1959Winner
Best Performance
Some Like It Hot
Tiger Joe Marsh
Actor
Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 25, 1911
Biography
Tiger Joe Marsh was an actor who founded his entertainment career success with a wrestling career and then a role in film. In 1937, he won the world-wide heavyweight wrestling championship title. Marsh's career beginnings included film roles in "Panic in the Streets" (1950) and the adaptation "The Egyptian" (1954) with Jean Simmons. He went on to act in "Lost in Space" (1965-68), "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" (NBC, 1966-67) and "Ready and Willing" (CBS, 1973-74). Later in his career, Marsh acted in the Eddie Albert fantasy "Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975). Marsh passed away in May 1989 at the age of 78.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1954Winner
Best Performance
On the Waterfront
1978Nominee
Best Performance
The Cat from Outer Space
Career Highlights
1952Highlight
Best Performance
Viva Zapata!
1954Highlight
Best Performance
The Egyptian
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Some Like It Hot
On the Waterfront
The Cat from Outer Space