The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 · Movie
as Magruder
Jimmy Conlin
1884-10-13
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Camden, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Movie
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
The Seven Little Foys
1955 · Movie
as Stage Doorman
The Jazz Singer
1953 · Movie
as Mr. Demming, Photographer
It Happens Every Thursday
1953 · Movie
as Matthew
On Dangerous Ground
1951 · Movie
as Doc Hyman (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
1950 · Movie
as Joe Mahoney
Sideshow
1950 · Movie
as Johnny
Operation Haylift
1950 · Movie
as Ed North
Tulsa
1949 · Movie
as Homer Triplette
Knock on Any Door
1949 · Movie
as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
Prejudice
1949 · Movie
as Young Joe
The Inspector General
1949 · Movie
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Hazard
1948 · Movie
as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · Movie
as Wormy
It's a Joke, Son!
1947 · Movie
as Senator Alexander P. Leeds
The Hucksters
1947 · Movie
as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947 · Movie
as Sightless
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Movie
as Abner Small
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947 · Movie
as Pete the Hermit
Whistle Stop
1946 · Movie
as Al
Rolling Home
1946 · Movie
as Grandpa Crawford
Blue Skies
1946 · Movie
as Jeffrey (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 · Movie
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
1945 · Movie
as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls
1945 · Movie
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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What, No Cigarettes
1945 · Movie
as Uncle Wilbur
The Town Went Wild
1944 · Movie
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Movie
as Judge Dennis
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 · Movie
as Little Thief
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Movie
as Mayor (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944 · Movie
as Messenger (uncredited)
Summer Storm
1944 · Movie
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Movie
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
1944 · Movie
as Arab Follower (uncredited)
Petticoat Larceny
1943 · Movie
as Jitters
Dixie
1943 · Movie
as Publisher (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
1943 · Movie
as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
Hitler's Madman
1943 · Movie
as Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Movie
as Bartender at opera (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
1943 · Movie
as Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 · Movie
as Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Movie
as Mr. Asweld
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 · Movie
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
The Forest Rangers
1942 · Movie
as Otto Hanson
Madame Spy
1942 · Movie
as Caretaker Winston
Woman of the Year
1942 · Movie
as Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
1942 · Movie
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
Broadway
1942 · Movie
as Newsman (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
1942 · Movie
as Bum (uncredited)
Let's Make Music
1941 · Movie
as Tim
The Lady Eve
1941 · Movie
as Third Steward (uncredited)
Second Chorus
1941 · Movie
as Mr. Dunn
Ridin' on a Rainbow
1941 · Movie
as Joe
A Shot in the Dark
1941 · Movie
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
1941 · Movie
as Trusty
New York Town
1941 · Movie
as Burt (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon
1941 · Movie
as Bartender (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
1941 · Movie
Christmas in July
1940 · Movie
as Arbuster (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
1940 · Movie
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 · Movie
as Poem Vendor (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940 · Movie
as Tour Bus Barker
Calling Philo Vance
1940 · Movie
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
Edison, the Man
1940 · Movie
as Waiter
King of the Lumberjacks
1940 · Movie
as Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
1940 · Movie
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
Florian
1940 · Movie
as Stock Guard
Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Movie
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
The Way of All Flesh
1940 · Movie
as Second Hobo
No Place to Go
1939 · Movie
as Rivers
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Movie
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Movie
as Stagehand
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939 · Movie
as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 · Movie
as Coroner (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939 · Movie
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Movie
as Witness
Cocoanut Grove
1938 · Movie
as Motel Proprietor
He Couldn't Say No
1938 · Movie
as Ambulance Driver
Crashing Hollywood
1938 · Movie
as Crisby
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938 · Movie
as Botkin (as James Conlon)
Prison Farm
1938 · Movie
as Dave, the Grocer
Over the Wall
1938 · Movie
as Davis' Handler
Broadway Musketeers
1938 · Movie
as Hobart Skinner
Blondes at Work
1938 · Movie
as Coroner (uncredited)
Hard to Get
1938 · Movie
as Dour Diner (uncredited)
The Shining Hour
1938 · Movie
as Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
Mannequin
1938 · Movie
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
1938 · Movie
as Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 · Movie
as Nosey Watson
Living on Love
1937 · Movie
as Man with Monkey (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937 · Movie
as Martin (uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 · Movie
as Dr. Bolger, coroner
Find the Witness
1937 · Movie
as Swifty Mullins (uncredited)
Rose Marie
1936 · Movie
as Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
And Sudden Death
1936 · Movie
as Mr. Tweets
The Accusing Finger
1936 · Movie
as (scene deleted)
Rose Bowl
1936 · Movie
as Browning Hills
The Bride Comes Home
1935 · Movie
as Len Noble
Cross Country Cruise
1934 · Movie
as Sid
She Learned About Sailors
1934 · Movie
as Irate Neighbor
City Limits
1934 · Movie
as Napoleon, Second Hobo
Handy Andy
1934 · Movie
as Henry (uncredited)
College Humor
1933 · Movie
as Dr. Mandel
Footlight Parade
1933 · Movie
as Uncle in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)
Grand Slam
1933 · Movie
as Oscar Smelt
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933 · Movie
The Bowery
1933 · Movie
as Enlistee (uncredited)
Sharps and Flats
1928 · Movie
as Self
