People
John Indrisano
- Name: John Indrisano
- Birthday: 1905-11-01
- Also known as: Johnny Andrews,Johnny Andressano
- Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Popularity: 4.304
Biography:
Born in East Boston, Johnny Indrisano was from a poverty stricken family. As a youth he vowed to "have money" some day. He boxed 155 amateur fights. He turned professional and went on to fight 83 main events in which he won 80. He defeated 5 world champions. His career lasted from 1924 to 1934. He defeated among others, Joe Dundee(World Welterweight Champ/non-title fight), Nick Testo, Johnny Freeman, Sig Keppen, and Sammy Baker. From 1934 to 1949 he worked as a boxing referee. He began as a boxing coach for movie stars and from there became a full-time boxing adviser on films. He also worked as a character actor. Among the stars he trained were John Garfield, Spencer Tracy, Carey... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Ambushers as Rapist (uncredited) | 1967-12-22 |
| Barefoot in the Park as Policeman with Drunk (uncredited) | 1967-05-25 |
| The Cincinnati Kid as Gambler (uncredited) | 1965-10-15 |
| The Human Duplicators as Thor, the Butler | 1965-03-03 |
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Hard Hat in Crowd (uncredited) | 1963-11-07 |
| Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Boxing Instructor (uncredited) | 1963-10-23 |
| A Swingin' Affair | 1963-05-23 |
| Who's Got the Action? as Hood | 1962-12-25 |
| Requiem for a Heavyweight as Barfly Watching TV (uncredited) | 1962-10-16 |
| Birdman of Alcatraz as Inmate (uncredited) | 1962-07-04 |
| Blueprint for Robbery as Nick Tony | 1961-02-01 |
| Ocean's Eleven as Texan (uncredited) | 1960-08-10 |
| Pillow Talk as Truck Driver Punching Jonathan (uncredited) | 1959-10-07 |
| Some Like It Hot as Waiter (uncredited) | 1959-03-19 |
| The Trap as Hood (uncredited) | 1959-01-28 |
| The Devil's Hairpin | 1957-10-04 |
| Chicago Confidential | 1957-08-30 |
| The Midnight Story as Card Player (uncredited) | 1957-06-04 |
| The Cruel Tower | 1956-10-28 |
| Guys and Dolls as Liverlips Louie (uncredited) | 1955-12-23 |
| It's Always Fair Weather as Charlie's Henchman (uncredited) | 1955-08-30 |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Member of Third Barn Raising Team (uncredited) | 1954-07-22 |
| Duffy of San Quentin as Convict in Hospital Ward | 1954-03-16 |
| Glory Alley as Spider | 1952-06-06 |
| Something to Live For as Party Guest (uncredited) | 1952-03-07 |
| Callaway Went Thataway as Johnny Terrento | 1951-11-15 |
| Pier 23 as Mushy Cavelli | 1951-05-11 |
| Wyoming Mail as Guard (uncredited) | 1950-10-18 |
| Hi-Jacked as Strongarm (uncredited) | 1950-07-07 |
| The Yellow Cab Man as Danny | 1950-03-25 |
| Tension as Boxer Handler (uncredited) | 1949-11-25 |
| Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Fight Referee | 1949-08-14 |
| The Lady Gambles as Bert | 1949-05-20 |
| The Set-Up as Corner Man (uncredited) | 1949-03-29 |
| Joe Palooka in the Big Fight as Referee | 1949-03-06 |
| Knock on Any Door as Man (uncredited) | 1949-02-22 |
| The Accused as Referee (uncredited) | 1949-01-12 |
| In This Corner as Johnny Hart | 1948-09-20 |
| Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad as Referee | 1948-02-07 |
| Body and Soul as Davis-Marlowe Fight Referee (uncredited) | 1947-11-11 |
| The Other Love as Party Guest (uncredited) | 1947-05-14 |
| It's a Wonderful Life as Man in Fantasy (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
| Crack-Up as Detective (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 |
| From This Day Forward as John | 1946-03-02 |
| The Naughty Nineties as Croupier (uncredited) | 1945-06-20 |
| Murder, My Sweet as Amthor's Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1944-12-14 |
| Lost in a Harem as Ramo's Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1944-12-01 |
| The Big Street as Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited) | 1942-08-13 |
| Ringside Maisie as Peaches | 1941-08-01 |
| Tin Pan Alley as Kid Skeets' Cornerman (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
| Mystery Sea Raider as Bo's'n | 1940-10-26 |
| City for Conquest as Referee in Wales Fight (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
| Invitation to Happiness as Referee (uncredited) | 1939-06-07 |
| The Girl from Mexico as Wrestling Match Referee | 1939-06-01 |
| The Plot Thickens as Man in Line for Inspection | 1936-12-11 |
| Go West Young Man as Chauffeur | 1936-11-18 |
| Laughing Irish Eyes as Fight Trainer | 1936-03-04 |
| Two-Fisted as Pinky Duffy | 1935-10-03 |
| The Winning Ticket as Lefty Costello | 1935-02-08 |
| King for a Night as Fighter | 1933-12-09 |
