Philson Ahn, Ernest Truex and Anna May Wong in Island of Lost Men (1939)
Caption: Philson Ahn, Ernest Truex and Anna May Wong in Island of Lost Men (1939)
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Born: September 19, 1889
Star sign: Virgo
Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m)
Known for: His Girl Friday (1940), Jamie (1953), Bachelor Mother (1939), Christmas in July (1940)
Source: IMDB
The ultimate milquetoast and ineffectual boss in comedy outings, meek character actor Ernest Truex was a small (5'3"), adenoidal, very well-dressed fellow, a popular avuncular type in later years who enjoyed a seven-decade-long career. He was born September 19, 1889, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of a physician. Raised in Rich Hill, Missouri, ...