Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty
Born	April 9, 1925
Died	December 22, 1974

Warren Finnerty (April 9, 1925 – December 22, 1974) was an American actor best known for his Obie award-winning performance as the character "Leach" in the stage production The Connection (1959).

Career

After making his film debut in Murder, Inc. (1960), and in the Off-Off Broadway production of "The Brig" in the 1960s, he made a few television appearances before starring in the controversial film adaption of The Connection (1961), reprising his role from the stage production.

He continued to work steadily in the 60s and early 70s, making appearances on television in Bonanza and Banacek, and in films such as The Pawnbroker (1964), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Easy Rider (1969) in which Finnerty plays a rancher whose lifestyle draws the admiration of Wyatt aka "Captain America," the character played by Peter Fonda, The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Kid Blue (1973) and Cockfighter (1974).

Finnerty died in 1974 in New York City from a heart attack at the age of 49.

Family

He is the father of jazz musician Barry Finnerty; Owen T. Evans, & Shan Finnerty.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	Murder, Inc.	Bug Workman
1961	The Connection	Leach
1964	The Pawnbroker	Savarese
1964	The Brig	Guard #1
1965	Andy	Sanovich
1967	Who's Crazy?
1967	Cool Hand Luke	Tattoo
1969	Easy Rider	Rancher
1969	Marlowe	Manager	Uncredited
1969	Scream Free!	Barney
1971	The Panic in Needle Park	Sammy
1971	The Last Movie	Banker
1973	Kid Blue	Wills
1973	The Laughing Policeman	Ripple
1974	Cockfighter	Sanders
1974	Injun fender	Texan	(final film role)

External links

• Warren Finnerty's New York Times obituary
• Warren Finnerty at IMDb
• Warren Finnerty at the Internet Broadway Database
• Warren Finnerty at the Internet Off-Broadway Database