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Mini Biography:
Brought forth in midland America, far away from any port of immigrant entry... moreTrivia:
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One... moreAwards:
4 wins moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Raising free-range kids (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 30 June 2009, 5:45 AM, PDT)
Pros And Cons
(From New York Post. 3 May 2009, 12:22 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Actor:
- "Happy Days" .... Uncle Joe (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
... aka "Happy Days Again" (USA: syndication title)
- Grandma Nussbaum (1982) TV episode .... Uncle Joe
- The Roaring Twenties (1980) TV episode .... Uncle Joe - "WKRP in Cincinnati" .... Colonel Buchanan (1 episode, 1981)
- Jennifer and the Will (1981) TV episode .... Colonel Buchanan - Ragtime (1981) .... Mr. Delphin Delmas
... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title) - Scout's Honor (1980) (TV) .... Mr. Caboose
- The End (1978/I) .... Ben Lawson
- Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) .... Vice President
- Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976) (TV) .... Jimmy, morgue attendant
- "Disneyland" .... Abner Therman (2 episodes, 1975)
... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
- The Sky's the Limit: Part 2 (1975) TV episode .... Abner Therman
- The Sky's the Limit: Part 1 (1975) TV episode .... Abner Therman - The Sky's the Limit (1975) .... Abner Therman
- "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak" .... Dr. Miller (1 episode, 1973)
... aka "ABC Matinee Today" (USA)
- The Other Woman (1973) TV episode .... Dr. Miller - "McCloud" .... Mac 'Fergie' Ferguson (1 episode, 1973)
- Butch Cassidy Rides Again (1973) TV episode .... Mac 'Fergie' Ferguson - "Tenafly" .... Avery (1 episode, 1973)
- Joyride to Nowhere (1973) TV episode .... Avery - Amanda Fallon (1973) (TV) .... Emory
- "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Emory (1 episode, 1973)
... aka "The New Doctors"
- And Other Springs I May Not See (1973) TV episode .... Emory - "Banyon" (1 episode, 1972)
- The Graveyard Vote (1972) TV episode - "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Attorney (1 episode, 1972)
- Words of Summer (1972) TV episode .... Attorney - Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) (TV) .... Hallelujah Harry
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) (TV) .... Sgt. McGll
- "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Hayfoot Brockton (1 episode, 1971)
- Shootout at Diablo Station (1971) TV episode .... Hayfoot Brockton - "Bracken's World" .... Cameo (1 episode, 1970)
- Day for Night (1970) TV episode .... Cameo - The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) (TV) .... Captain Oren Hayes
- "My Friend Tony" (1 episode, 1969)
- The Twenty Mile Jog (1969) TV episode - "The Virginian" .... Doc Bigelow / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1967)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
- Yesterday's Timepiece (1967) TV episode .... Doc Bigelow
- The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones (1964) TV episode .... J. Jimerson Jones - "Branded" .... P.T. Barnum (1 episode, 1965)
- The Greatest Coward on Earth (1965) TV episode .... P.T. Barnum - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... District Attorney Hightower / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
- The Crime (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Hightower
- A Case of Armed Robbery (1964) TV episode .... Otto Mead - Town Tamer (1965) .... Judge Murcott
- "Slattery's People" .... Assemblyman Raymond J. O'Riordan (1 episode, 1965)
- Question: What's New in Timbuktoo? (1965) TV episode .... Assemblyman Raymond J. O'Riordan - "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Inspector Dan Zarilla / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
... aka "Crisis" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Suspense Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
- The Jack Is High (1964) TV episode .... Inspector Dan Zarilla
- The Threatening Eye (1964) TV episode .... Lt. John Curwood - "Going My Way" .... Frank McCaffey (1 episode, 1963)
- The Boss of the Ward (1963) TV episode .... Frank McCaffey - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Clerk (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
- Thunder in a Forgotten Town (1963) TV episode .... Clerk - "Harrigan and Son" .... Jim Harrigan / ... (8 episodes, 1960-1961)
- Senior Goes to Hollywood (1961) TV episode .... Jim Harrigan Sr.
- They Were All in Step But Jim (1961) TV episode .... Jim Harrigan
- Junior's Other Job (1961) TV episode .... Jim Harrigan
- Junior Goes Society (1961) TV episode .... Jim Harrigan
- Junior Becomes a Senior (1960) TV episode .... Jim Harrigan
(3 more) - Joyful Hour (1960) (TV) .... Host
- "The Best of the Post" .... Mike (1 episode, 1960)
- Cop Without a Badge (1960) TV episode .... Mike - Some Like It Hot (1959) .... Det. Mulligan
- The Last Hurrah (1958) .... John Gorman
- "Target" (1 episode, 1958)
- Backfire (1958) TV episode - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
- Eddie (1958) TV episode - "Studio One" .... Mike Waterson (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- The Brotherhood of the Bell (1958) TV episode .... Mike Waterson - "Studio 57" .... Al Richards / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka "Heinz Studio 57" (USA: alternative title)
- Rebel Rookie (1957) TV episode .... Frank Brodie
- Strange Quarry (1957) TV episode .... Al Richards
- Exit Laughing (1956) TV episode
- Who's Calling? (1956) TV episode .... Jay Breen - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Lieutenant V. Keever / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1957)
... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
- Adventure for Hire (1957) TV episode .... Lieutenant V. Keever
- Daughter of Mine (1954) TV episode
- Tomorrow's Men (1953) TV episode .... Spud Malone - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Rain-Making Machine Inventor (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
- Medicine Man (1957) TV episode .... Rain-Making Machine Inventor - "Crossroads" .... Father Edward Sullivan / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Benediction of Blood (1957) TV episode .... Father Patrick O'Neil
- Circus Priest (1956) TV episode .... Father Edward Sullivan
- The Strange Bequest (1956) TV episode - "Playhouse 90" .... Sheriff Kyle Bickford (1 episode, 1957)
- Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) TV episode .... Sheriff Kyle Bickford - "Telephone Time" (1 episode, 1957)
- Greatest Man in the World (1957) TV episode - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Joe Crandall / ... (6 episodes, 1951-1957)
... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- Vice Squad (1957) TV episode
- The Chase (1954) TV episode
- One for the Road (1953) TV episode
- The Face of Autumn (1952) TV episode
- Tin Badge (1951) TV episode .... Joe Crandall
(1 more) - Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) .... Bart Crosbie
- "The United States Steel Hour" .... Jim (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
- Thirty Year Man (1956) TV episode .... Jim - "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Dr. Walter Arnold (1 episode, 1956)
- Are We Invaded? (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Walter Arnold - "Climax!" .... Police Lieutenant / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
- The Prowler (1956) TV episode
- Thin Air (1955) TV episode .... Police Lieutenant
- The Box of Chocolates (1955) TV episode .... Police Lieutenant Moore - Inside Detroit (1956) .... Gus Linden
- "The Christophers" (1 episode, 1955)
- Washington as Commander-in-Chief (1955) TV episode - "Celebrity Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
- A Very Big Man (1955) TV episode - "Front Row Center" .... Dan Packard (1 episode, 1955)
- Dinner at Eight (1955) TV episode .... Dan Packard - "The Star and the Story" .... Larry Johnson (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "The Henry Fonda Show" (USA)
- Newspaper Man (1955) TV episode .... Larry Johnson - "Stage 7" .... Dan Jennings (1 episode, 1955)
- The Greatest Man in the World (1955) TV episode .... Dan Jennings - Ring of Fear (1954) .... Frank Wallace
- Jubilee Trail (1954) .... Ernest 'Texas' Conway
- "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
- Second Sight (1953) TV episode
- A Man's World (1952) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- Winners Never Lose (1953) TV episode - Okinawa (1952) .... Lieutenant Commander Hale
- The People Against O'Hara (1951) .... Det. Vincent Ricks
- Criminal Lawyer (1951) .... James 'Jimmy' Regan
- The Fireball (1950) .... Father O'Hara
... aka The Challenge - Johnny One-Eye (1950) .... Martin Martin
- A Dangerous Profession (1949) .... Joe Farley
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) .... Gramp Fry
- Fighting Father Dunne (1948) .... Father Peter J. Dunne
- Riffraff (1947) .... Dan Hammer
- Crack-Up (1946) .... George Steele
- Perilous Holiday (1946) .... Patrick Nevil
- Man Alive (1945) .... Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
- Having Wonderful Crime (1945) .... Michael J. Malone
- Secret Command (1944) .... Sam Gallagher
- Marine Raiders (1944) .... Maj. Steve Lockhart
- His Butler's Sister (1943) .... Martin Murphy
- The Iron Major (1943) .... Francis William 'Frank'/'Cav' Cavanaugh
- Bombardier (1943) .... Major Chick Davis
- The Navy Comes Through (1942) .... Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
- Flight Lieutenant (1942) .... Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
- Broadway (1942) .... Dan McCorn
- Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942) .... Tim Reardon
- Knute Rockne All American (1940) .... Knute Rockne
... aka A Modern Hero (UK) - Flowing Gold (1940) .... Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
- Escape to Glory (1940) .... Mike Farrough
... aka Submarine Zone (UK) - Torrid Zone (1940) .... Mr. Steve Case
- 'Til We Meet Again (1940) .... Police Lt. Steve Burke
- Castle on the Hudson (1940) .... Warden Walter Long
... aka Years Without Days (UK) - The Fighting 69th (1940) .... Father Francis P. Duffy
- Slightly Honorable (1940) .... John Webb
- The Night of Nights (1939) .... Dan O'Farrell
- Indianapolis Speedway (1939) .... Joe Greer
... aka Devil on Wheels (UK) - The Kid from Kokomo (1939) .... William Jennings 'Billy/'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
... aka Orphan of the Ring (UK) - Off the Record (1939) .... Thomas 'Breezy' Elliott
... aka Unfit to Print (UK) - Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) .... Jerry Connolly
- Garden of the Moon (1938) .... John Quinn
- Boy Meets Girl (1938) .... J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
- Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) .... Roy Chadwick
... aka Romance and Rhythm (UK) - Women Are Like That (1938) .... William 'Bill'/'Willie' Landin
- Submarine D-1 (1937) .... 'Butch' Rogers
- Back in Circulation (1937) .... Bill Morgan
- San Quentin (1937) .... Capt. Stephen Jameson
- Slim (1937) .... Red Blayd
- The Great O'Malley (1937) .... James Aloysius 'Jim'/'Jimmy' O'Malley
- China Clipper (1936) .... Dave Logan
- Public Enemy's Wife (1936) .... Lee Laird
... aka G-Man's Wife - I Married a Doctor (1936) .... Dr. William P. Kennicott
- Ceiling Zero (1936) .... Jake L. Lee
- Stars Over Broadway (1935) .... Al McGillevray
- Page Miss Glory (1935) .... Daniel 'Click'/'Dan' Wiley
- The Irish in Us (1935) .... Pat O'Hara
- Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) .... Stephen Chase
- In Caliente (1935) .... Lawrence 'Larry' MacArthur
... aka Viva Senorita (USA: poster title) - Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) .... Lieut. William R. 'Bill' Brannigan
- Flirtation Walk (1934) .... Sgt. 'Scrapper' Thornhhill
- I Sell Anything (1934) .... Spot Cash Cutler
... aka I Sell Everything - The Personality Kid (1934) .... Ritzy McCarty
- Here Comes the Navy (1934) .... Biff Martin
- Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) .... Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake
- Gambling Lady (1934) .... Charlie Lang
- I've Got Your Number (1934) .... Terry Riley
- College Coach (1933) .... Coach James Gore
... aka Football Coach (UK) - Bombshell (1933) .... Jim Brogan
... aka Blonde Bombshell (UK) - Flaming Gold (1933) .... Ben Lear
- Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) .... Detective Butch Saunders
- The World Gone Mad (1933) .... Andy Terrell
... aka Public Be Damned
... aka The Public Be Hanged (UK) - Destination Unknown (1933) .... Matt Brennan
- Laughter in Hell (1933) .... Barney Slaney
- Air Mail (1932) .... Duke Talbot
- Virtue (1932) .... Jimmy Doyle
- American Madness (1932) .... Matt
- Hollywood Speaks (1932) .... Jimmy Reed
- The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) .... Frank Deane
- Scandal for Sale (1932) .... Waddell
... aka Ambition - Final Edition (1932) .... Sam Bradshaw
... aka Determination (UK) - Hell's House (1932) .... Matt Kelly
... aka Juvenile Court (USA: reissue title) - Flying High (1931) .... Sport Wardell
... aka George White's Flying High
... aka Happy Landing (UK) - Consolation Marriage (1931) .... Steve Porter
... aka Married in Haste - Personal Maid (1931) .... Peter Shea
- The Front Page (1931) .... Hildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson
- Honor Among Lovers (1931) .... Conroy
- Compliments of the Season (1930) (uncredited) .... Police Detective
... aka Vitaphone Varieties: Compliments of the Season (USA: series title)
Soundtrack:
- The Iron Major (1943) (performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910)) ("As the Backs Go Tearing By {Dartmouth Fight Song}", "Billy Boy (Can She Bake a Cherry Pie)", "In the Town of Donegal")
- Knute Rockne All American (1940) (performer: "Happy Land")
... aka A Modern Hero (UK) - Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) ("In My Merry Oldsmobile" (1905) (uncredited))
- Garden of the Moon (1938) ("(You May Not Be an Angel, But) I'll String Along With You" (1934) (uncredited))
- Women Are Like That (1938) ("I've Been Working on the Railroad")
- In Caliente (1935) ("When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "To Call You My Own")
... aka Viva Senorita (USA: poster title) - The Personality Kid (1934) ("The Gold Diggers Song (We're in the Money)" (1933) (uncredited))
Self:
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
- Episode #10.28 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "Over Easy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 30 December 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1968-1977)
- Episode dated 29 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 31 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "Hollywood Greats" (USA: new title)
- Spencer Tracy (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 24 April 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - The Phynx (1970) .... Himself
- "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 8 March 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "Gypsy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 24 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1950-1965)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #18.24 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #18.9 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
- Episode #17.24 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- Episode #14.22 (1961) TV episode .... Actor
- Episode #6.2 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - "The Match Game" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 7 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "To Tell the Truth" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "Disneyland" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
- I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1953-1957)
- Episode dated 13 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 22 March 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - Screen Snapshots 1856: The Mocambo Party (1957) .... Himself
- "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Ford Show"
- Episode #1.26 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955) .... Himself
- Hollywood Mothers and Fathers (1955) .... Himself
- "Place the Face" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode dated 11 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
- Pat O'Brien (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952) .... Himself
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1952)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #2.41 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - Screen Snapshots: Hopalong in Hoppy Land (1951) .... Himself
- The Hills of Ireland (1951) .... Narrator Pat O'Brien
- Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949) .... Himself - Master of Ceremonies
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Happy Homes (1949) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 10: Famous Fathers and Sons (1946) .... Himself
- Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Out Where the Stars Begin (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself (Back in Circulation/Women Are Like That/Cowboy from Brooklyn outtakes)
- Swingtime in the Movies (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 (1937) .... Himself
- Stars on Parade (1936) .... Himself
... aka Star Parade (UK: reissue title) - A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935) (uncredited) .... Himself
- A Dream Comes True (1935) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V) .... Himself - Interviewee
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Unsold pilot: In 1959 he and Barry Sullivan starred in an adventure pilot called "Savage Is the Name" about two globe-trotting detectives in the employ of an airline company. morePublicity Listings:
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