Jimmy Conlin
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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.
Known for
Credits
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan
Fallen Angel (1945)
as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
as Trusty
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Martin (uncredited)
The Lady Eve (1941)
as Third Steward (uncredited)
Blue Skies (1946)
as Jeffrey - Valet (uncredited)
Woman of the Year (1942)
as Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
as Little Thief
Tulsa (1949)
as Homer Triplette
Footlight Parade (1933)
as Uncle in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
as Mr. Asweld
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
as Doc Hyman (uncredited)
Whistle Stop (1946)
as Al - the Barber
Dixie (1943)
as Publisher (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
Summer Storm (1944)
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Rose Marie (1936)
as Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
The Hucksters (1947)
as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
The Gay Falcon (1941)
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
as Mayor (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
as Arab Follower (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
College Humor (1933)
as Dr. Mandel
Mannequin (1938)
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
as Bum (uncredited)
Christmas in July (1940)
as Arbuster (uncredited)
The Inspector General (1949)
as Turnkey (uncredited)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
as Wormy
The Bowery (1933)
as Enlistee (uncredited)
Edison, the Man (1940)
as Waiter
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
as Magruder
Hitler's Madman (1943)
as Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
The Forest Rangers (1942)
as Otto Hanson
My Little Chickadee (1940)
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
The Great McGinty (1940)
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
as Sightless
And the Angels Sing (1944)
as Messenger (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
as Coroner (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
as Poem Vendor (uncredited)
Hazard (1948)
as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
as Tour Bus Barker
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
as Stage Doorman
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Bartender at opera (uncredited)
The Shining Hour (1938)
as Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
as Abner Small
Living on Love (1937)
as Man with Monkey (uncredited)
He Couldn't Say No (1938)
as Ambulance Driver
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
as Crisby
The Jazz Singer (1953)
as Mr. Demming, Photographer
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
as Nosey Watson
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Stagehand
Second Chorus (1941)
as Mr. Dunn
Old Acquaintance (1943)
as Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove (1938)
as Motel Proprietor
Blondes at Work (1938)
as Coroner (uncredited)
New York Town (1941)
as Burt (uncredited)
The Great Rupert (1950)
as Joe Mahoney
Out of the Fog (1941)
Actor
It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
as Senator Alexander P. Leeds
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
as Judge Dennis
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
as Dr. Bolger, coroner
Florian (1940)
as Stock Guard
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
as Botkin (as James Conlon)
Handy Andy (1934)
as Henry (uncredited)
Over the Wall (1938)
as Davis' Handler
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
as Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
Petticoat Larceny (1943)
as Jitters
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
as Pete the Hermit
King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
as Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
Grand Slam (1933)
as Oscar Smelt
Hard to Get (1938)
as Dour Diner (uncredited)
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
as Matthew
The Town Went Wild (1944)
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
Prison Farm (1938)
as Dave, the Grocer
Bring on the Girls (1945)
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Bride Comes Home (1935)
as Len Noble
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
as Witness
Broadway Musketeers (1938)
as Hobart Skinner
The Accusing Finger (1936)
as (scene deleted)
Taxi, Mister (1943)
as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
Broadway (1942)
as Newsman (uncredited)
The Way of All Flesh (1940)
as Second Hobo
City Limits (1934)
as Napoleon, Second Hobo
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
as Joe
No Place to Go (1939)
as Rivers
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Madame Spy (1942)
as Caretaker Winston
Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)
Actor
Sideshow (1950)
as Johnny
Operation Haylift (1950)
as Ed North
Find the Witness (1937)
as Swifty Mullins (uncredited)
And Sudden Death (1936)
as Mr. Tweets
She Learned About Sailors (1934)
as Irate Neighbor
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise (1934)
as Sid
Let's Make Music (1941)
as Tim
Rolling Home (1946)
as Grandpa Crawford
Calling Philo Vance (1940)
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
Rose Bowl (1936)
as Browning Hills
Prejudice (1949)
as Young Joe
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
What, No Cigarettes (1945)
as Uncle Wilbur
Sharps and Flats (1928)
as Self