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Trustin Howard
Actor
Born December 18, 1923Died April 20, 2017 (93 years)
Trustin Howard was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author. Howard was born Howard Trustin Slavin in Chicago, and began his acting career as a pre-teen. By the age of 15 he’d introduced his persona Slick Slavin at the Chicago Theater. His nightclub act led to film roles in Philbert, Speed Crazy and a small part in King Creole. Howard branched into writing, eventually becoming the head writer of the Joey Bishop Show, writing episodes of This is Your Life, and numerous, including The Night of Stars. He recorded singles for the Acclaim and Imperial labels, the comedy album The “Groove” World of Trustin Howard, and authored fiction, non-fiction and the autobiography My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else.
Filmography
2015 | 3-D Rarities · as Slick Slavin (archive Footage) |
1962 | |
1959 | Career · as Elevator Operator |
1959 | Speed Crazy · as Smiley |
1958 | King Creole · as Master Of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
1958 | |
1958 | The Bride and the Beast · as Soldier-Messenger (as Slick Slavin) |
1957 | Eighteen and Anxious · as Morty (pete's Agent) |
1954 | The Atomic Kid · as Corporal |