Acting
Jimmy Conlin
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.
Filmography
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Film · 1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Film · 1959
The Seven Little Foys
Film · 1955
The Jazz Singer
Film · 1953
It Happens Every Thursday
Film · 1953
On Dangerous Ground
Film · 1951
The Great Rupert
Film · 1950
Sideshow
Film · 1950
Operation Haylift
Film · 1950
Tulsa
Film · 1949
Knock on Any Door
Film · 1949
Prejudice
Film · 1949
The Inspector General
Film · 1949
Hazard
Film · 1948
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Film · 1947
It's a Joke, Son!
Film · 1947
The Hucksters
Film · 1947
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Film · 1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Film · 1947
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Film · 1947
Whistle Stop
Film · 1946
Rolling Home
Film · 1946
Blue Skies
Film · 1946
Two Sisters from Boston
Film · 1946
Fallen Angel
Film · 1945
Bring on the Girls
Film · 1945
What, No Cigarettes
Film · 1945
The Town Went Wild
Film · 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
Film · 1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Film · 1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Film · 1944
And the Angels Sing
Film · 1944
Summer Storm
Film · 1944
It Happened Tomorrow
Film · 1944
Lost in a Harem
Film · 1944
Petticoat Larceny
Film · 1943
Dixie
Film · 1943
Taxi, Mister
Film · 1943
Hitler's Madman
Film · 1943
Slightly Dangerous
Film · 1943
Old Acquaintance
Film · 1943
Swing Shift Maisie
Film · 1943
The Palm Beach Story
Film · 1942
The Remarkable Andrew
Film · 1942
The Forest Rangers
Film · 1942
Madame Spy
Film · 1942
Woman of the Year
Film · 1942
Obliging Young Lady
Film · 1942
Broadway
Film · 1942
The Lady Is Willing
Film · 1942
Let's Make Music
Film · 1941
Second Chorus
Film · 1941
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Film · 1941
A Shot in the Dark
Film · 1941
Sullivan's Travels
Film · 1941
New York Town
Film · 1941
The Gay Falcon
Film · 1941
Out of the Fog
Film · 1941
The Lady Eve
Film · 1941
Christmas in July
Film · 1940
The Great McGinty
Film · 1940
Two Girls on Broadway
Film · 1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Film · 1940
Calling Philo Vance
Film · 1940
Edison, the Man
Film · 1940
King of the Lumberjacks
Film · 1940
My Little Chickadee
Film · 1940
Florian
Film · 1940
Angels Over Broadway
Film · 1940
The Way of All Flesh
Film · 1940
No Place to Go
Film · 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Film · 1939
Idiot's Delight
Film · 1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Film · 1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Film · 1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
Film · 1939
Smashing the Rackets
Film · 1938
Cocoanut Grove
Film · 1938
He Couldn't Say No
Film · 1938
Crashing Hollywood
Film · 1938
Torchy Blane in Panama
Film · 1938
Prison Farm
Film · 1938
Over the Wall
Film · 1938
Broadway Musketeers
Film · 1938
Blondes at Work
Film · 1938
Hard to Get
Film · 1938
The Shining Hour
Film · 1938
Mannequin
Film · 1938
Comet Over Broadway
Film · 1938
The Man Who Found Himself
Film · 1937
Living on Love
Film · 1937
Captains Courageous
Film · 1937
The Adventurous Blonde
Film · 1937
Find the Witness
Film · 1937
Rose Marie
Film · 1936
And Sudden Death
Film · 1936
The Accusing Finger
Film · 1936
Rose Bowl
Film · 1936
The Bride Comes Home
Film · 1935
Cross Country Cruise
Film · 1934
She Learned About Sailors
Film · 1934
City Limits
Film · 1934
Handy Andy
Film · 1934
College Humor
Film · 1933
Footlight Parade
Film · 1933
Grand Slam
Film · 1933
Advice to the Lovelorn
Film · 1933
The Bowery
Film · 1933
Sharps and Flats
Film · 1928