UP IN ARMS / George Mathews 1943 signed contract, craggy-faced tough guy actor

The contract was for his role of,'Blackie', in the 1944 film titled, UP IN ARMS. It is hand signed on the bottom by the artist. This contract includes the 1 double-sided page shown in the photos above.

It has rider slips stapled to it. The top edge has a staple tear. If requested I will provide the document's measurements.

Please view all of the pictures above carefully. (October 10, 1911 - November 7, 1984) was an American actor whose career stretched from 1943 to 1971.

Mathews was born in Brooklyn, New York. Mathews was tall (6' 1.5). His career on stage began in the early 1930s, when he failed to get a job with the U. Theatre, and landed a role in the play Processional (1937) as Dynamite Jim. Mathews was often cast as heavies or hardened military types.

He appeared in both the stage (1942-43) and film version (1944) of The Eve of St. He also portrayed comic thugs in Pat and Mike (1952), starring Katharine Hepburn, and in the Garson Kanin-directed musical comedy Do Re Mi (1960-62), as Fatso O'Rear, starring Phil Silvers. In 1962 he appeared in Have Gun - Will Travel, Season 6, Episode 6. He also demonstrated his comedic talent in the short-lived television comedy series Glynis (1963), playing ex-cop Chick Rogers, who assists a mystery writer and amateur sleuth, played by Glynis Johns, in solving "whodunnits", He was also in the Broadway play Catch Me If You Can in 1965.

Perhaps his most memorable role was as Harvey in The Bensonhurst Bomber episode of The Honeymooners. He also played the bar owner, John Shanssey, who helped Doc Holliday from hanging in "Gunfight At The OK Corral".

Mathews retired from the screen in 1972. Mathews died in Caesars Head, South Carolina, in November 1984. He was married to stage actress Mary (Haynsworth) Mathews from 1951 until his death in 1984.

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Industry: Movies
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No