Art Aragon

Nascimento : 1927-11-13, Belen, New Mexico, USA

Morte : 2008-03-25

História

Art Aragon was an American actor and professional boxer. From 1944 to 1960, he fought as a lightweight known as "The Golden Boy". Although he never became champion, he had an impressive record of 90 wins and 20 losses. Eight years after he began boxing, he also became an actor, and continued juggling both careers until 1960, when he decided to focus solely on acting. He died from complications from a stroke.

Filmes

Angel on My Shoulder
A small-time Chicago hood, now deceased, gets a second chance at life by striking a bargain with the Devil to inhabit and attempt to corrupt a totally honest politician.
Cidade das Ilusões
Babe
Abandonado pela esposa, um boxeador alcoólatra decide voltar a lutar e acaba se aproximando de um outro boxeador, em começo de carreira.
O Terror das Mulheres
Man (uncredited)
Herbert H. Heebert é um jovem rapaz que perdeu sua namorada e não quer mais saber de romances. Ele vai trabalhar como camareiro em uma pensão, dirigida por Helen Wellenmellen. Para seu desespero, a pensão é só para mulheres. Elas são inúmeras e a maioria delas belas e solteiras, causando terror em Herbert que não quer ceder a novos relacionamentos amorosos. Até que Fay resolve ajudá-lo a se curar de seu medo de mulheres.
World in My Corner
Fighter
A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea -- "born in a dump, educated in an alley" -- catches the eye of wealthy businessman, Robert Mallinson, who allows him to train at his Long Island estate. Shea soon falls for Mallinson's daughter, Dorothy, but fears he doesn't have the money to support her in proper style. To get this money, Shea decides to work with crooked fight-promoter Harry Cram, even though this means dropping his honest manager, Dave Bernstein. As the big fight approaches, however, Shea begins to have second thoughts.
O Promotor de Encrencas
Art Aragon
Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. However, life suddenly takes a not-so-happy turn when Bullet gets drafted.
The Ring
Himself
A young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.