Cast
Jimmy Conlin
Acting
Cast
Jimmy Conlin
Known for
Acting
Born
1884-10-13
From
Camden, New Jersey, USA
Died
1962-05-07
Also known as James Conlin, James Conlon, Jimmy Conlon
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.
Anatomy of a Murder
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Fallen Angel
as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
as Third Steward (uncredited)
Grand Slam
as Oscar Smelt
Summer Storm
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
as Motel Proprietor
Rose Bowl
as Browning Hills
Captains Courageous
as Martin (uncredited)
The Hucksters
as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
Tulsa
as Homer Triplette
Sullivan's Travels
as Trusty
Woman of the Year
as Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Little Thief
Christmas in July
as Arbuster (uncredited)
Rose Marie
as Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Coroner (uncredited)
Sideshow
as Johnny
The Great McGinty
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
Prison Farm
as Dave, the Grocer
The Palm Beach Story
as Mr. Asweld
Footlight Parade
as Uncle in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
The Inspector General
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Florian
as Stock Guard
On Dangerous Ground
as Doc Hyman (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
as Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mayor (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Judge Dennis
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Magruder
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Sightless
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Abner Small
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
Broadway Musketeers
as Hobart Skinner
Blue Skies
as Jeffrey - Valet (uncredited)
Dixie
as Publisher (uncredited)
Mannequin
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Waiter
It Happens Every Thursday
as Matthew
Slightly Dangerous
as Bartender at opera (uncredited)
New York Town
as Burt (uncredited)
College Humor
as Dr. Mandel
Rolling Home
as Grandpa Crawford
Whistle Stop
as Al - the Barber
The Shining Hour
as Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
Handy Andy
as Henry (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Stagehand
The Great Rupert
as Joe Mahoney
Swing Shift Maisie
as Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Dr. Bolger, coroner
Obliging Young Lady
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
as Bum (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Wormy
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Botkin (as James Conlon)
Comet Over Broadway
as Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
No Place to Go
as Rivers
The Man Who Found Himself
as Nosey Watson
The Bowery
as Enlistee (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
as Messenger (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
as (scene deleted)
Prejudice
as Young Joe
The Jazz Singer
as Mr. Demming, Photographer
Two Girls on Broadway
as Poem Vendor (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
as Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
It's a Joke, Son!
as Senator Alexander P. Leeds
Madame Spy
as Caretaker Winston
Angels Over Broadway
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
The Way of All Flesh
as Second Hobo
Broadway
as Newsman (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
as Arab Follower (uncredited)
Hazard
as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
Smashing the Rackets
as Witness
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Tour Bus Barker
King of the Lumberjacks
as Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
Over the Wall
as Davis' Handler
Cross Country Cruise
as Sid
Bring on the Girls
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Seven Little Foys
as Stage Doorman
A Shot in the Dark
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Bride Comes Home
as Len Noble
Taxi, Mister
as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
Second Chorus
as Mr. Dunn
Crashing Hollywood
as Crisby
Blondes at Work
as Coroner (uncredited)
Hard to Get
as Dour Diner (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Living on Love
as Man with Monkey (uncredited)
The Forest Rangers
as Otto Hanson
She Learned About Sailors
as Irate Neighbor
And Sudden Death
as Mr. Tweets
Calling Philo Vance
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
What, No Cigarettes
as Uncle Wilbur
Advice to the Lovelorn
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Petticoat Larceny
as Jitters
He Couldn't Say No
as Ambulance Driver
The Remarkable Andrew
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
Let's Make Music
as Tim
Operation Haylift
as Ed North
City Limits
as Napoleon, Second Hobo
Ridin' on a Rainbow
as Joe
Find the Witness
as Swifty Mullins (uncredited)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Pete the Hermit
Sharps and Flats
as Self