Karl Dane Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the Danish military during World War I and had been promoted to corporal by the time he was discharged in 1915
• Performed with his brother, Reinald, at his father's toy theatre during his childhood
• Made his screen acting debut in the film "My Four Years in Germany" in 1918
• Best known as an actor and comedian who played Slim in "The Big Parade" and Ramadan in "The Son of the Sheik․"
• Formed the comedy duo Dane & Arthur with George K․ Arthur in 1926