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