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Harold Goodwin Facts
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born |
Dec 1, 1902 Peoria, IL |
| Died |
Jul 12, 1987 Woodland Hills, CA |
| Age | Died at 84 |
| Total Facts | 9 |
Appeared in a number of Hoot Gibson's silent westerns of the 1920s.
Began his career in silent pictures as a teenager.
Character player who usually played tough guys, blue-collar workers and/or gangsters.
Following high school he earned some stage experience with a stock show at Burbank theatre in Los Angeles.
Not to be confused with a British character actor Harold Goodwin (1917-2004) with the exact same name and appeared in "Bridge on the River Kwai".
Parents were non-professionals Lee Willis Goodwin and Maude Lyons.
Played a foil to Buster Keaton in several of his classic shorts and feature films, including College (1927) and The Cameraman (1928). He went on to be a regular in Keaton's comic showcases on TV during the early 1950s.
Started in silent films as a youth.
When British actor Harold Goodwin gained notice in the 1950s, the American Harold changed the spelling of his first name to Herold to avoid confusion.