Jimmy Conlin
male
Born on October 13, 1884 (140 years old)
Passed Away on May 07, 1962
From Camden, New Jersey, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jimmy Conlin (October 14, 1884 – May 7, 1962) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films in his 32-year career. Conlin was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1884, and his acting career started out in vaudeville, where he and his first wife Myrtle Glass played the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuits billed as "Conlin & Glass", a song-and-dance team. They also starred together in two short films, Sharps and Flats (1928) and Zip! Boom! Bang! (1929) for Vitaphone. Conlin made another comedy short without Glass in 1930 (A Tight Squeeze), but his film career started for good in 1933, and for the next 27 years, with the single exception of 1951, every year saw the release of at least one film in which Conlin appeared – at the height of his career, often more than a dozen of them. Recognizable by his small size and odd appearance, Conlin played all sorts of small roles and bit parts, many times not receiving an onscreen credit. In the 1940s, Conlin was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in nine films written and directed by Sturges. His roles in Sturges' films were often sizable and often came with good billing. One of his best performances came in Sturges' The Sin of Harold Diddlebock in 1946, when he played "Wormy", the racetrack tout who convinces Harold Lloyd to have his first drink, setting off the events of the film. The loyalty between Sturges and Conlin ran both ways, and when the former golden boy of Hollywood fell on hard times, Conlin remained a friend, stayed in contact, and helped out in any way he could. Conlin did not make many television appearances, but he did have a regular role as a bartender on Duffy's Tavern, a syndicated series from 1954. He made his final film in 1959, when he played a habitual criminal in Anatomy of a Murder.
Cast Credits
- 1959
- 1955
- 1953
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
The Town Went Wild
as
Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
as
Judge Dennis
1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as
Little Thief
1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as
Mayor (uncredited)
1944
And the Angels Sing
as
Messenger (uncredited)
1944
Summer Storm
as
Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
as
Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
1944
Lost in a Harem
as
Arab Follower (uncredited)
1944
- 1943
Petticoat Larceny
as
Jitters
1943
Dixie
as
Publisher (uncredited)
1943
Taxi, Mister
as
Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
1943
Hitler's Madman
as
Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
1943
Slightly Dangerous
as
Bartender at opera (uncredited)
1943
Old Acquaintance
as
Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as
Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
1943
- 1942
The Palm Beach Story
as
Mr. Asweld
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as
Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
1942
The Forest Rangers
as
Otto Hanson
1942
Madame Spy
as
Winston
1942
Woman of the Year
as
Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as
Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
1942
Broadway
as
Newsman (uncredited)
1942
The Lady Is Willing
as
Bum (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
Let's Make Music
as
Tim
1941
The Lady Eve
as
Third Steward (uncredited)
1941
Second Chorus
as
Mr. Dunn
1941
Ridin' on a Rainbow
as
Joe
1941
A Shot in the Dark
as
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1941
Sullivan's Travels
as
Trusty
1941
New York Town
as
Burt (uncredited)
1941
The Gay Falcon
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1941
Out of the Fog
1941
- 1940
Christmas in July
as
Arbuster (uncredited)
1940
The Great McGinty
as
The Lookout - At Felgman's
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
as
Poem Vendor (uncredited)
1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as
Tour Bus Barker
1940
Calling Philo Vance
as
Dr. Doremus - Coroner
1940
Edison, the Man
as
Waiter
1940
King of the Lumberjacks
as
Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
1940
My Little Chickadee
as
Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Florian
as
Stock Guard
1940
Angels Over Broadway
as
Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
1940
The Way of All Flesh
as
Second Hobo
1940
- 1939
- 1938
Smashing the Rackets
as
Witness
1938
Cocoanut Grove
as
Motel Proprietor
1938
He Couldn't Say No
as
Ambulance Driver
1938
Crashing Hollywood
as
Crisby
1938
Torchy Blane in Panama
as
Botkin (as James Conlon)
1938
Prison Farm
as
Dave, the Grocer
1938
Over the Wall
as
Davis' Handler
1938
Broadway Musketeers
as
Hobart Skinner
1938
Blondes at Work
as
Coroner (uncredited)
1938
Hard to Get
as
Dour Diner (uncredited)
1938
The Shining Hour
as
Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
1938
Mannequin
as
Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
1938
Comet Over Broadway
as
Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
1938
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
- 1933
- 1928
