Frances Chan, Mantan Moreland and Sidney Toler in Black Magic (1944)
				
				
						 Caption: Frances Chan, Mantan Moreland and Sidney Toler in Black Magic (1944)
																																				
						Actor, Soundtrack
						Born: September 3, 1902
						Star sign: Virgo
												Known for: King of the Zombies (1941), Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944), Black Magic (1944), The Jade Mask (1945)
						Source: IMDB
						Although his brand of humor has been reviled for decades, black character actor Mantan Moreland parlayed his cocky but jittery character into a recognizable presence in the late 1930s and early 1940s, appearing in a long string of comedy thrillers . . . and was considered quite funny at the time! Born just after the turn of the century in Louisiana...