Jimmy Conlin
Acting
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.
Born: October 13, 1884
Place of Birth: Camden, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Magruder
as Clarence Madigan
as Stage Doorman
as Matthew
as Mr. Demming, Photographer
as Doc Hyman (uncredited)
as Johnny
as Ed North
as Joe Mahoney
as Turnkey (uncredited)
as Young Joe
as Homer Triplette
as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
as Abner Small
as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
as Pete the Hermit
as Sightless
as Wormy
as Senator Alexander P. Leeds
as Grandpa Crawford
as Jeffrey - Valet (uncredited)
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
as Al - the Barber
as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
as Arab Follower (uncredited)
as Mayor (uncredited)
as Judge Dennis
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
as Messenger (uncredited)
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
as Little Thief
as Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
as Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
as Jitters
as Publisher (uncredited)
as Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
as Bartender at opera (uncredited)
as Winston
as Otto Hanson
as Mr. Asweld
as Newsman (uncredited)
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
as Bum (uncredited)
as Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
as Trusty
as Burt (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Third Steward (uncredited)
as Joe
as Tim
as Mr. Dunn
as Arbuster (uncredited)
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
as Tour Bus Barker
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
as Second Hobo
as Stock Guard
as Waiter
as Poem Vendor (uncredited)
as Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Rivers
as Coroner (uncredited)
as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
as Stagehand
as Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
as Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
as Dour Diner (uncredited)
as Hobart Skinner
as Witness
as Dave, the Grocer
as Motel Proprietor
as Botkin (as James Conlon)
as Davis' Handler
as Ambulance Driver
as Coroner (uncredited)
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
as Crisby
as Dr. Bolger, coroner
as Man with Monkey (uncredited)
as Martin (uncredited)
as Nosey Watson
as Browning Hills
as (scene deleted)
as Mr. Tweets
as Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
as Len Noble
as Henry (uncredited)
as Irate Neighbor
as Napoleon, Second Hobo
as Sid
as Uncle in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited)
as Enlistee (uncredited)
as Dr. Mandel
as Oscar Smelt
as Self