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Jack Chefe
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Jack Chefe

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1894 – 1975 · Kiev, Russian Empire · Active 1928–1960

Jack Chefe, active in the early 1940s, carved out his niche in the realm of crime and adventure films. He appears as a supporting actor in Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941), a gritty exploration of gang life in New York, and later in Dick Tracy (1945), where he contributes to the iconic detective's world. Chefe's roles reflect the era's fascination with crime and justice, making him a notable figure in the landscape of classic cult cinema.

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The Big Street

The Big Street

1942 ★ 6.6
as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.

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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · ★7.0
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941 · ★6.0
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Dick Tracy
1945 · ★6.0
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve
1950
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep
1946
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place
1950
Gilda (1946)
Gilda
1946
An American in Paris (1951)
An American in Paris
1951

Filmography

149 credits
1960s 2 credits
1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies as Sardi's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1960
Seven Thieves as Ball Dance Participant (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1950s 45 credits
1959
The Story on Page One as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.1
1959
The Man Who Understood Women as Waiter at Costume Party (uncredited)
Movie ★ 3.9
1958
Houseboat as Country Club Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1958
The Last Hurrah as Crowd Member (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1958
The Ann Sothern Show as Marcel
TV ★ 7.5
1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Waiter (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.8
1957
My Man Godfrey as Official at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces as Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
Bombers B-52 as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms as Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1957
The Tarnished Angels as Chef at Roger's Memorial Dinner (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1956
There's Always Tomorrow
Movie ★ 7.2
1956
Around the World in 80 Days as Extra (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1956
Crime of Passion as Bartender (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
Nightmare as Nightclub Waiter (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Guys and Dolls as Waiter at Mindy's (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Waiter
TV ★ 7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Detective
TV ★ 7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Waiter (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.8
1953
How to Marry a Millionaire as Waiter at Wedding (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Proprietor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1953
The Maze
Movie ★ 5.7
1953
Angel Face as Man (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1953
The Bigamist as Waiter
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous as Croupier (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1952
A Girl in Every Port as Hotel Waiter
Movie ★ 5.2
1951
The Strange Door
Movie ★ 6.1
1951
Sirocco as Man (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
Roadblock as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1951
Pier 23 as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1951
An American in Paris as Audience Member (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
The Blue Veil as Cousin (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1951
I Love Lucy as Waiter
TV ★ 7.9
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Three Husbands as Movie House Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1950
In a Lonely Place as Bartender (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.6
1950
Spy Hunt as Waiter
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
All About Eve as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.1
1950
Shakedown as Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1950
California Passage as Townsman / Gambler (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Bunco Squad as Maitre D' (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
Pretty Baby as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
Hunt the Man Down as Man in Visitor's Pen (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
It's a Small World as Diner (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1940s 61 credits
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff as Barber (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1949
The Lady Gambles as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1949
Holiday Affair as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1949
The Great Sinner as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1949
The Heiress as French Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.8
1949
Once More, My Darling as Nightclub Waiter
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
It Had to Be You as Paul (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.8
1947
My Favorite Brunette as Henri - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1947
Lured as Pierre (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Saigon as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
High Wall
Movie ★ 6.4
1946
Heartbeat as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1946
Murder Is My Business as Headwaiter
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
Gilda as Assistant Croupier (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1946
The Big Sleep as Croupier (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.6
1946
Two Sisters from Boston as Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1945
The Great Flamarion as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1945
Sudan as Mestat (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1945
To Have and Have Not as Guide (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1945
Hangover Square
Movie ★ 7.0
1945
The Naughty Nineties as Gilded Cage Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1945
Dick Tracy● as Paradise Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1944
The Mask of Dimitrios as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
That's My Baby! as Pierre, a Waiter
Movie ★ 5.6
1944
I Accuse My Parents as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 2.9
1944
Double Exposure as Maitre D'
Movie ★ 6.2
1943
Dixie Dugan as Artist (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1943
All by Myself as Jewelry Salesman
Movie ★ 8.0
1943
Above Suspicion as Paris Cloakroom Attendant (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1943
Background to Danger as Elevator Operator
Movie ★ 6.7
1943
Something to Shout About as Man in Audience
Movie ★ 6.5
1943
Mission to Moscow as Newspaperman in Courtroom (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1943
Hi Diddle Diddle as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
Kid Dynamite as Judge at Dance Contest
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
Presenting Lily Mars as Captain of Waiters
Movie ★ 6.4
1943
Swing Fever as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1943
Secret Service In Darkest Africa as French Soldier with Bomb Detector
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
The Leopard Man as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Between Us Girls as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1942
Silver Queen as Jacques (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
A Date with the Falcon as Spectator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Over My Dead Body as Man in Montage
Movie ★ 8.0
1942
The Devil with Hitler as Prisoner (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1942
Foreign Agent as Supper Club Patron
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
The Big Street● as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1942
The Mad Martindales as Barber
Movie ★ 7.5
1942
Flying with Music as Club Patron
Movie ★ 4.4
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg● as Henchman Nick (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1941
The Perfect Snob as Waiter
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
They Dare Not Love as Deck Steward
Movie ★ 7.5
1941
Louisiana Purchase as French Chef (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1940
Spring Parade as Josef - Waiter
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
I Take This Woman as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1940
Hired Wife as Nightclub Patron
Movie ★ 6.8
1940
Bitter Sweet as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
Girl in 313 as Extra at Fashion Show
Movie ★ 5.6
1940
I Was an Adventuress as Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1940
Drums of the Desert as Steward
Movie ★ 5.5
1940
Forty Little Mothers as Lawyer
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Private Affairs as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1930s 38 credits
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up as Waiter
Movie ★ 7.3
1939
Midnight as Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.4
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris as Louie the Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1939
Second Fiddle as Nightclub Patron
Movie ★ 5.1
1939
Bachelor Mother as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island● as Audience Member
Movie ★ 6.7
1939
First Love as Doug
Movie ★ 7.6
1939
The Flying Deuces as Legionnaire
Movie ★ 6.4
1938
I'll Give a Million as Clerk (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1938
Straight, Place and Show as Dancer / Racetrack Spectator
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Fast Company as Maitre d' (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1937
Step Lively, Jeeves! as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Fight for Your Lady as Café Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1937
Man Of The People as Russian Club Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Vogues of 1938 as Nightclub Patron
Movie ★ 5.5
1937
We Have Our Moments as Croupier
Movie ★ 7.2
1937
Mama Steps Out as French Waiter
Movie ★ 7.3
1937
Espionage as Foreigner
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
This Is My Affair as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1937
Champagne Waltz as Concert Attendee
Movie ★ 10.0
1937
Top of the Town as Waiter
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Confession as Man Outside Vera's Dressing Room (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as Mme. Moro's Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1936
The Girl from Mandalay as New Year's Eve Party Participant
Movie ★ 4.7
1936
That Girl from Paris as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1936
My Man Godfrey as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.6
1935
A Thrill for Thelma as Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
Bordertown as Waiter
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Waterfront Lady as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1934
His Greatest Gamble as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1934
The Gay Divorcee as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1932
Jewel Robbery as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1932
One Hour with You as Party Guest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1932
Back Street as Casino Onlooker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1932
Scarlet Dawn as Nightclub Guest (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1932
Escapade as Poet's Admirer at Party
Movie ★ 7.0
1932
Man Wanted as Impatient Man in Lois' Office (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1932
Movie Crazy as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1920s 3 credits
1929
Leaping Love as Club Patron (uncredited)
Movie ★ 9.0
1929
Madame X as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1928
That Certain Thing as Night Club Patron
Movie ★ 6.7