Actor. Born Charles Everest Sinsabaugh in Danby, New York, he adopted a stage name and debuted as a film actor in 1933's ‘Island of Lost Souls.' His most notable role was probably that of King Kala in 1936's ‘Flash Gordon.' He quickly solidified a niche as a heavily made up extra, playing hunchbacks, werewolves, thugs, and other menacing figures and has been referred to as a second-string Lon Chaney, Jr. He appeared in such films as ‘Alias Boston Blackie' in 1942; ‘Destination Tokyo' in 1943, 1948's ‘The Paleface;' and ‘My Favorite Spy' in 1951. York died of a self-inflicted gunshot in 1952, but unusually his career continued. Columbia Pictures, inserted stock footage of him in many shorts and westerns for several more years.
Actor. Born Charles Everest Sinsabaugh in Danby, New York, he adopted a stage name and debuted as a film actor in 1933's ‘Island of Lost Souls.' His most notable role was probably that of King Kala in 1936's ‘Flash Gordon.' He quickly solidified a niche as a heavily made up extra, playing hunchbacks, werewolves, thugs, and other menacing figures and has been referred to as a second-string Lon Chaney, Jr. He appeared in such films as ‘Alias Boston Blackie' in 1942; ‘Destination Tokyo' in 1943, 1948's ‘The Paleface;' and ‘My Favorite Spy' in 1951. York died of a self-inflicted gunshot in 1952, but unusually his career continued. Columbia Pictures, inserted stock footage of him in many shorts and westerns for several more years.
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