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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 13, 1884
Died
May 7, 1962
Place of Birth
Camden, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- James Conlin
- James Conlon
- Jimmy Conlon
Jimmy Conlin
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.9
Magruder
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959
7.8
Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
6.0
Stage Doorman
The Seven Little Foys
1955
6.2
Matthew
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
5.5
Mr. Demming, Photographer
The Jazz Singer
1953
6.6
Doc Hyman (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
1951
0.0
Johnny
Sideshow
1950
3.0
Ed North
Operation Haylift
1950
5.6
Joe Mahoney
The Great Rupert
1950
6.5
Turnkey (uncredited)
The Inspector General
1949
Credits
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Magruder
1959
5.9
Anatomy of a Murder
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
1959
7.8
The Seven Little Foys
as Stage Doorman
1955
6.0
It Happens Every Thursday
as Matthew
1953
6.2
The Jazz Singer
as Mr. Demming, Photographer
1953
5.5
On Dangerous Ground
as Doc Hyman (uncredited)
1951
6.6
Sideshow
as Johnny
1950
0.0
Operation Haylift
as Ed North
1950
3.0
The Great Rupert
as Joe Mahoney
1950
5.6
The Inspector General
as Turnkey (uncredited)
1949
6.5
Prejudice
as Young Joe
1949
6.0
Tulsa
as Homer Triplette
1949
6.3
Knock on Any Door
as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
1949
6.1
Hazard
as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
1948
8.0
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Abner Small
1947
6.0
The Hucksters
as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
1947
6.9
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Pete the Hermit
1947
6.2
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Sightless
1947
5.4
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Wormy
1947
6.3
It's a Joke, Son!
as Senator Alexander P. Leeds
1947
6.9
Rolling Home
as Grandpa Crawford
1946
5.0
Blue Skies
as Jeffrey - Valet (uncredited)
1946
6.1
Two Sisters from Boston
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
1946
6.0
Whistle Stop
as Al - the Barber
1946
4.3
Fallen Angel
as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945
6.5
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What, No Cigarettes
as Uncle Wilbur
1945
6.0
Bring on the Girls
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1945
6.1
The Town Went Wild
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
1944
5.0
Lost in a Harem
as Arab Follower (uncredited)
1944
5.4
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Mayor (uncredited)
1944
6.8
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Judge Dennis
1944
7.0
Summer Storm
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
1944
5.3
And the Angels Sing
as Messenger (uncredited)
1944
7.0
It Happened Tomorrow
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
1944
6.7
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Little Thief
1944
6.1
Old Acquaintance
as Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
1943
7.0
Swing Shift Maisie
as Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
1943
6.5
Petticoat Larceny
as Jitters
1943
6.7
Dixie
as Publisher (uncredited)
1943
3.0
Hitler's Madman
as Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
1943
5.3
Taxi, Mister
as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
1943
3.6
Slightly Dangerous
as Bartender at opera (uncredited)
1943
6.1
Madame Spy
as Caretaker Winston
1942
6.0
The Forest Rangers
as Otto Hanson
1942
0.0
The Palm Beach Story
as Mr. Asweld
1942
7.0
Broadway
as Newsman (uncredited)
1942
5.5
Obliging Young Lady
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
1942
5.0
The Remarkable Andrew
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
1942
6.8
The Lady Is Willing
as Bum (uncredited)
1942
6.4
Woman of the Year
as Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
1942
6.9
Sullivan's Travels
as Trusty
1941
7.4
New York Town
as Burt (uncredited)
1941
10.0
The Gay Falcon
as Bartender (uncredited)
1941
6.3
Out of the Fog
1941
6.2
A Shot in the Dark
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1941
5.0
The Lady Eve
as Third Steward (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Ridin' on a Rainbow
as Joe
1941
5.0
Let's Make Music
as Tim
1941
5.6
Second Chorus
as Mr. Dunn
1941
5.8
Christmas in July
as Arbuster (uncredited)
1940
6.9
Angels Over Broadway
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
1940
5.8
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Tour Bus Barker
1940
7.8
The Great McGinty
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
1940
6.9
The Way of All Flesh
as Second Hobo
1940
4.1
Florian
as Stock Guard
1940
1.0
Edison, the Man
as Waiter
1940
6.8
Two Girls on Broadway
as Poem Vendor (uncredited)
1940
6.6
King of the Lumberjacks
as Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
1940
2.7
My Little Chickadee
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
1940
6.4
Calling Philo Vance
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
1940
5.9
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1939
5.8
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1939
2.0
No Place to Go
as Rivers
1939
6.0
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Coroner (uncredited)
1939
5.7
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Idiot's Delight
as Stagehand
1939
6.1
Comet Over Broadway
as Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
1938
5.0
The Shining Hour
as Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
1938
6.6
Hard to Get
as Dour Diner (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Broadway Musketeers
as Hobart Skinner
1938
3.5
Smashing the Rackets
as Witness
1938
5.5
Prison Farm
as Dave, the Grocer
1938
5.7
Cocoanut Grove
as Motel Proprietor
1938
0.0
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Botkin (as James Conlon)
1938
5.3
Over the Wall
as Davis' Handler
1938
5.0
He Couldn't Say No
as Ambulance Driver
1938
5.5
Blondes at Work
as Coroner (uncredited)
1938
6.1
Mannequin
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
1938
5.9
Crashing Hollywood
as Crisby
1938
5.8
The Adventurous Blonde
as Dr. Bolger, coroner
1937
5.0
Living on Love
as Man with Monkey (uncredited)
1937
6.0
Captains Courageous
as Martin (uncredited)
1937
7.5
The Man Who Found Himself
as Nosey Watson
1937
7.0
Rose Bowl
as Browning Hills
1936
6.0
The Accusing Finger
as (scene deleted)
1936
4.7
And Sudden Death
as Mr. Tweets
1936
0.0
Rose Marie
as Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
1936
6.2
The Bride Comes Home
as Len Noble
1935
4.5
Handy Andy
as Henry (uncredited)
1934
1.0
She Learned About Sailors
as Irate Neighbor
1934
2.5
City Limits
as Napoleon, Second Hobo
1934
4.0
Cross Country Cruise
as Sid
1934
6.0
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933
7.0
Footlight Parade
as Uncle in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited)
1933
6.8
The Bowery
as Enlistee (uncredited)
1933
5.0
College Humor
as Dr. Mandel
1933
5.3
Grand Slam
as Oscar Smelt
1933
4.0
Sharps and Flats
as Self
1928
4.7