Born in Manhattan, Nicholas Cuccia adopted the stage name Nick Cravat after a favored theatrical character and honed his physical skills alongside Burt Lancaster in a youthful acrobatic duo that toured circuses and vaudeville venues before a 1939 injury halted the act.
Reuniting with Lancaster later, Cravat appeared in nine of the star’s films, notably the swash-buckling adventure The Flame and…
