Mantan Moreland
Acting
Born: 1902-09-03 · Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Died: 1973-09-28
Biography
Born just after the turn of the century in Louisiana, Mantan began running away from home at age 12 to join circuses and medicine shows, only to be brought back time and again. During these times he sharpened his comic skills and developed routines and acts that eventually became popular on the vaudeville stage, or what was then called the "chitlin' circuit." A solo performer by nature, he often teamed up with other famous comics (such as Ben Carter) to keep working, and became a deft performer
🎬 Movies (30)
The Young Nurses
1973
Old Man
Watermelon Man
1970
Joe the Counterman
The Comic
1969
Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
Spider Baby
1967
Messenger
Enter Laughing
1967
Subway Rider
The Patsy
1964
Barber Shop Porter
Rockin' the Blues
1956
Self
Come On, Cowboy!
1949
Mantan
Sky Dragon
1949
Birmingham Brown
Docks of New Orleans
1948
Birmingham Brown
The Shanghai Chest
1948
Birmingham Brown
The Feathered Serpent
1948
Birmingham Brown
The Golden Eye
1948
Birmingham Brown
The Dreamer
1948
She's Too Mean for Me
1948
What a Guy
1948
The Chinese Ring
1947
Birmingham Brown
Return of Mandy's Husband
1947
Mantan
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
Birmingham Brown
Dark Alibi
1946
Birmingham Brown
The Trap
1946
Birmingham Brown
Mantan Messes Up
1946
Mantan
Riverboat Rhythm
1946
Mantan
Mantan Runs for Mayor
1946
Tall, Tan and Terrific
1946
Mantan Moreland
The Spider
1945
Harry
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
Birmingham Brown
The Scarlet Clue
1945
Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur
The Jade Mask
1945
Birmingham Brown
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
Porter (uncredited)
