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Jay Novello

January 01, 1970

Jay Novello (born Michael Romano, August 22, 1904 – September 2, 1982) was an American radio, film, and television character actor.

Jay Novello
Novello in This Rebel Breed (1960)
Born
Michael Romano

(1904-08-22)August 22, 1904
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 2, 1982(1982-09-02) (aged 78)
North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1977
Spouses
  • Rose Motto
Patricia C. (Lucy) Lewis
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(m. 1961)​
Children1

Radio career edit

Novello began his 47-year acting career in the 1930s, performing as a character on radio. He played Jack Packard on the Hollywood version of I Love a Mystery.[1] He portrayed Cairo police Captain Sam Sabaaya on Rocky Jordan,[1]: 287–288  Jamison the butler on the radio version of Lone Wolf, and Judge Glenn Hunter on One Man's Family. He also had roles on Escape, Crime Classics, Lux Radio Theater, Suspense, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. He also played a recurring role as Mr. Negley, the mailman on the radio show My Favorite Husband.

Film edit

During his film career, Novello's roles often alternated between pompous or fussy professionals and assorted ethnic characters, such as Italians, Spaniards, or Mexicans. One of his earliest and more familiar film appearances is in the 1945 Laurel and Hardy comedy The Bullfighters, in which Novello plays a Latin restaurateur.

Novello was limited mostly to bits in minor films, one of his notable being the officious Spanish consul in Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Among his other movie credits are roles in such films as Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953), The Mad Magician (1954), Lisbon (1956), The Pride and the Passion (1957), This Rebel Breed (1960), The Lost World (1960), Escape from Zahrain (1962), The Man from the Diner's Club (1963), Sylvia (1965), Harum Scarum (1965), What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966), The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967), The Comic (1969) and The Domino Principle (1977).

Television edit

Novello's first role as a guest star on television was on CBS's The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in 1951. Besides several appearances on CBS's I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show, he appeared on NBC's Northwest Passage series and on the Western anthology series Frontier in the episode "The Texicans". About this time, he guest-starred in Crusader, a Cold War drama on CBS. He was cast in a 1955 episode as Andre in "Sock Plays Cupid" of the NBC sitcom, The People's Choice. In 1956 he played a murdered antiques dealer in the Screen Directors' Playhouse episode of Robert Louis Stevenson's Markheim.[2]

In 1957, he guest-starred on the NBC detective series The Adventures of McGraw, originally titled Meet McGraw.[citation needed] In 1958, he was cast in five episodes as Juan Greco on ABC's Zorro, and in this same year played Gio Bartolo in the episode "Sidewalk Fisherman" in the ABC series Naked City.

In 1960, he guest starred on the TV Western series Bat Masterson, playing a Scottish Sea Captain Angus MacLeod in S2E37's "Barbary Castle".

He also guest-starred in episodes of two ABC sitcoms, The Donna Reed Show as Nick Melinas in "The Love Letter" (1960) and on The Real McCoys, in which he plays the fiancé of Gladys Purvis, the widowed mother of Kate McCoy.

Between 1957 and 1960, Novello appeared as a skittish coroner in an episode of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Maverick, also in Season 1, Episode 3 "According to Hoyle" as Henry Tree a private detective,[3] also two episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series.

He appeared in the ABC/WB detective series, Bourbon Street Beat. He guest-starred as Beanie in the 1958 episode "Arson" of the CBS crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. In 1962, he played coin collector Nickolas Trevelian in "The Case of the Captain's Coins". He appeared in the syndicated crime drama Johnny Midnight.

Novello guest starred twice on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, as the main character in the episode entitled "Guest of Honor" and as an opportunist lawyer in "Otis Sues the County". He appeared on the television incarnation of Gangbusters as bank robber Willie Sutton. He was a regular on ABC's McHale's Navy as the con artist Mayor Mario Lugatto of Volta Fiore, Italy.[4]

He appeared in the episode of Climax!, Escape From Fear, and had a recurring role on Zorro as Juan Greco. Novello also appeared in several episodes of the ABC/WB series Lawman. He was cast as Guido Morales in the 1960 episode "Unsurrendered Sword" on the ABC series The Rebel.

He appeared as well as a pompous Coin collector in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Captain's Coins". In a 1962 episode of The Andy Griffith Show, he played a thief passing through Mayberry to whom the city leaders unwittingly gave the Key to the City. He played the Frenchman "Verenne" in Season 1, Episode 14 "An Act of War" in the TV series, 12 O'Clock High. In 1964 he played Paul Lejeune, mayor of Bonnaire, in Season 3, Episode 14 "The Town That Went Away" in the TV series Combat!.[citation needed] In 1967 he played LaDuc, a Vichy official in Season 2, Episode 19 "The Decoy Raid" in the TV series The Rat Patrol.[citation needed] In 1969 he played Okun, an organ grinder, in Season 1, Episode 18 "The Night of Thrombeldinbar" of the science fiction series Land of the Giants. He also played a scheming personal injury attorney in a Season 4 episode of Ironside.[citation needed]

Personal life and death edit

Novello's first marriage, to Rose Motto, ended in divorce. In 1961, he married Patricia C. Lewis and they remained together until his death from lung cancer in Riverside Hospital, North Hollywood, California, in 1982, aged 78. He is interred in Los Angeles, California, at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery.[5]

Selected filmography edit

Selected television edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 160. ISBN 978-0786445134.
  2. ^ "Markheim, Screen Directors' Playhouse", TMC
  3. ^ "Uncle Earl's Classic TV Channel". www.solie.org.
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 673. ISBN 978-0786464777.
  5. ^ . The New York Times. United Press International. September 4, 1982. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jay Novello news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jay Novello born Michael Romano August 22 1904 September 2 1982 was an American radio film and television character actor Jay NovelloNovello in This Rebel Breed 1960 BornMichael Romano 1904 08 22 August 22 1904Chicago Illinois U S DiedSeptember 2 1982 1982 09 02 aged 78 North Hollywood California U S Resting placeSan Fernando Mission CemeteryOccupationActorYears active1930 1977SpousesRose Motto Patricia C Lucy Lewis m 1961 wbr Children1 Contents 1 Radio career 2 Film 3 Television 4 Personal life and death 5 Selected filmography 6 Selected television 7 References 8 External linksRadio career editNovello began his 47 year acting career in the 1930s performing as a character on radio He played Jack Packard on the Hollywood version of I Love a Mystery 1 He portrayed Cairo police Captain Sam Sabaaya on Rocky Jordan 1 287 288 Jamison the butler on the radio version of Lone Wolf and Judge Glenn Hunter on One Man s Family He also had roles on Escape Crime Classics Lux Radio Theater Suspense and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar He also played a recurring role as Mr Negley the mailman on the radio show My Favorite Husband Film editDuring his film career Novello s roles often alternated between pompous or fussy professionals and assorted ethnic characters such as Italians Spaniards or Mexicans One of his earliest and more familiar film appearances is in the 1945 Laurel and Hardy comedy The Bullfighters in which Novello plays a Latin restaurateur Novello was limited mostly to bits in minor films one of his notable being the officious Spanish consul in Frank Capra s Pocketful of Miracles 1961 Among his other movie credits are roles in such films as Beneath the 12 Mile Reef 1953 The Mad Magician 1954 Lisbon 1956 The Pride and the Passion 1957 This Rebel Breed 1960 The Lost World 1960 Escape from Zahrain 1962 The Man from the Diner s Club 1963 Sylvia 1965 Harum Scarum 1965 What Did You Do in the War Daddy 1966 The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967 The Comic 1969 and The Domino Principle 1977 Television editNovello s first role as a guest star on television was on CBS s The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in 1951 Besides several appearances on CBS s I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show he appeared on NBC s Northwest Passage series and on the Western anthology series Frontier in the episode The Texicans About this time he guest starred in Crusader a Cold War drama on CBS He was cast in a 1955 episode as Andre in Sock Plays Cupid of the NBC sitcom The People s Choice In 1956 he played a murdered antiques dealer in the Screen Directors Playhouse episode of Robert Louis Stevenson s Markheim 2 In 1957 he guest starred on the NBC detective series The Adventures of McGraw originally titled Meet McGraw citation needed In 1958 he was cast in five episodes as Juan Greco on ABC s Zorro and in this same year played Gio Bartolo in the episode Sidewalk Fisherman in the ABC series Naked City In 1960 he guest starred on the TV Western series Bat Masterson playing a Scottish Sea Captain Angus MacLeod in S2E37 s Barbary Castle He also guest starred in episodes of two ABC sitcoms The Donna Reed Show as Nick Melinas in The Love Letter 1960 and on The Real McCoys in which he plays the fiance of Gladys Purvis the widowed mother of Kate McCoy Between 1957 and 1960 Novello appeared as a skittish coroner in an episode of the ABC Warner Brothers western series Maverick also in Season 1 Episode 3 According to Hoyle as Henry Tree a private detective 3 also two episodes of the ABC Warner Brothers western series He appeared in the ABC WB detective series Bourbon Street Beat He guest starred as Beanie in the 1958 episode Arson of the CBS crime drama Richard Diamond Private Detective In 1962 he played coin collector Nickolas Trevelian in The Case of the Captain s Coins He appeared in the syndicated crime drama Johnny Midnight Novello guest starred twice on CBS s The Andy Griffith Show as the main character in the episode entitled Guest of Honor and as an opportunist lawyer in Otis Sues the County He appeared on the television incarnation of Gangbusters as bank robber Willie Sutton He was a regular on ABC s McHale s Navy as the con artist Mayor Mario Lugatto of Volta Fiore Italy 4 He appeared in the episode of Climax Escape From Fear and had a recurring role on Zorro as Juan Greco Novello also appeared in several episodes of the ABC WB series Lawman He was cast as Guido Morales in the 1960 episode Unsurrendered Sword on the ABC series The Rebel He appeared as well as a pompous Coin collector in the Perry Mason episode The Case of the Captain s Coins In a 1962 episode of The Andy Griffith Show he played a thief passing through Mayberry to whom the city leaders unwittingly gave the Key to the City He played the Frenchman Verenne in Season 1 Episode 14 An Act of War in the TV series 12 O Clock High In 1964 he played Paul Lejeune mayor of Bonnaire in Season 3 Episode 14 The Town That Went Away in the TV series Combat citation needed In 1967 he played LaDuc a Vichy official in Season 2 Episode 19 The Decoy Raid in the TV series The Rat Patrol citation needed In 1969 he played Okun an organ grinder in Season 1 Episode 18 The Night of Thrombeldinbar of the science fiction series Land of the Giants He also played a scheming personal injury attorney in a Season 4 episode of Ironside citation needed Personal life and death editNovello s first marriage to Rose Motto ended in divorce In 1961 he married Patricia C Lewis and they remained together until his death from lung cancer in Riverside Hospital North Hollywood California in 1982 aged 78 He is interred in Los Angeles California at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery 5 Selected filmography editThe Jade Box 1930 Serial Cultist uncredited It Had to Happen 1936 Santoro uncredited Tenth Avenue Kid 1938 Hobart Boys Town 1938 Gangster uncredited Flirting with Fate 1938 Manuel Del Valle Sergeant Madden 1939 Prisoner on Train uncredited Calling All Marines 1939 Lefty Forgotten Girls 1940 Small Thug in Gorno s Office uncredited Girl from Havana 1940 Manuel The Devil s Pipeline 1940 Bandad The Border Legion 1940 Santos Robin Hood of the Pecos 1941 Stacy The Great Train Robbery 1941 Santos Two Gun Sheriff 1941 Marc Albo Sheriff of Tombstone 1941 John Anderson aka Joe Martinez They Met in Bombay 1941 Bolo Citadel of Crime 1941 Vince Bad Man of Deadwood 1941 Monte Burns Unholy Partners 1941 Dice Table Stickman uncredited Swamp Woman 1941 Flash Brand Sleepytime Gal 1942 Chef Barzumium Broadway 1942 Eddie uncredited Junior G Men of the Air 1942 Serial Dogara Farm Gate Guard uncredited Dr Broadway 1942 Greeny Cairo 1942 Italian Officer uncredited Bells of Capistrano 1942 Jenkins uncredited King of the Mounties 1942 Serial Lewis Ch 2 3 The Adventures of Smilin Jack 1943 Serial Kushimi Chs 1 3 12 13 Passport to Suez 1943 Mr Cezanne uncredited Sleepy Lagoon 1943 Lug uncredited The Man from Music Mountain 1943 Henchman Barker Phantom Lady 1944 Anselmo uncredited Captain America 1944 Serial Simms Ch 1 The Great Alaskan Mystery 1944 Serial Eskimo Chief Ch 2 4 Dragon Seed 1944 Japanese Soldier uncredited The Conspirators 1944 Detective uncredited Mystery of the River Boat 1944 Serial Pierre Can t Help Singing 1944 Sucker Buying Bell uncredited Hotel Berlin 1945 Gomez uncredited The Bullfighters 1945 Luis Maitre d uncredited Rhapsody in Blue 1945 Orchestra Leader uncredited The Chicago Kid 1945 Pinky Federal Operator 99 1945 Serial Heinrick Ch 2 Behind City Lights 1945 Nick uncredited Paris Underground 1945 Member of the Underground uncredited Perilous Holiday 1946 Luigi uncredited Port Said 1948 Taurk Kiss the Blood Off My Hands 1948 Sea Captain of Pelicano Tell It to the Judge 1949 Gancellos uncredited Smuggler s Island 1951 Espinosa Sirocco 1951 Hamal uncredited The Sniper 1952 Pete uncredited The Big Sky 1952 Trapper uncredited Captain Pirate 1952 Egyptian uncredited The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima 1952 Antonio Abobora dos Santos Cattle Town 1952 Felipe Rojas Operation Secret 1952 Herr Bauer The Iron Mistress 1952 Judge Crain Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation 1953 Andre uncredited The Robe 1953 Tiro uncredited Crime Wave 1953 Dr Otto Hessler The Diamond Queen 1953 Gujar Maya s steward Beneath the 12 Mile Reef 1953 Sinan The Mad Magician 1954 Frank Prentiss The Gambler from Natchez 1954 Rene Garonne Sabaka 1954 Damji The Prodigal 1955 Merchant Son of Sinbad 1955 Jiddah Bengazi 1955 Basim Jaguar 1956 Tupi Lisbon 1956 Insp Joao Casimiro Fonseca The Pride and the Passion 1957 Ballinger The Perfect Furlough 1958 Rene Valentin The Wonderful Country 1959 Diego Casas This Rebel Breed 1960 Papa Montalvo The Lost World 1960 Costa Atlantis the Lost Continent 1961 Xandros the Greek Slave Pocketful of Miracles 1961 Cortego Escape from Zahrain 1962 Hassan The Man from the Diner s Club 1963 Mooseghian Combat 1964 Mayor Paul Lejeune Sylvia 1965 Father Gonzales The Art of Love 1965 Janitor A Very Special Favor 1965 Rene French Barrister Harum Scarum 1965 Zacha What Did You Do in the War Daddy 1966 Mayor Romano The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967 Carlos The Comic 1969 Miguel The Domino Principle 1977 Captain Ruiz final film role Selected television editThe Brady Bunch 1973 Mr MartinelliReferences edit a b Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc p 160 ISBN 978 0786445134 Markheim Screen Directors Playhouse TMC Uncle Earl s Classic TV Channel www solie org Terrace Vincent 2011 Encyclopedia of Television Shows 1925 through 2010 2nd ed Jefferson N C McFarland amp Company Inc Publishers p 673 ISBN 978 0786464777 Jay Novello Character Actor Mayor in TV McHale s Navy The New York Times United Press International September 4 1982 Archived from the original on September 18 2017 Retrieved September 18 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jay Novello Jay Novello at IMDb Jay Novello at Find a Grave Portals nbsp Illinois nbsp Chicago nbsp Los Angeles nbsp California nbsp Radio nbsp Film nbsp Television Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay Novello amp oldid 1217858234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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