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John Elmer "Jack" Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born, American film actor, with a film career spanning the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO and MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was for Warner Bros. His trademark character was the wisecracking know-it-all, typically and inevitably undone by his own smug cockiness. Carson initially landed bit roles at RKO Radio Pictures in films such as Bringing Up Baby (1938), starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.

An early standout role for Carson was as a mock-drunk undercover G-Man opposite Richard Cromwell in Universal Pictures's anti-Nazi action drama entitled Enemy Agent. This led to contract-player status with Warner Brothers shortly thereafter. While there, he was teamed with Dennis Morgan in a number of films, supposedly to compete with Paramount's popular Bing Crosby - Bob Hope Road to … pictures.

Most of his work at Warner Brothers was limited to light comedy work with Morgan, and later Doris Day (who in her autobiography would credit Carson as one of her early Hollywood mentors). Critics generally agree that Carson's best work was in Mildred Pierce (1945), where he played the perpetually scheming Wally Fay opposite Joan Crawford in the title role. Also in 1945, he played the role of Harold Pierson, the second husband of Louise Randall, played by Rosalind Russell, in Roughly Speaking. Another role which won accolades for him was as publicist Matt Libby in A Star is Born (1954). One of his last film roles was as the older brother "Gooper" in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).

His TV appearances, extending into the early 1960s, included The Martha Raye Show, The Guy Mitchell Show, and The Polly Bergen Show in 1957; Alcoa Theatre and Bonanza (Season 1, Ep.9: "Mr. Henry Comstock") in 1959; Thriller ("The Big Blackout") in 1960; and The Twilight Zone (Season 2, Ep. 14: "The Whole Truth") in 1961.

On February 8, 1960, Carson received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television and radio industry. The television star is located at 1560 Vine Street, the radio star is at 6361 Hollywood Boulevard.

In 1983, after his death, Jack Carson was inducted into the Wisconsin Performing Artists Hall of Fame along with his film pal, Dennis Morgan, who was also from Wisconsin.

John Elmer Carson (Carman, Canadà, 27 d’octubre de 1910 - Encino, Los Angeles, 2 de gener de 1963), conegut com a Jack Carson, va ser un actor de cinema nord-americà nascut al Canadà. Carson va interpretar sovint el paper d'amic còmic en pel·lícules dels anys 40 i 50.

约翰·埃尔默“杰克”·卡森（1910 年 10 月 27 日 - 1963 年 1 月 2 日）是一位出生于加拿大的美国电影演员，其电影生涯跨越了 1930 年代、1940 年代和 1950 年代。虽然他主要用于喜剧浮雕的配角，但他在《米尔德里德·皮尔斯》（1945 年）和《热铁皮屋顶上的猫》（1958 年）等电影中的工作也展示了他对“直男”戏剧演员角色的掌握。他曾为RKO和米高梅工作（在《疯狂的爱情》中与Myrna Loy和William Powell演对手戏），但他大部分令人难忘的作品都是为华纳兄弟公司制作的。他的标志性性格是睿智的无所不知，通常并且不可避免地被他自己的自鸣得意所破坏。卡森最初在RKO Radio Pictures的电影中扮演了一些角色，例如由加里·格兰特和凯瑟琳·赫本主演的《抚养婴儿》（1938）。

約翰·埃爾默“傑克”·卡森（1910 年 10 月 27 日 - 1963 年 1 月 2 日）是一位出生於加拿大的美國電影演員，其電影生涯跨越了 1930 年代、1940 年代和 1950 年代。雖然他主要用於喜劇浮雕的配角，但他在《米爾德里德·皮爾斯》（1945 年）和《熱鐵皮屋頂上的貓》（1958 年）等電影中的工作也展示了他對“直男”戲劇演員角色的掌握。他曾爲 RKO 和米高梅工作（在《瘋狂的愛情》中與 Myrna Loy 和 William Powell 演對手戲），但他大部分令人難忘的作品都是爲華納兄弟公司製作的。他的標誌性性格是睿智的無所不知，通常並且不可避免地被他自己的自鳴得意所破壞。卡森最初在 RKO Radio Pictures 的電影中扮演了一些角色，例如由加里·格蘭特和凱瑟琳·赫本主演的《撫養嬰兒》（1938）。