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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1884-10-13
- event Death Date 1962-05-07
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2.4
- info Birth Place Camden, New Jersey, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Jimmy Conlin
5
The Town Went Wild
1944-12-15
6.2
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947-04-04
7
The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28
6.4
Fallen Angel
1945-11-15
7
Christmas in July
1940-10-25
7
The Great McGinty
1940-08-01
7
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944-08-09
6.2
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944-01-14
5.8
The Great Rupert
1950-03-01
4.5
Whistle Stop
1946-01-25
8.2
The Remarkable Andrew
1942-03-05
6.2
Tulsa
1949-04-13
5.9
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959-08-06
0
Sideshow
1950-06-18
6.1
Knock on Any Door
1949-02-22
6.9
It's a Joke, Son!
1947-01-15
5.6
College Humor
1933-07-05
4.7
Sharps and Flats
1928-07-15
5
Operation Haylift
1950-05-05
6
No Place to Go
1939-09-23
5
Rolling Home
1946-11-01
6.9
Footlight Parade
1933-10-21
6.8
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1943-12-12
6.9
The Hucksters
1947-07-17
6.2
Rose Marie
1936-01-31
6
Blue Skies
1946-10-15
4.8
The Bride Comes Home
1935-12-25
7.8
And the Angels Sing
1944-04-25
6.7
Petticoat Larceny
1943-07-17
6
Cross Country Cruise
1934-01-16
7
The Man Who Found Himself
1937-04-02
8
Hazard
1948-05-28
5.5
Smashing the Rackets
1938-08-08
5.8
Living on Love
1937-11-12
3
Dixie
1943-06-23
2.5
She Learned About Sailors
1934-06-28
5.8
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939-11-22
4
City Limits
1934-04-14
0
Cocoanut Grove
1938-05-20
5.5
He Couldn't Say No
1938-03-19
6.5
On Dangerous Ground
1951-12-13
0
Prejudice
1949-10-17
6
The Seven Little Foys
1955-09-30
5.7
Idiot's Delight
1939-01-27
6.2
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939-02-18
5.1
Summer Storm
1944-07-14
5.6
Let's Make Music
1941-01-17
6.8
Two Girls on Broadway
1940-04-19
5.8
Crashing Hollywood
1938-01-07
5.3
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938-05-07
7.7
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940-09-06
5.4
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947-05-20
7.2
The Lady Eve
1941-02-25
5.8
Calling Philo Vance
1940-02-03
5.8
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939-05-13
3
Taxi, Mister
1943-04-16
6.7
Edison, the Man
1940-05-10
6.8
It Happened Tomorrow
1944-03-31
7.9
Anatomy of a Murder
1959-01-07
5.9
Second Chorus
1941-01-03
6.3
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947-11-19
7.4
Captains Courageous
1937-06-25
3
King of the Lumberjacks
1940-04-13
6.4
My Little Chickadee
1940-02-09
0
The Forest Rangers
1942-10-21
5.7
Prison Farm
1938-06-17
1
Florian
1940-06-05
5.8
Angels Over Broadway
1940-10-02
6
Madame Spy
1942-12-11
4
The Way of All Flesh
1940-07-05
5
Over the Wall
1938-04-02
0
And Sudden Death
1936-06-16
4.3
Broadway Musketeers
1938-10-08
6.1
Bring on the Girls
1945-03-30
5.5
The Jazz Singer
1953-02-14
5
Ridin' on a Rainbow
1941-01-24
6.3
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947-06-05
5.2
A Shot in the Dark
1941-04-05
7.4
Sullivan's Travels
1941-11-30
6.2
It Happens Every Thursday
1953-04-22
5.6
Hitler's Madman
1943-06-10
10
New York Town
1941-10-31
6.9
Woman of the Year
1942-02-05
5
Obliging Young Lady
1942-04-01
5.8
Slightly Dangerous
1943-04-01
6.4
The Inspector General
1949-12-31
2
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939-10-04
3.7
Grand Slam
1933-02-22
5.4
The Adventurous Blonde
1937-11-13
6.1
Blondes at Work
1938-02-05
4.7
The Accusing Finger
1936-11-17
6.2
The Gay Falcon
1941-10-24
6.9
Old Acquaintance
1943-11-27
6
Hard to Get
1938-11-05
6.6
The Shining Hour
1938-11-18
6
What, No Cigarettes
1945-07-13
5.5
Lost in a Harem
1944-12-01
5.8
Two Sisters from Boston
1946-06-06
6.1
Mannequin
1938-01-21
5
Comet Over Broadway
1938-12-03
6.5
Swing Shift Maisie
1943-10-01
6.3
Out of the Fog
1941-06-14
6
Rose Bowl
1936-11-30
1
Handy Andy
1934-07-19