Jack Clifford (actor)
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Jack Clifford (né John Clifford Cooley;[16][4] December 25, 1888 – October 1974),[17] also known as Jack "Rube" Clifford,[18] was an American character actor and singer in vaudeville, theater, film, and radio, who became known for portraying rustic, unsophisticated characters (as were sometimes labeled rubes, hence the later-adopted stage name), whose radio work—or, more specifically, whose vaudeville character "The Sheriff" (originated onstage in the 1920's and subsequently popularized on radio)—has, in the 21st century, come to be regarded by at least some radio historians as the original inspiration for Robert McKimson's and Mel Blanc's anthropomorphic cartoon rooster, Foghorn Leghorn.[19]
- Not to be confused with the like-named dancer and actor who was Evelyn Nesbit's husband
Jack Clifford | |
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Born | John Clifford Cooley (1888-12-25)December 25, 1888 |
Died | October 1974; aged 85 |
Resting place | Rose Hills Memorial Park[3] |
Occupation(s) | Film, stage actor |
Spouse(s) | Miriam Wills (née Moore) (1915 – 1921)[4][5][6] May Louise Ludwig (c. 1925 – 1930 or 1931);[7][8][9] Virginia May Meldrum (1931 – 1974)[10][11] |
Children | 3[8][12][13][14][15] |