Aldo Ray
Acting
Biography
Aldo Ray was born in the borough of Pen Argyl, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on 25 September 1926. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, served as a US Navy frogman during WWII and saw action on Iwo Jima. While constable of Crockett, California, he drove his brother Guido to an audition for the film Idols in the Dust (1951). Director David Miller hired him for a small role as a cynical football player. Ray's husky frame, thick neck and raspy voice made him perfect for playing tough sexy roles. He was the star of George Cukor's The Marrying Kind (1952) and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953). Ray was the none-too-bright boxer in Cukor's Pat and Mike (1952) and an escaped convict in 'Michael Curtiz"s We're No Angels (1955). His career started downhill in the 1970s, with him appearing in a string of low-budget films as a character actor. His last film was Shock 'Em Dead (1991). Ray was married three times, with one daughter Claire born in 1951 to his first wife Shirley Green whom he married on on 20 June 1947. Ray was then briefly married to actress Jeff Donnell and then had two sons and a daughter with his third wife, Johanna Ray, one of whom is the actor Eric DaRe. Aldo Ray died of throat cancer on 27 March 1991.
Born: September 25, 1926
Place of Birth: Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage)
as Tony
as Sheriff
as Captain Ned
as Gene Krebelski
as Father Stassio
as Johnson
as General Makepeace
as Victor Lazzaro
as Don Siano of Bisacquino
as Mr. Fong
as Sheriff Benny
as The Inquisitor
as Inspector Benedict
as Frank Morris
as Fred
as General Randolph
as Police Lieutenant
as Police Commissioner
as Narrator
as Bürgermeister Niederhangen
as Wally
as Bouchard
as The Manager
as Sullivan (voice)
as Larry Craig
as Phil McLish
as Taft
as Sheriff Burgess
as Tiny
as Mat Tibbs
as Banner
as Sheriff Neal Rydholm
as Frederick Thaler
as Verde
as Karl Krauss
as Andrew
as Mine Boss
as Sheriff Peterson
as Stubby Stebbins
as Lt. Dave Anderson
as M.Sgt. Prior
as Mimmo, Stage Robber
as Frank Keefer
as Cop
as Dr. Dutch
as Ed Walker
as Burke
as Lt. Stans
as Mattone
as Sheriff
as Herb
as Edward Logan
as Seargent Cloadec
as Sgt. Muldoon
as Bruce
as Major Comack
as Vigo
as Joe Vorzyck
as Man from Bodie
as Lieutenant Walt Lorimer
as Eddie Hart
as Sergeant Rizzo
as Vince Murdock
as Sheriff
as Jonas Karoki
as Benton
as Sam Kimber
as Mister Harold
as Frank Krause
as Jacob 'Jake' Walker
as Moreau
as Mark Wheeler (aka Johnny Nobody)
as Charles Norgate
as Hunk Farber
as Matt Kirk
as Elvin Rhodes
as Bill Thompson
as Sam Croft
as Sgt. Montana
as James Vanning / Art Rayburn
as Self
as Hugh O'Reilly
as Albert
as Andy Hookens
as Sgt. Phil O'Hara
as Frank McGraw
as Davie Hucko
as 'Chet' Keefer
as Theron Henchman (uncredited)
as Mark Foster
as Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe)
as Self