Lionel Monagas
American actor
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Lionel John Monagas (June 26, 1889 – September 3, 1945)[1][2] was an American actor originally from Caracas, Venezuela. A member of the original Lafayette Players company of Harlem, he appeared in theatrical and film productions.[3][4][5][6]
Theatre credits
Monagas' stage credits are listed at the Internet Broadway Database.[6]
- Confidence (1920)[4]
- The Heartbreaker (1920)[4]
- An African Prince (1920)[3]
- Salome (1923)
- The Comedy of Errors (1923)
- Runnin' Wild (1924)
- Appearances (1925)
- My Magnolia (1926)
- Miss Calico (1926)[3]
- Slim Slivers (1927)[3]
- Ol' Man Satan (1932)
- Louisiana (1933)
- Hummin' Sam (1933)
- Blackbirds of 1933 (1933)
- Roll, Sweet Chariot (1934)
- The Man from Baltimore (1920)[3]
- Walk Together Chillun (1936)
- Conjur' Man Dies (1936)
- The Show-Off (1937)[7]
- One-Act Plays of the Sea (1937)
- Big White Fog (1940)
- The Eternal Magdalene (1943)[8]
- Peepshow (1944)
- Anna Lucasta (1944)[9]
Filmography
- The Millionaire (1927)[10]
- Drums O' Voodoo (1934) as Ebenezer
- Lem Hawkins' Confession (1935)[11]
- Murder in Harlem (1935)
- Keep Punching (1939)[12]
Personal life
Monagas served in the United States Army in World War I, in the 92nd Division. He was buried on September 6, 1945, at Long Island National Cemetery.[13]
