User:Dgorcey

Born: Feb 6, 1921, Washington Heights, New York

Died: October 23, 1984, Van Nuys, Ca.

David Gorcey, entered the entertainment business at a young age, appearing in Vaudeville during his childhood, and eventually making it to the stage and screen. He is not usually thought of as one of the "original" Dead End Kids, but he did have a small role in the 1935 Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's "Dead End". During his time as a cast member of "Dead End", David helped secure a role for his older brother Leo, who ultimately became a star while David remained a supporting character, and played smaller roles. Although David is not in the movie Dead End (1937), he is actually featured in more of the Dead End Kids/East Side Kids/Bowery Boys movies than anyone else except Huntz Hall. He is also credited as "David Condon" or "David Conden", using his mother's maiden name for a period of time to avoid accusations of nepotism.

He was married only once, to Dorothea Jocker (Aaron) with whom he had his only child, David Gorcey Jr. Later in life, David became a minister who founded a half-way house to help recovering alcoholics and people with substance abuse problems. According to David Hayes' and Brent Walker's book "The Films of the Bowery Boys", David Gorcey's funniest role is in Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950), and several fans have cited his role in Sergeant Madden (1939) as their favorite.