Tammany Young

Tammany Young
Tammany Young and Thomas Carrigan in Checkers (1919)
Born	(1886-09-09)September 9, 1886 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1936(1936-04-26) (aged 49) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Years active	1911-1936
Spouse(s)	May Young (?-1936) (his death) Gertrude Savage (? - ?)

Tammany Young (September 9, 1886 – April 26, 1936) was an American stage and film actor.

Born in New York City, Young appeared on Broadway, in The Front Page (1928) by Ben Hecht and The New Yorkers (1930) (Herbert Fields and Cole Porter), and was considered a “good luck actor” by Broadway producers. He was often cast in bit parts by the likes of The Shuberts, Jed Harris and David Belasco to bring luck to their productions. His reputation in the theater business was such that his likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's restaurant. That picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library.

In Hollywood, Young started out in silent films and then was cast in talkies. He often played the stooge (straight man) to W.C. Fields, with whom he appeared in seven films: Sally of the Sawdust (1925), Six of a Kind (1934), You're Telling Me! (1934), The Old Fashioned Way (1934), It's a Gift (1934), Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935), and Poppy (1936).