Mantan Moreland
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Young Nurses
as Old Man
Watermelon Man
as Joe the Counterman
The Comic
as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)
Spider Baby
as Messenger
Enter Laughing
as Subway Rider
The Patsy
as Barber Shop Porter
Sky Dragon
as Birmingham Brown
Come On, Cowboy!
as Mantan
The Feathered Serpent
as Birmingham Brown
The Golden Eye
as Birmingham Brown
The Shanghai Chest
as Birmingham Brown
Docks of New Orleans
as Birmingham Brown
The Chinese Ring
as Birmingham Brown
Return of Mandy's Husband
as Mantan
The Trap
as Birmingham Brown
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Birmingham Brown
Tall, Tan and Terrific
as Mantan Moreland
Dark Alibi
as Birmingham Brown
Riverboat Rhythm
as Mantan
Mantan Messes Up
as Mantan
The Spider
as Harry
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Porter (uncredited)
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Pinto
The Shanghai Cobra
as Birmingham Brown
The Scarlet Clue
as Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur
The Jade Mask
as Birmingham Brown