Jimmy Conlin
Acting
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.
Anatomy of a Murder
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Age 74 (now 77)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mayor (uncredited)
Age 59 (now 77)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Magruder
Age 74 (now 77)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Magruder
Age 74 (now 77) Anatomy of a Murder
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Age 74 (now 77)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
Age 61 (now 77)
The Town Went Wild
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
Age 60 (now 77)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Mayor (uncredited)
Age 59 (now 77)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
Age 59 (now 77)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Little Thief
Age 59 (now 77)
Taxi, Mister
as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
Age 58 (now 77)
Obliging Young Lady
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 77)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
Age 57 (now 77)
Angels Over Broadway
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 77)
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Tour Bus Barker
Age 55 (now 77)
King of the Lumberjacks
as Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 77)
My Little Chickadee
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 77)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 77)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
Age 54 (now 77)
Footlight Parade
as Uncle in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 77)
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Also Known As
James Conlin, James Conlon, Jimmy Conlon
IMDB
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