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Jimmy Conlin
Actor
Born October 13, 1884Died May 7, 1962 (77 years)
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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.
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.
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Jimmy Conlin Filmography
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe (TV Series) · as Fennedy |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock · as Magruder |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder · as Clarence Madigan |
| 1955 | The Seven Little Foys · as Stage Doorman |
| 1953 | It Happens Every Thursday · as Matthew |
| 1952 | The Jazz Singer · as Mr. Demming, Photographer |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground · as Doc Hyman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Operation Haylift · as Ed North |
| 1950 | The Great Rupert · as Joe Mahoney |
| 1949 | Two Knights from Brooklyn · as Baseball Protestor |
| 1949 | The Inspector General · as Turnkey (uncredited) |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door · as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Hazard · as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Smart Woman · as Miller |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra · as Abner Small |
| 1947 | The Hucksters · as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women · as Mr. Pooler |
| 1947 | Seven Keys to Baldpate · as Pete The Hermit |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy's Dilemma · as Sightless |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock · as Wormy |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! · as Senator Alexander P. Leeds |
| 1946 | Cross My Heart · as Jury Foreman |
| 1946 | Rolling Home · as Grandpa Crawford |
| 1946 | Blue Skies · as Jeffrey - Valet (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston · as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop · as Al - The Barber |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel · as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1945 | What, No Cigarettes? · as Uncle Wilbur |
| 1945 | Don Juan Quilligan · as Marriage Bureau Clerk |
| 1945 | G.I. Honeymoon · as Telegram Messenger |
| 1945 | Bring on the Girls · as Justice Of The Peace (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray · as Pub Pianist |
| 1945 | It's a Pleasure · as Messenger |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild · as Lemuel Jones, Justice Of The Peace |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem · as Arab Follower (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Great Moment · as Mr. Burnett, Pharmacist |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero · as Judge Dennis |
| 1944 | Summer Storm · as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Man from Frisco · as Mayor's Secretary |
| 1944 | Gambler's Choice · as Nicky |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing · as Messenger (uncredited) |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow · as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves · as Little Thief |
| 1943 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek · as Mayor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Old Acquaintance · as Frank - Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie · as Man At Meeting (uncredited) |
| 1943 | This Is the Army · as Stage Doorman |
| 1943 | Petticoat Larceny · as Jitters |
| 1943 | Dixie · as Publisher (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Jitterbugs · as Barker For Bearded Lady |
| 1943 | Hitler's Madman · as Dvorak - The Shopkeeper |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister · as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player For Bay Ridge Turtles |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous · as Bartender At Opera (uncredited) |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | Madame Spy · as Winston |
| 1942 | Broadway · as Newsman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story · as Mr. Asweld |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers · as Otto Hanson |
| 1942 | Are Husbands Necessary? · as Mover |
| 1942 | Private Buckaroo · as Uncle |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year · as Reporter At Bar (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew · as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith |
| 1942 | Call Out the Marines · as Little Man |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing · as Bum (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady · as Mr. Mcintyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels · as Trusty |
| 1941 | Look Who's Laughing · as Brush Salesman |
| 1941 | Unexpected Uncle · as Muriel's Husband |
| 1941 | New York Town · as Burt (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Hurry, Charlie, Hurry · as Murphy - The Handyman |
| 1941 | A Shot in the Dark · as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Footlight Fever · as First Furniture Mover |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve · as Third Steward (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ridin' on a Rainbow · as Joe |
| 1940 | Let's Make Music · as Tim |
| 1940 | Second Chorus · as Mr. Dunn |
| 1940 | Christmas in July · as Arbuster (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway · as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum · as Tour Bus Barker |
| 1940 | The Great McGinty · as The Lookout - At Felgman's |
| 1940 | Florian · as Stock Guard |
| 1940 | The Way of All Flesh · as Second Hobo |
| 1940 | Wagons Westward · as Jake - Storekeeper |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Waiter |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway · as Poem Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | King of the Lumberjacks · as Jimmy, The Piano Player (uncredited) |
| 1940 | 3 Cheers for the Irish · as Riley - Party Guest |
| 1940 | My Little Chickadee · as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Honeymoon Deferred · as Detective |
| 1939 | Calling Philo Vance · as Dr. Doremus - Coroner |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams · as Master Of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
| 1939 | $1000 a Touchdown · as Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1939 | No Place to Go · as Rivers |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor · as Coroner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter · as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Stagehand |
| 1938 | Sweethearts · as Properties Man |
| 1938 | Comet Over Broadway · as Burlesque Comic (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour · as Man Shaving On Plane (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Hard to Get · as Dour Diner (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Broadway Musketeers · as Hobart Skinner |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets · as Witness |
| 1938 | Prison Farm · as Dave, The Grocer |
| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove · as Motel Proprietor |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama · as Botkin (as James Conlon) |
| 1938 | Over the Wall · as Davis' Handler |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say No · as Ambulance Driver |
| 1938 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 · as 1st Reporter |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work · as Coroner (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crashing Hollywood · as Crisby |
| 1937 | Mannequin · as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Adventurous Blonde · as Dr. Bolger, Coroner |
| 1937 | Living on Love · as Man With Monkey (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Captains Courageous · as Martin (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself · as Nosey Watson |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney · as Man In Hay Bill Gag |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger · as (scene Deleted) |
| 1936 | And Sudden Death · as Mr. Tweets |
| 1936 | Rose-Marie · as Joe - Piano Player (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home · as Len Noble |
| 1934 | 365 Nights in Hollywood · as Heeber, Student Actor |
| 1934 | Handy Andy · as Henry (uncredited) |
| 1934 | She Learned About Sailors · as Irate Neighbor |
| 1934 | City Limits · as Napoleon, Second Hobo |
| 1934 | Cross Country Cruise · as Sid |
| 1933 | |
| 1933 | Myrt and Marge · as The Comedian |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade · as Uncle In 'honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Bowery · as Enlistee (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Last Trail · as Jimmy, Train Passenger |
| 1933 | College Humor · as Dr. Mandel |
| 1933 | Grand Slam · as Oscar Smelt |