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- Birth nameHarold Russell Goodwin
- Nickname
- Al
- Height1.88 m
- Harold Goodwin was born on December 1, 1902 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for À l'Ouest rien de nouveau (1930), The Better 'Ole (1926) and Silence... on tourne! (1932). He died on July 12, 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Played a foil to Buster Keaton in several of his classic shorts and feature films, including Sportif par amour (1927) and Le caméraman (1928). He went on to be a regular in Keaton's comic showcases on TV during the early 1950s.
- Not to be confused with British character actor Harold Goodwin (1917-2004) with the exact same name who appeared in "Bridge on the River Kwai".
- Began his career in silent pictures as a teenager.
- Character player who usually played tough guys, blue-collar workers, and gangsters.
- Appeared in a number of Hoot Gibson's silent westerns of the 1920s.
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