John Aasen: John Aasen. Actor: Why Worry?. Like Charles Chaplin's sidekick, Eric Campbell, Harold Lloyd needed his own giant when casting Why Worry? (1923) in 1922. Lloyd first had his eyes on George Auger (Cardiff Giant) who worked at Ringling Brothers sideshow as a giant. But Auger died before the film started, and a search went out for a replacement. The producer Hal Roach heard of a shoemaker who was constructing a...
Known For: Why Worry? (Colosso(as Johan Aasen)), Legionnaires in Paris (Shorty), The Sting of Stings (Giant), Say Uncle (Actor)