Jimmy Conlin
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 13, 1884
Day of Death: May 7, 1962 (78 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
The Town Went Wild
Actor Judge Dennis
Hail the Conquering Hero
Actor Little Thief
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Actor Mayor (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Actor Messenger (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
Actor Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Summer Storm
Actor Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
Actor Arab Follower (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
1943
Actor Jitters
Petticoat Larceny
Actor Publisher
Dixie
Actor Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
Taxi, Mister
Actor Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
Hitler's Madman
Actor Bartender at opera (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Actor Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
Actor Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1942
Actor Mr. Asweld
The Palm Beach Story
Actor Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
The Remarkable Andrew
Actor Otto Hanson
The Forest Rangers
Actor Winston
Madame Spy
Actor Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
Actor Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
Actor Newsman (uncredited)
Broadway
1941
Actor Tim
Let's Make Music
Actor Third Steward (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Actor Mr. Dunn
Second Chorus
Actor Joe
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Actor Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A Shot in the Dark
Actor Trusty
Sullivan's Travels
Actor Burt (uncredited)
New York Town
Actor Bartender (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon
Actor
Out of the Fog
1940
Actor Arbuster (uncredited)
Christmas in July
Actor The Lookout - At Felgman's
The Great McGinty
Actor Poem Vendor (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
Actor Tour Bus Barker
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Actor Dr. Doremus - Coroner
Calling Philo Vance
Actor Waiter
Edison, the Man
Actor Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
King of the Lumberjacks
Actor Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
Actor Stock Guard
Florian
Actor Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Angels Over Broadway
Actor Second Hobo
The Way of All Flesh
1939
1938
Actor Witness
Smashing the Rackets
Actor Motel Proprietor
Cocoanut Grove
Actor Ambulance Driver
He Couldn't Say No
Actor Crisby
Crashing Hollywood
Actor Botkin (as James Conlon)
Torchy Blane in Panama
Actor Dave, the Grocer
Prison Farm
Actor Davis' Handler
Over the Wall
Actor Hobart Skinner
Broadway Musketeers
Actor Coroner (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
Actor Dour Diner (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Actor Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
The Shining Hour
Actor Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Mannequin
Actor Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
