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