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'''Warren Finnerty''' (April 9, 1925 – December 22, 1974) was an American actor best known for his [[Obie award]]-winning performance in [[The Connection (1959 play)|''The Connection'']] (1959). After making his film debut in [[Murder, Inc. (film)|''Murder, Inc.'']] (1960), and the lead role in the Off-Off Broadway production of "The Brig" in the 1960s, he made a few television appearances before starring in the film adaption of [[The Connection (1961 film)|''The Connection'']] (1961), reprising his role from the stage production. He continued to work in both television and film until his death in 1974 at the age of 49, making appearances in ''[[Bonanza]]'' and ''[[Banacek]]'', and in films such as ''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|The Pawnbroker]]'' (1964), ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'' (1967), ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969), ''[[The Panic in Needle Park]]'' (1971) and ''[[Cockfighter]]'' (1974).
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'''Warren Finnerty''' (April 9, 1925 &ndash; 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 play)|''The Connection'']] (1959) and its film version.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/24/archives/warren-finnerty.html|title=Warren Finnerty|work=The New York Times|date=December 24, 1974|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
He is the father of jazz musician [[Barry Finnerty]].

==Career==
After making his film debut in [[Murder, Inc. (1960 film)|''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 Connection (1961 film)|''The Connection'']] (1961), the film adaptation of the play in which he reprised his stage role.

He continued to work steadily in the 1960s and early 1970s, making appearances on television in ''[[Bonanza]]'' and ''[[Banacek]]'', and in films such as ''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|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]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/easy2.html|title = Easy Rider (1969)}}</ref> ''[[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==
Finnerty's wife, Ruth, was a pianist and English educator at [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley Extension]]; the couple's son is the jazz musician [[Barry Finnerty]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Hamlin|first=Jesse|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Jazz-guitarist-Barry-Finnerty-knows-how-to-groove-2624209.php|title=Jazz guitarist Barry Finnerty knows how to groove alone to make music|work=SF Gate|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 4, 2005|access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Murder, Inc. (1960 film)|Murder, Inc.]]''
| [[Murder Inc.|Charles "The Bug" Workman]]
|
|-
| 1961
| ''[[The Connection (1961 film)|The Connection]]''
| Leach
|
|-
| 1964
| ''[[The Pawnbroker (film)|The Pawnbroker]]''
| Savarese
|
|-
| 1964
| ''The Brig''
| Guard #1
|
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Andy (film)|Andy]]''
| Sanovich
|
|-
| 1967
| ''Who's Crazy?''
| Unknown
|
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''
| "Tattoo"
|
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Easy Rider]]''
| The Rancher
|
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Marlowe (1969 film)|Marlowe]]''
| The 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 (film)|The Laughing Policeman]]''
| Ripple
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Cockfighter]]''
| Sanders
|
|-
| 1974
| ''Injun fender''
| The Texan
| (final film role)
|}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/24/archives/warren-finnerty.html?_r=0 Warren Finnerty's New York Times obituary]
*{{IMDb name|0278258}}
*{{IMDb name|0278258}}
*{{IBDB name|102620}}
*{{IBDB name}}
*[http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&keyword=name&first=Warren&last=Finnerty&middle= Warren Finnerty at the Internet Off-Broadway Database]
*[http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&keyword=name&first=Warren&last=Finnerty&middle= Warren Finnerty at the Internet Off-Broadway Database]


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Latest revision as of 18:30, 2 April 2023

Warren Finnerty
BornApril 9, 1925
DiedDecember 22, 1974 (aged 49)

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) and its film version.[1]

Career[edit]

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 Connection (1961), the film adaptation of the play in which he reprised his stage role.

He continued to work steadily in the 1960s and early 1970s, 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,[2] 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[edit]

Finnerty's wife, Ruth, was a pianist and English educator at UC Berkeley Extension; the couple's son is the jazz musician Barry Finnerty.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1960 Murder, Inc. Charles "The Bug" Workman
1961 The Connection Leach
1964 The Pawnbroker Savarese
1964 The Brig Guard #1
1965 Andy Sanovich
1967 Who's Crazy? Unknown
1967 Cool Hand Luke "Tattoo"
1969 Easy Rider The Rancher
1969 Marlowe The 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 The Texan (final film role)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Warren Finnerty". The New York Times. December 24, 1974. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Easy Rider (1969)".
  3. ^ Hamlin, Jesse (July 4, 2005). "Jazz guitarist Barry Finnerty knows how to groove alone to make music". SF Gate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 4, 2020.

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