Jimmy Conlin

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James Patrick "Jimmy" Conlin (born August 14, 1884 in Camden , New Jersey , † May 7, 1962 in Encino , Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .

life and career

Jimmy Conlin began his show career as a vaudeville artist on various stages in the USA. With his wife Myrtle Glass he formed a dancing and singing duo called "Conlin and Glass". In his first film, the short comedy The Gladitor from 1928, he starred with her in front of the camera. From 1932 he turned to the film business in Hollywood after the vaudeville shows had lost popularity.

Between 1928 and 1959 Conlin appeared in a total of over 150 film and television productions, mostly in small to medium supporting roles. In the 1930s, almost all of his roles were not mentioned in the credits, which changed somewhat when comedy director Preston Sturges named him one of his favorite actors and used him in most of his films. With his unmistakable appearance - slim built, with weathered facial features and often wearing glasses - Conlin was then often cast in comical and terrible supporting roles. He played his most extensive and most impressive role in 1947 in the comedy Crazy Wednesday by Sturges, in which he becomes the loyal sidekick of the main character, played by Harold Lloyd , as the casual thug and bar-boozer "Wormy" . In 1950 he played an aging vaudeville artist in the comedy The Christmas Wish , who was put on the street by his landlord. In the 1950s he reduced his shooting schedule, but also made some trips to US television. He had a recurring role as a bartender in the sitcom Duffy's Tavern produced by Hal Roach Studios in 1954. One of his last roles was in 1959 in the classic film Anatomy of a Murder by Otto Preminger .

Conlin was married three times: his first marriage, from which he had two children, was divorced. In 1918 he married the actress Myrtle Glass (1897-1945), with whom he had a child and remained married until her untimely death. In his third marriage he was in a marriage with Dorothy Ryan until his death. The actor was also a private friend of Preston Sturges and helped him out where he could after his career crash in the 1950s. Jimmy Conlin died in May 1962 at the age of 77 after a lengthy illness.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jimmy Conlin at Allmovie. Retrieved February 2, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Jimmy Conlin . In: The Lincoln Star . Lincoln, Nebraska May 8, 1962, p. 15 ( newspapers.com [accessed February 2, 2020]).
  3. ↑ Jimmy Conlin at Allmovie. Retrieved February 2, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (Mad Wednesday) | BAMPFA. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Jimmy Conlin at Allmovie. Retrieved February 2, 2020 (American English).
  6. ↑ Jimmy Conlin . In: The Lincoln Star . Lincoln, Nebraska May 8, 1962, p. 15 ( newspapers.com [accessed February 2, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Conlin, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conlin, James Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Camden , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1962
Place of death Encino , Los Angeles , California