microphone Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Charlie Chan in Panama

    Soldier

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Castle on the Hudson

    Silent Gangster in Car (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Private Detective

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • A Child is Born

    Intern in Gallery (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • On Dress Parade

    Doctor Attending Duncan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Smashing the Money Ring

    Dice's Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Reporters' Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

    Court Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Indianapolis Speedway

    Frank, Replaced Driving Mechanic

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Cowboy Quarterback

    Cozy Walsh - Packers Player

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hell's Kitchen

    Sweet Al - a Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Naughty but Nice

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Code of the Secret Service

    Dutch

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Nazi Goon at Bund Meeting (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Dodge City

    Train Fireman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Secret Service of the Air

    Border Patrol Pilot

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Nancy Drew... Reporter

    Citizen Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Devil's Island

    Guard Escorting Gaudet After Operation

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Heart of the North

    Andre (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Girls on Probation

    Patrol Officer

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Crime School

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Torchy Blane in Panama

    First Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Over the Wall

    Hospital Trusty

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • He Couldn't Say No

    Mike, the Linoleum Truck Driver

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Romance Road

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Invisible Menace

    Guard

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • She Loved a Fireman

    Company B Leader

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Over the Goal

    Second Trainer

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Alcatraz Island

    Joe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Varsity Show

    Stagehand

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • San Quentin

    Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Men in Exile

    Gomez's Aide Outside Office

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Ready, Willing and Able

    Cameraman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Penrod and Sam

    Hanson's Driver

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Her Husband's Secretary

    Fellow Steel Worker

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • King of Hockey

    Man Yelling at Dugan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Case of the Black Cat

    Poker Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Here Comes Carter

    Police Driver

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Love Begins at Twenty

    Jim - Bank Robber

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Jailbreak

    Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Satan Met a Lady

    Jackie Farrow (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Law in Her Hands

    Second Trial Court Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Sons o' Guns

    Apache Dancer

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Road Gang

    Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Moonlight on the Prairie

    Saloon Cowboy #3

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Dinky

    Prison Visitor

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • 'G' Men

    G-Man Guarding Leggett (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Bureau of Missing Persons

    Dock Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Crowd Roars

    Replaced Driving Mechanic

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Front Page

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931

• crew (26 credits)

  • Murderers' Row

    stunts

    crew
    1966
  • Harper

    stunts

    crew
    1966
  • The Silencers

    stunts

    crew
    1966
  • Our Man Flint

    stunts

    crew
    1966
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    stunts

    crew
    1963
  • From Russia with Love

    stunts

    crew
    1963
  • How the West Was Won

    stunts

    crew
    1962
  • Baby Face Nelson

    stunts

    crew
    1957
  • Around the World in 80 Days

    stunts

    crew
    1956
  • The Bounty Hunter

    stunts

    crew
    1954
  • Carson City

    stunts

    crew
    1952
  • His Kind of Woman

    stunts

    crew
    1951
  • The Big Gusher

    stunts

    crew
    1951
  • The Thing from Another World

    stunts

    crew
    1951
  • Flying Disc Man from Mars

    stunts

    crew
    1950
  • Comanche Territory

    stunts

    crew
    1950
  • Dakota Lil

    stunts

    crew
    1950
  • Homicide

    stunts

    crew
    1949
  • Adventures of Don Juan

    stunts

    crew
    1948
  • Big Town

    stunts

    crew
    1946
  • The Royal Mounted Rides Again

    stunts

    crew
    1945
  • Murder in the Big House

    stunts

    crew
    1942
  • Highway West

    stunts

    crew
    1941
  • Dodge City

    stunts

    crew
    1939
  • Devil's Island

    stunts

    crew
    1939
  • The Case of the Black Cat

    stunts

    crew
    1936