Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland in The Gang's All Here (1941)
Caption: Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland in The Gang's All Here (1941)
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Actor, Soundtrack
Born: September 3, 1902
Star sign: Virgo
Known for: King of the Zombies (1941), Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944), Black Magic (1944), The Jade Mask (1945)
Source: IMDB
Although his brand of humor has been reviled for decades, black character actor Mantan Moreland parlayed his cocky but jittery character into a recognizable presence in the late 1930s and early 1940s, appearing in a long string of comedy thrillers . . . and was considered quite funny at the time! Born just after the turn of the century in Louisiana...