Louis Natheaux was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 150 films. Throughout his career, he appeared in films alongside many of Hollywood’s elite like Humphrey Bogart, Ginger Rogers, Spencer Tracy, Orson Welles, Bette Davis, James Stewart, Charlie Chaplin, and Jean Harlow. His best-known films include Why Be Good? (1929), Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936), and Broadway Babies (1929).
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Louis Frederick Natho was born on December 10, 1894, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to William Lewis Natho and Anna Louis Gottwald. He attended Culver Military Academy (now known as Culver Academies), a military boarding school in Culver, Indiana. After graduating high school, he attended Northwestern University in Cook County, Illinois. On September 21, 1915, he married Credwyn Ann “Annie” Evans in Los Angeles, California.
From 1919 to 1942, Natheaux appeared in over 150 films. Following the end of the silent film era in 1929, many of Natheaux’s movie roles were uncredited. From 1933 to 1937, he acted alongside Ted Healy, the creator of The Three Stooges and the slapstick comedy they made famous, in films like Bombshell (1933), Reckless (1935), It’s in the Air (1935), and Man of the People (1937). In Bombshell (1933), he played the car salesman. In Man of the People (1937), he played a picnic rally gambler. In Reckless (1935), he played a reporter, and in It’s in the Air (1935), he played the race track clerk. In 1936, he also appeared in Gold Diggers of 1937 alongside actress Helen Seamon, another Pine Bluff native. His best-known films include Why Be Good? (1929), Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936), and Broadway Babies (1929). In 1936, he also appeared in Modern Times, a film produced, written, directed, and starred in by Charlie Chaplin. Throughout his career, Natheaux appeared in films alongside many of Hollywood’s elite like Humphrey Bogart (Brother Orchid -1940), Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle -1940), Spencer Tracy (Edison, The Man - 1940), Orson Welles (Citizen Kane - 1941), Bette Davis (Kid Galahad - 1937), and James Stewart (It’s a Wonderful World - 1939), just name a few.
On August 23, 1952, Natheaux died suddenly at his home near Los Angeles, California. He was survived by his wife and their daughter.
Sources:
The Billboards: The World’s Foremost Amusement Weekly. (1942, September 5). Vol. 54, No. 36. Pg. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
Written by: Ninfa O. Barnard
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