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Jimmy Conlin
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. Conli…
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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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1959
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Movie Magruder
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1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie Clarence Madigan
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1955
The Seven Little Foys
Movie Stage Doorman
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1953
It Happens Every Thursday
Movie Matthew
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1953
The Jazz Singer
Movie Mr. Demming, Photographer
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1951
On Dangerous Ground
Movie Doc Hyman (uncredited)
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1950
Sideshow
Movie Johnny
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1950
Operation Haylift
Movie Ed North
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1950
The Great Rupert
Movie Joe Mahoney
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1949
The Inspector General
Movie Turnkey (uncredited)
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1949
Prejudice
Movie Young Joe
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1949
Tulsa
Movie Homer Triplette
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1949
Knock on Any Door
Movie Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
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1948
Hazard
Movie Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
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1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie Abner Small
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1947
The Hucksters
Movie Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
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1947
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie Pete the Hermit
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1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Movie Sightless
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1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Movie Wormy
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1947
It's a Joke, Son!
Movie Senator Alexander P. Leeds
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1946
Rolling Home
Movie Grandpa Crawford
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1946
Blue Skies
Movie Jeffrey (uncredited)
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1946
Two Sisters from Boston
Movie Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
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1946
Whistle Stop
Movie Al
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1945
Fallen Angel
Movie Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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1945
What, No Cigarettes
Movie Uncle Wilbur
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1945
Bring on the Girls
Movie Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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1944
The Town Went Wild
Movie Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
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1944
Lost in a Harem
Movie Arab Follower (uncredited)
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1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Movie Mayor (uncredited)
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1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
Movie Judge Dennis
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1944
Summer Storm
Movie Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
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1944
And the Angels Sing
Movie Messenger (uncredited)
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1944
It Happened Tomorrow
Movie Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
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1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie Little Thief
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1943
Old Acquaintance
Movie Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
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1943
Swing Shift Maisie
Movie Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
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1943
Petticoat Larceny
Movie Jitters
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1943
Dixie
Movie Publisher (uncredited)
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1943
Hitler's Madman
Movie Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
