Cravat and Burt Lancaster met as youngsters at a summer camp in New York and became lifelong friends. Run Silent, Run Deep (film) - Wikipedia Hecht's next production for Warner Brothers was The Crimson Pirate, another Technicolor swashbuckler starring Lancaster and Nick Cravat, a close friend since boyhood, and former acrobat who had worked with Lancaster in the circus (he had also co-starred in The Flame and the Arrow). In the 1930s the inseparable duo ran off and joined a circus with an acrobatic act called Lang & Cravat. A combination of Deadpan Snarker and The Voiceless, The Speechless or The Unintelligible, the Silent Snarker is Exactly What It Says on the Tin.A character who does not speak, usually a sidekick, who is a lot more competent than his superior, who does things most Deadpan Snarkers would have a field day with. Her debut film, Angel Azul, completed in 2014, won 12 awards. My father is film actor Nick Cravat, who is best known for his appearances alongside Burt Lancaster in the films "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950) and "The Crimson Pirate" (1952). Another of Cravat's key roles was as the aircraft-eating gremlin terrorizing nervy passenger William Shatner on The Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (1963) in the episode, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. The best remembered were The Flame and the Arrow (1950) with Cravat playing Piccolo, and The Crimson Pirate (1952) with Cravat as Ojo. Nick Cravat, Actor: The Island of Dr. Moreau. A heartbroken Warren Beatty looking down on a canyon road as Paul Simon's acoustic version of Silent Eyes plays in the background. [6] They created an acrobatic act called Lang and Cravat in the early 1930s, and joined the Kay Brothers circus in Florida. Jack Warden and Brad Dexter (before they’d reunite in the 70s), Don Rickles’ film debut, longtime Lancaster friend Nick Cravat getting a speaking role for once, and veteran character actor Joe Maross, all brought out their best. Nicholas Cuccia (January 11, 1912 – January 29, 1994), known as Nick Cravat, was an American actor and stuntman. Before his Hollywood acting carrier Nick Cravat also worked in the circus with one Kurt Funk in a rolla-bolla duo act known as the Saxons. Publicity Listings Acting also gave Burt a chance to reconnect with his old pal Nick Cravat. He and Kurt partnered with Burt Lancaster in a perch-pole Balancing act where Nick, as bottom man, balanced Burt and Kurt on his forehead atop a ten foot perch-pole. Actor. Because of his thick Brooklyn accent, Cravat didn't get too many speaking roles. Nick Cravat, who starred with Lancaster in nine films, had a speaking part. When he was 19, he met Nick Cravat, and they learned to act in local theatre productions and circus arts at the Union Settlement Association in East Harlem. This was rare for him because his thick Brooklyn accent did not fit the historical dramas in which he often appeared. He also played the "gremlin" on the wing of an airplane in the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet". They formed the acrobat duo “Lang and Cravat” in the 1930s and soon joined the Kay Brothers circus. Mae Ruth Simpkins is buried next to Nick Cravat at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/02/obituaries/nick-cravat-actor-82.html, http://www.tinacuccia.com/nickcravat.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nick_Cravat&oldid=1002627161, Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 January 2021, at 09:33. Crockett and Russel leave home once again to scout virgin territory being opened for settlement. [6] He is interred at North Hollywood's Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. In this one, and in The Crimson Pirate, he plays a mute. The wonderful Nick Cravat, Burt Lancaster's non-speaking trapeze partner in several pirate pictures, plays a sad sack (and illogically loyal) Indian, and Hans Conreid (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T) does great work with his foppish cardsharp, turning nicely from a the comic to the serious as the story darkens. Marcy Cravat is an environmental documentary filmmaker. He took her tiny hand in his own, placing a kiss on it before straightening up. Cravat died of lung cancer in Woodland Hills, California, on January 29, 1994, at the age of 82. He co-starred with Lancaster in nine films, including The Flame and the Arrow (1950), The Crimson Pirate (1952), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), The Scalphunters (1968) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). |  He had two daughters from his second and final marriage, Marcelina "Marcy" Cravat-Overway and Christina "Tina" Cravat, who also goes by the name Tina Cuccia. Moreover, the film showcased its talented crew, in front of and behind the camera, with a taut story. The wonderful Nick Cravat, Burt Lancaster's non-speaking trapeze partner in several pirate pictures, plays a sad sack (and illogically loyal) Indian, and Hans Conreid (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T) does great work with his foppish cardsharp, turning nicely from the comic to the serious as the story darkens. Cravat met Lancaster when they were children in New York City and became lifelong friends. "Cravat" is actually a stage name that my father selected based on a character in a play he had seen and rather liked. He played a mute character in movies such as Davy Crockett and King of the Wild Frontier. There's a good supporting cast - Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Don Rickles and Lancaster's old circus partner Nick Cravat in a rare speaking role among them - and the 93-minute running time keeps things from getting slack. There's a good supporting cast - Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Don Rickles and Lancaster's old circus partner Nick Cravat in a rare speaking role among them - and the 93-minute running time keeps things from getting slack. This apparently marked a reconciliation between the two after a long period. He played a mute character in several films such as The Flame and the Arrow, The Crimson Pirate, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955), and the TV series The Count of Monte Cristo, mostly because his thick Brooklyn accent would have been out of place. Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, The Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, The Best Actresses and Actors - Born in the 1910s. - Order by Phone 1-800-336-4627 From 1950 to 1977, the two old friends starred in nine films together, including The Crimson Pirate. Interestingly, Cravat & Lancaster both passed away in 1994. Following a reconciliation of the friends after a long estrangement, Cravat reunited with Lancaster in Run Silent Run Deep , in which his character, "Russo," had several lines of dialogue and provided comic relief. The supporting cast includes Joanne Dru, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wallace Ford, Sig Ruman, Nick Cravat, and Elsa Lanchester. Cravat appeared with Lancaster in nine films. The lingering vestige of Hal Ashby's Shampoo would use a mournful version of a cut from his Still … Before his Hollywood acting carrier Nick Cravat also worked in the circus with one Kurt Funk in a rolla-bolla duo act known as the Saxons. When he lost his cool, it took several men to hold him back. Nick Cravat, actor and acrobat: born New York City 10 January 1911; died Los Angeles 30 January 1994. Nicholas Cuccia (pronounced coo-cha; January 10, 1912 – January 29, 1994),[4] better known by his stage name Nick Cravat, was an American actor and stunt performer. They formed the acrobat duo "Lang and Cravat" in the 1930s and soon joined the Kay Brothers circus. "Welcome home, meine dame," he said majestically, with a grand bow. His thick Brooklyn accent would have made him stand out! Nick Cravat, who starred with Lancaster in nine films, had a speaking part. Nick Cravat, a longtime personal friend of Lancaster, had appeared in numerous films with the star and was known for never speaking a line. Cravat's first wife, Arlene, died in the 1950s. There the pair encounter a man named Big Foot who is running Charlie Two Shirts off their land and reselling it. Cravat had played many smaller parts in Lancaster's films. According to reports, Cravat was as strong as a bull. Lack of speaking alone does not qualify a character for this trope. Because he so often played a mute, many filmgoers believed that Cravat was genuinely non-verbal; actually, he possessed so thick and pronounced an East Coast accent that he … ... Nick Cravat, who appeared in several of Lancaster's movies. All [7] The pair worked at various circuses and in vaudeville. Nicholas Cuccia (pronounced coo-cha; January 10, 1912 – January 29, 1994), better known by his stage name Nick Cravat, was an American actor and stunt performer. According to reports, Cravat was as strong as a bull. He appears in many of Lancaster’s movies. Before his Hollywood acting carrier Nick Cravat also worked in the circus with one Kurt Funk in a rolla-bolla duo act known as the Saxons. He did not have speaking roles because he could not hide his thick Brooklyn accent. Burt Lancaster stars as a pirate, with a mute sidekick played by Nick Cravat, his best friend since they were kids in the slums of East Harlem. Hmm. The film explores issues related to coral reefs through art activism. Nicholas Cuccia was born in Manhattan, New York City. He co-starred with Burt Lancaster in nine movies. The Crimson Pirate - DVD-R (1952) for $16.20 from OLDIES.com Action & Adventure Warner Archive Collection Series Captain Vallo, a.k.a. He was played by a fellow named Nick Cravat, who in addition to being Burt Lancaster's longtime acrobatics partner, played the Indian they called Bustedluck in Disney's "Davy Crockett at the Alamo." Born Nicholas Cuccia, he was stuntman and film actor, best known for being in movies with actor Burt Lancaster. At this resplendent setting sat Miles, as handsome as always in a black suit and tie in place of a cravat, who rose immediately upon seeing her, smiling broadly upon seeing her awed expression. Together they learned to act in local theatre productions and circus arts at Union Settlement, one of the city’s oldest settlement houses.