Jimmy Conlin
Age: N/A | From: Camden, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: James Conlin , James Conlon , Jimmy Conlon
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Camden, New Jersey, USA
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Movie Involvements: 42
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959) Clarence Madigan
Captains Courageous
(1937) Martin (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
(1945) Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
(1951) Doc Hyman (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(1944) Little Thief
Knock on Any Door
(1949) Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
(1947) Sightless
Edison, the Man
(1940) WaiterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Magruder | |
| Clarence Madigan | ||
| 1955 | Stage Doorman | |
| 1953 | Matthew | |
| Mr. Demming, Photographer | ||
| 1951 | Doc Hyman (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Johnny | |
| Ed North | ||
| Joe Mahoney | ||
| 1949 | Turnkey (uncredited) | |
| Young Joe | ||
| Homer Triplette | ||
| Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | Manager, Nevada Rest Motel | |
| 1947 | Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor | |
| Pete the Hermit | ||
| Sightless | ||
| Wormy | ||
| Senator Alexander P. Leeds | ||
| 1946 | Grandpa Crawford | |
| Jeffrey - Valet (uncredited) | ||
| Grandpa Chandler (uncredited) | ||
| Al - the Barber | ||
| 1945 | Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Uncle Wilbur | ||
| Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace | |
| Arab Follower (uncredited) | ||
| Mayor (uncredited) | ||
| Judge Dennis | ||
| Man Mailing Letter (uncredited) | ||
| Messenger (uncredited) | ||
| Boarding House Tenant (uncredited) | ||
| Little Thief | ||
| 1943 | Frank - Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Man at Meeting (Uncredited) | ||
| Jitters | ||
| Publisher (uncredited) | ||
| Dvorak - the Shopkeeper | ||
| Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles | ||
| Bartender at opera (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Winston | |
| Otto Hanson | ||
| Mr. Asweld | ||
| Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited) | ||
| Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith | ||
| Reporter at Bar (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Trusty | |
| Burt (uncredited) | ||
| Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Third Steward (uncredited) | ||
| Joe | ||
| Tim | ||
| Mr. Dunn | ||
| 1940 | Arbuster (uncredited) | |
| Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited) | ||
| Tour Bus Barker | ||
| The Lookout - At Felgman's | ||
| Second Hobo | ||
| Stock Guard | ||
| Waiter | ||
| Poem Vendor (uncredited) | ||
| Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited) | ||
| Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Doremus - Coroner | ||
| 1939 | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | |
| Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| Rivers | ||
| Coroner (uncredited) | ||
| Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited) | ||
| Stagehand | ||
| 1938 | Burlesque Comic (uncredited) | |
| Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited) | ||
| Dour Diner (uncredited) | ||
| Hobart Skinner | ||
| Witness | ||
| Dave, the Grocer | ||
| Motel Proprietor | ||
| Botkin (as James Conlon) | ||
| Davis' Handler | ||
| Ambulance Driver | ||
| Coroner (uncredited) | ||
| Elevator Operator (Uncredited) | ||
| Crisby | ||
| 1937 | Dr. Bolger, coroner | |
| Man with Monkey | ||
| Martin (uncredited) | ||
| Nosey Watson | ||
| 1936 | Browning Hills | |
| (scene deleted) | ||
| Mr. Tweets | ||
| Joe - Piano Player (uncredited) | ||
| 1935 | Len Noble | |
| 1934 | Henry (uncredited) | |
| Irate Neighbor | ||
| Napoleon, Second Hobo | ||
| Sid | ||
| 1933 | Uncle in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited) | |
| Dr. Mandel | ||
| Oscar Smelt | ||
| 1928 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
