Kalla Pasha (born as Joseph T. Rickard; March 5, 1879 – June 10, 1933) was an American professional wrestler, vaudeville comedian, and film actor active during the silent era.
Biography Kalla Pasha was the stage name of Joseph T. Rickard, a native of Detroit.US Passport Application (Joseph T. Rickard ) January 14, 1915 He was the professional wrestler Hamid Kalla Pasha, whom the press called "The Crazy Turk"The Daily Review, (Decatur, Illinois) December 18, 1909 | Page 3 before performing on vaudeville and appearing in 74 films between 1919 and 1931. Rickard's success with Mack Sennett enabled him to be a free-spender, claiming later he would often go about town with a 150 thousand dollars strapped around his waist.Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah ) April 3, 1932 | Page 6
The money did not last though, and not long afterward he was arrested for striking a man over the head with a milk bottle during a dust-up involving five cents. As a result, Rickard was sent to Mendocino State Hospital for psychiatric care, where he would die a little over a year later from heart disease.Redwood Journal (Ukiah, California) May 27, 1932 | Page 1Washington Post, June 11, 1933
Selected filmography
The Wicked Darling (1919) Love, Honor and Behave (1920) Down on the Farm (1920) Married Life (1920) A Small Town Idol (1921) The Dictator (1922) Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) Thirty Days (1922) Breaking Into Society (1923) A Million to Burn (1923) The Cat's Meow (1924) His Supreme Moment (1925) Heads Up (1925) Silken Shackles (1926) Don Juan's Three Nights (1926) When a Man Loves (1927) The Devil Dancer (1927) The Dove (1927) Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928) West of Zanzibar (1928) Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) The Show of Shows (1929) I Surrender Dear (1931) One More Chance (1931)
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