Jimmy Conlin
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
movieThe Seven Little Foys
1955
Stage Doorman
movieThe Jazz Singer
1953
Mr. Demming, Photographer
movieOn Dangerous Ground
1951
Doc Hyman (uncredited)
movieSideshow
1950
Johnny
movieOperation Haylift
1950
Ed North
movieThe Great Rupert
1950
Joe Mahoney
movieThe Inspector General
1949
Turnkey (uncredited)
moviePrejudice
1949
Young Joe
movieTulsa
1949
Homer Triplette
movieKnock on Any Door
1949
Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
movieHazard
1948
Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
movieMourning Becomes Electra
1947
Abner Small
movieThe Hucksters
1947
Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
movieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1947
Pete the Hermit
movieDick Tracy's Dilemma
1947
Sightless
movieIt's a Joke, Son!
1947
Senator Alexander P. Leeds
movieRolling Home
1946
Grandpa Crawford
movieBlue Skies
1946
Jeffrey (uncredited)
movieTwo Sisters from Boston
1946
Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
movieFallen Angel
1945
Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
What, No Cigarettes
1945
Uncle Wilbur
movieBring on the Girls
1945
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
movieThe Town Went Wild
1944
Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
movieLost in a Harem
1944
Arab Follower (uncredited)
movieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Mayor (uncredited)
movieHail the Conquering Hero
1944
Judge Dennis
movieSummer Storm
1944
Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
movieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
Messenger (uncredited)
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944
Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
movieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
Little Thief
movieOld Acquaintance
1943
Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
movieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
moviePetticoat Larceny
1943
Jitters
movieDixie
1943
Publisher (uncredited)
movieHitler's Madman
1943
Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
movieTaxi, Mister
1943
Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
Bartender at opera (uncredited)
movieMadame Spy
1942
Caretaker Winston
movieThe Forest Rangers
1942
Otto Hanson
movieThe Palm Beach Story
1942
Mr. Asweld
movieBroadway
1942
Newsman (uncredited)
movieObliging Young Lady
1942
Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
movieThe Lady Is Willing
1942
Bum (uncredited)
movieWoman of the Year
1942
Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
movieNew York Town
1941
Burt (uncredited)
movieThe Gay Falcon
1941
Bartender (uncredited)
movieA Shot in the Dark
1941
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
movieThe Lady Eve
1941
Third Steward (uncredited)
movieSecond Chorus
1941
Mr. Dunn
movieChristmas in July
1940
Arbuster (uncredited)
movieAngels Over Broadway
1940
Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940
Tour Bus Barker
movieThe Great McGinty
1940
The Lookout - At Felgman's
movieThe Way of All Flesh
1940
Second Hobo
movieFlorian
1940
Stock Guard
movieEdison, the Man
1940
Waiter
movieTwo Girls on Broadway
1940
Poem Vendor (uncredited)
movieKing of the Lumberjacks
1940
Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
movieMy Little Chickadee
1940
Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
movieCalling Philo Vance
1940
Dr. Doremus - Coroner
movieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
movie$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
Sheriff (uncredited)
movieNo Place to Go
1939
Rivers
movieTorchy Runs for Mayor
1939
Coroner (uncredited)
movieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939
Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
movieIdiot's Delight
1939
Stagehand
movieComet Over Broadway
1938
Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
movieThe Shining Hour
1938
Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
movieHard to Get
1938
Dour Diner (uncredited)
movieBroadway Musketeers
1938
Hobart Skinner
moviePrison Farm
1938
Dave, the Grocer
movieCocoanut Grove
1938
Motel Proprietor
movieTorchy Blane in Panama
1938
Botkin (as James Conlon)
movieOver the Wall
1938
Davis' Handler
movieHe Couldn't Say No
1938
Ambulance Driver
movieBlondes at Work
1938
Coroner (uncredited)
movieMannequin
1938
Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
movieThe Adventurous Blonde
1937
Dr. Bolger, coroner
movieLiving on Love
1937
Man with Monkey (uncredited)
movieCaptains Courageous
1937
Martin (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Found Himself
1937
Nosey Watson
movieFind the Witness
1937
Swifty Mullins (uncredited)
movieRose Bowl
1936
Browning Hills
movieThe Accusing Finger
1936
(scene deleted)
movieAnd Sudden Death
1936
Mr. Tweets
movieRose Marie
1936
Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
movieThe Bride Comes Home
1935
Len Noble
movieHandy Andy
1934
Henry (uncredited)
movieShe Learned About Sailors
1934
Irate Neighbor
movieCity Limits
1934
Napoleon, Second Hobo
movieFootlight Parade
1933
Uncle in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)
movieThe Bowery
1933
Enlistee (uncredited)
movieCollege Humor
1933
Dr. Mandel
movieGrand Slam
1933
Oscar Smelt
