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Man Mountain Dean

Man Mountain Dean

Actor, Stunts

Born June 30, 1891 in New York City, New York, USA

Died May 29, 1953

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Frank Simmons Leavitt (June 30, 1891 – May 29, 1953) was an American professional wrestler of the early 1900s, known by the ring name Man Mountain Dean. Leavitt wrestled with limited success at first, and after an injury took a job as a police officer in Miami, Florida. Here he met his wife, Doris Dean, who also became his manager. At her suggestion, in 1932 he adopted the nickname "Man Mountain" and substituted the more Anglo-Saxon-sounding last name of Dean. At a stocky 5'11" and weighing over 300 pounds, Dean was an imposing figure. He also grew a long, full beard as part of his ring persona. After a successful wrestling tour of Germany which had been booked by his wife, Doris Dean, he was invited to take a job in the UK as stunt-double for Charles Laughton in the movie The Private Life of Henry VIII. This would be the beginning of a subsidiary movie career for Dean, who would appear in various roles in twelve other movies, playing himself in five of them. One of the movies in which he portrayed himself was the Joe E. Brown comedy The Gladiator, a 1938 adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator.

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Mighty Joe Young Poster

Mighty Joe Young Feature Film1949Strongman

We, the People TV Series1948Self - Former Wrestler

Wrestling from Columbia Park TV Series1946Self

The Gladiator Poster

The Gladiator Feature Film1938Man Mountain Dean

Big City Poster

Big City Feature Film1937Man Mountain Dean

Three Legionnaires Poster

Three Legionnaires Feature Film1937Iván

Wrestling, It's a Laugh Short Film1937Self - Wrestler

Cappy Ricks Returns Feature Film1935One of Bill's Men

Reckless Poster

Reckless Feature Film1935Man Mountain Dean - Wrestler

We're in the Money Poster

We're in the Money Feature Film1935Wrestler Man Mountain Dean

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The Private Life of Henry VIII Poster

The Private Life of Henry VIII Feature Film1933

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