Edward Raquello

Edward Raquello (born Edward Zylberberg Kucharski; 14 May 1900 – 24 August 1976) was a Polish-American actor of stage and screen.[2] Although from Eastern Europe, he specialized in playing Latin Lover roles in Hollywood. He also performed frequently on the stage. For instance, in 1931, he was in the cast of Wonder Bar, headlined by Al Jolson. In 1932, he was in New York to Cherbourg at the Forrest Theatre, New York City. In 1933, he appeared with Rose Hobart and Humphrey Bogart at the Booth Theatre in the comedy, Our Wife. In June 1934, he co-starred with Betty Bronson in Genius in Love at the Elverhoj Theatre in Kingston, New York. In January 1935, he starred as Al Pomo, Public Enemy Number One, in Nowhere Bound, a melodrama about undesirable aliens on board a deportation train; written by Leo Birinski, it was presented at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. In 1936 and 1937, he was in the original production of Idiot's Delight with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. In 1941, he was in the touring company of There Shall Be No Night, in a cast headed by Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Following the end of the Second World War and through the 1960s, he was a program director and executive producer at the Voice of America radio for the United States Information Agency. Raquello emigrated to the United States in March 1926.

Edward Raquello
Lobby card from South of Panama (1928) with Edward Raquello at left
Born
Edward Zylberberg Kucharski[1]

14 May 1900
Died24 August 1976
CitizenshipPoland, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1927–1940 (film); 1951 (television)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1927The Girl from RioRaoul the dancer
1928South of PanamaEmilio Cervantes
1937Charlie Chan at Monte CarloPaul Savarin
1938The Patient in Room 18Dr. Fred Harker
1938The Last ExpressPaul Zarinka
1938Torchy Gets Her ManHenchman GonzalesUncredited
1938Western JamboreeDon Carlos
1939Idiot's DelightChiariUncredited
1939Missing DaughtersLucky Rogers
1939The Girl from MexicoTony Romano
1939The Girl and the GamblerRodolfo Ramos
1940Calling Philo VanceEduardo Grassi

References

Bibliography

  • Hanke, Ken. Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism. McFarland, 1990.


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