Jimmy Conlin
108 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 13, 1884
- Died
- May 7, 1962 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Camden, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- James Conlin · James Conlon · Jimmy Conlon
Biography
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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.
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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: movies and TV shows
Acting (108)
- 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
- 1953 The Jazz Singer
as Mr. Demming, Photographer
- 1951 On Dangerous Ground
as Doc Hyman (uncredited)
- 1950 Sideshow
as Johnny
- 1950 Operation Haylift
as Ed North
- 1950 The Great Rupert
as Joe Mahoney
- 1949 The Inspector General
as Turnkey (uncredited)
- 1949 Prejudice
as Young Joe
- 1949 Tulsa
as Homer Triplette
- 1949 Knock on Any Door
as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
- 1948 Hazard
as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
- 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
as Abner Small
- 1947 The Hucksters
as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
- 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 Rolling Home
as Grandpa Crawford
- 1946 Blue Skies
as Jeffrey (uncredited)
- 1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
- 1946 Whistle Stop
as Al
- 1945 Fallen Angel
as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1945 What, No Cigarettes
as Uncle Wilbur
- 1945 Bring on the Girls
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1944 The Town Went Wild
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
- 1944 Lost in a Harem
as Arab Follower (uncredited)
- 1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mayor (uncredited)
- 1944 Hail the Conquering Hero
as Judge Dennis
- 1944 Summer Storm
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
- 1944 And the Angels Sing
as Messenger (uncredited)
- 1944 It Happened Tomorrow
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
- 1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Little Thief
- 1943 Old Acquaintance
as Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
- 1943 Swing Shift Maisie
as Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
- 1943 Petticoat Larceny
as Jitters
- 1943 Dixie
as Publisher (uncredited)
- 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)
- 1942 Madame Spy
as Caretaker Winston
- 1942 The Forest Rangers
as Otto Hanson
- 1942 The Palm Beach Story
as Mr. Asweld
- 1942 Broadway
as Newsman (uncredited)
- 1942 Obliging Young Lady
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1942 The Remarkable Andrew
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
- 1942 The Lady Is Willing
as Bum (uncredited)
- 1942 Woman of the Year
as Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
- 1941 Sullivan's Travels
as Trusty
- 1941 New York Town
as Burt (uncredited)
- 1941 The Gay Falcon
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1941
- 1941 A Shot in the Dark
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1941 The Lady Eve
as Third Steward (uncredited)
- 1941 Ridin' on a Rainbow
as Joe
- 1941 Let's Make Music
as Tim
- 1941 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 The Way of All Flesh
as Second Hobo
- 1940 Florian
as Stock Guard
- 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 My Little Chickadee
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
- 1940 Calling Philo Vance
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
- 1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
- 1939 $1,000 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 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 Blondes at Work
as Coroner (uncredited)
- 1938 Mannequin
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
- 1938 Crashing Hollywood
as Crisby
- 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
- 1937 Find the Witness
as Swifty Mullins (uncredited)
- 1936 Rose Bowl
as Browning Hills
- 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 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 Footlight Parade
as Uncle in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)
- 1933 The Bowery
as Enlistee (uncredited)
- 1933 College Humor
as Dr. Mandel
- 1933 Grand Slam
as Oscar Smelt
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1928