- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHarold Russell Goodwin
- Nickname
- Al
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Harold Goodwin was born on December 1, 1902 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), The Better 'Ole (1926) and Movie Crazy (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 College (1927) and The Cameraman (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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