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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "General Electric Theater" .... Backstage Doorman / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
   ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
   ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
       - The $200 Parlay (1961) TV episode .... Watchman
       - The Legend That Walks Like a Man (1961) TV episode .... Sergeant Waters
       - The Camel's Foot (1960) TV episode .... Backstage Doorman
2. "Leave It to Beaver" .... Fats Flannaghan / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1961)
       - Wally's Car (1961) TV episode .... Mr. Garvey
       - The Broken Window (1958) TV episode .... Fats Flannaghan
       - Beaver Gets 'Spelled' (1957) TV episode .... Fats Flannaghan
3. "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" .... Fred (1 episode, 1961)
       - Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Wow (1961) TV episode (uncredited) .... Fred
4. "The Red Skelton Show" .... the Admiral (1 episode, 1961)
   ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
       - Clem the Genius (1961) TV episode .... the Admiral
5. "Mister Ed" .... Policeman (1 episode, 1961)
       - Ed the Stoolpigeon (1961) TV episode .... Policeman
6. "Wagon Train" .... Manager (1 episode, 1961)
   ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
       - The Nellie Jefferson Story (1961) TV episode .... Manager
7. "The Comedy Spot" .... Moving Man (1 episode, 1960)
       - Meet the Girls (1960) TV episode .... Moving Man
8. Cage of Evil (1960) (uncredited) .... Bartender at Tony's Cellar
9. "The Deputy" .... Townsman (1 episode, 1960)
       - Palace of Chance (1960) TV episode .... Townsman
10. "The Betty Hutton Show" .... House Officer (1 episode, 1960)
        - Roy Runs Away (1960) TV episode .... House Officer
    
    
11. The Purple Gang (1959) (uncredited) .... Fish Scofield
12. The Oregon Trail (1959) .... John Decker
13. "Maverick" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1959)
        - Pappy (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Sheriff
14. "The Real McCoys" .... Gas Station Customer (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The McCoys"
        - Gas Station (1959) TV episode .... Gas Station Customer
15. Alaska Passage (1959) .... Anderson
16. The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) (uncredited) .... The Fire Chief
17. "The Restless Gun" .... Gallagher (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Nowhere Kid (1958) TV episode .... Gallagher
18. The Big Country (1958) (uncredited) .... Party guest
19. "M Squad" .... Peters (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Case of the Double Face (1958) TV episode .... Peters
20. St. Louis Blues (1958) (uncredited) .... McInerny
21. "The Californians" .... Gehman (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Duel (1958) TV episode .... Gehman
22. "Perry Mason" .... Pat (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1958) TV episode .... Pat
23. Up in Smoke (1957) .... Sam
24. "Climax!" .... Policeman (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - A Matter of Life and Death (1957) TV episode .... Policeman
        - The Day They Gave Babies Away (1955) TV episode
        - Public Pigeon #1 (1955) TV episode
25. "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" .... Lem Carslake (1 episode, 1957)
        - Ghost Mine (1957) TV episode .... Lem Carslake
26. God Is My Partner (1957) (uncredited) .... Mr. Barstow, Juror
27. Beginning of the End (1957) (uncredited) .... Extra beside Red Cross Representative
28. Badlands of Montana (1957) (uncredited) .... Marshal at Cascade (Branton henchman)
    ... aka The Lonesome Gun (USA)
29. Footsteps in the Night (1957) .... Bartender
30. "The Lone Ranger" .... Ben Chalmers / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1957)
        - A Harp for Hannah (1957) TV episode .... Sheriff Wirt
        - Best Laid Plans (1952) TV episode .... Ben Chalmers
31. Don't Knock the Rock (1956) (uncredited) .... Cop at Stage Door
32. Friendly Persuasion (1956) (uncredited) .... Businessman
33. "I Love Lucy" .... Guard (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Lucy in Connecticut" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Sunday Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Top Ten Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
        - Lucy and Bob Hope (1956) TV episode .... Guard
34. Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956) (uncredited) .... Happy Harrow
35. Uranium Boom (1956) .... Old Timer
36. The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) .... Gateman
37. "The Gene Autry Show" .... 'Doc' Bailey / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1955)
    ... aka "Melody Ranch"
        - The Golden Chariot (1955) TV episode .... Harper, the Hustler
        - Gold Dust Charlie (1950) TV episode .... 'Doc' Bailey
38. "The Roy Rogers Show" .... Bart Benton / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Ranch War (1955) TV episode .... Harry Kent
        - The Showdown (1955) TV episode .... Bart Benton
39. "It's a Great Life" .... Butch McGinty (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "The Bachelors" (syndication title)
        - A Birthday for Earl (1955) TV episode .... Butch McGinty
40. "Adventures of Superman" .... Buckets / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka "Superman" (Australia)
        - Flight to the North (1955) TV episode .... Buckets
        - My Friend Superman (1953) TV episode .... George, customer
41. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Larsen (1 episode, 1955-1959)
    ... aka "Wyatt Earp"
        - Marshal Earp Meets General Lee (1955) TV episode .... Larsen
42. Night Freight (1955) .... Engineer
43. To Hell and Back (1955) (uncredited) .... Chief Petty Officer
44. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Man in Building (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Best in Mystery" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Four Star Theatre" (UK: new title)
    ... aka "Singer Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Star Performance" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Frightened Woman (1955) TV episode (scenes deleted) .... Man in Building
45. The Road to Denver (1955) (uncredited) .... Denver restaurant owner
46. The Seven Year Itch (1955) (uncredited) .... Train Station Gateman
47. Shotgun (1955) .... Chris
48. "So This Is Hollywood" (2 episodes, 1955)
        - The Achilles Heel of Pudge Heffledorfer (1955) TV episode
        - Mother Dodd Came to Town (1955) TV episode
49. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Police Sgt. (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - It Grows on Trees (1955) TV episode .... Police Sgt.
50. "Stories of the Century" .... Chief of Police / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka "The Fast Guns" (USA: reissue title)
        - Rube Burrows (1955) TV episode .... Chief of Police
        - Johnny Ringo (1954) TV episode .... Clancy - Bartender
51. "Death Valley Days" .... Pegleg (3 episodes, 1952-1955)
    ... aka "Call of the West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The Pioneers" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Trails West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Western Star Theater" (USA: syndication title)
        - Death and Taxes (1955) TV episode
        - Little Oscar's Millions (1953) TV episode
        - The Lost Pegleg Mine (1952) TV episode .... Pegleg
52. "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" .... Buck Jameson / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1955)
        - The Sheriff's Secret (1955) TV episode .... Buck Jameson
        - Medicine Show (1952) TV episode .... Doc Bunion
        - The Widow Muldane (1951) TV episode .... Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith
53. "The Adventures of Falcon" .... Victor Savoy (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Guilty Stamps (1954) TV episode .... Victor Savoy
54. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) (uncredited) .... Store Clerk
55. Silver Lode (1954) (uncredited) .... Joe, the Bartender
56. "My Little Margie" .... Policeman (1 episode, 1954)
        - Margie and the Shah (1954) TV episode .... Policeman
57. The Forty-Niners (1954) .... Joe (Bartender in Cold Water Saloon)
58. River of No Return (1954) (uncredited) .... Bartender
59. "Mr. & Mrs. North" .... Dutch Mandel (1 episode, 1954)
        - Busy Signal (1954) TV episode .... Dutch Mandel
60. "Annie Oakley" .... Pete (1 episode, 1954)
        - Gunplay (1954) TV episode .... Pete
61. "The Pride of the Family" .... Uncle Harry (1 episode, 1954)
        - Uncle Harry's Visit (1954) TV episode .... Uncle Harry
62. "The Joe Palooka Story" .... Al Davis (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Joe Palooka" (USA: informal English title)
        - The Last Fight (1954) TV episode .... Al Davis
63. Wicked Woman (1953) (uncredited) .... Mr. Ronnie
64. "The Adventures of Kit Carson" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Kit Carson"
        - Frontier Mail (1953) TV episode
65. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) (uncredited) .... Quack
66. Count the Hours (1953) .... Alvin Taylor
    ... aka Every Minute Counts (UK)
67. "The Abbott and Costello Show" .... Sergeant (1 episode, 1953)
        - $1000 TV Prize (1953) TV episode .... Sergeant
68. Torpedo Alley (1952) .... Charles Hedley
    ... aka Down Periscope (USA)
69. Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) (uncredited) .... Cop
70. The Turning Point (1952) (uncredited) .... Harry
71. Springfield Rifle (1952) (uncredited) .... Barfly
72. Sea Tiger (1952) .... Fat Harry, Innkeeper
73. Barbed Wire (1952) (uncredited) .... Cattle buyer
    ... aka False News (UK)
74. Carrie (1952) (uncredited) .... Older Waiter
75. "Gang Busters" .... Lt. Denk (1 episode)
        - The Dennis Case (????) TV episode .... Lt. Denk
76. Rancho Notorious (1952) (uncredited) .... Politician
77. A Girl in Every Port (1952) (uncredited) .... Track Announcer
78. My Favorite Spy (1951) (uncredited) .... Burlesque husband
79. Let's Make It Legal (1951) (uncredited) .... Police Lieutenant
80. Fort Defiance (1951) .... Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
81. Behave Yourself! (1951) (uncredited) .... Plainclothesman
82. Two Dollar Bettor (1951) (uncredited) .... Taxi Driver
    ... aka Beginner's Luck (UK)
83. Rhubarb (1951) (uncredited) .... Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief
84. Fighting Coast Guard (1951) (uncredited) .... Taxi Driver
    ... aka Fighting U.S. Coast Guard
85. Kentucky Jubilee (1951) .... Steve Frome
86. Appointment with Danger (1951) (uncredited) .... Wilder Bartender
87. Danger Zone (1951) .... Larry Dunlap (1st Episode)
    ... aka Pier of Peril (USA: TV title)
88. Santa Fe (1951) (uncredited) .... Fiddle Contest Bettor
89. Missing Women (1951) .... Sam (man at ballpark)
90. Rogue River (1951) .... Max Bonner
91. Rhythm Inn (1951) .... Pete Harris
92. Father's Wild Game (1950) .... First Policeman
93. Union Station (1950) .... Det. Fay
94. The Glass Menagerie (1950) .... Mendoza
95. So You Want to Move (1950) (uncredited) .... Policeman
96. Hi-Jacked (1950) .... Stephen Clark
97. Cow Town (1950) .... Storekeeper Martin Dalrymple
    ... aka Barbed Wire (UK)
98. The Damned Don't Cry (1950) (uncredited) .... Norman Riley
99. So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950) (uncredited) .... Prison Warden
    
    
100. Bodyhold (1949) (uncredited) .... Big Spectator in Crowd
101. So You Want to Be an Actor (1949) (uncredited) .... Director
102. Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) (uncredited) .... Entertainment Chairman
103. In the Good Old Summertime (1949) (uncredited) .... Burly policeman
104. Champion (1949) .... Hammond
105. Blondie's Secret (1948) (uncredited) .... Cab Driver
106. Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) .... Lieutenant Steve Mulford
     ... aka Winner Take All (UK)
107. A Southern Yankee (1948) (uncredited) .... Plaza Hotel carriage driver
     ... aka My Hero (UK)
108. Easter Parade (1948) (uncredited) .... Hotel Detective
     ... aka Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA: complete title)
109. Shaggy (1948) .... Fuzzie
110. Smart Woman (1948) (uncredited) .... Petitioner/Man's Voice
111. French Leave (1948) .... Skipper Muldoon
     ... aka Kilroy on Deck (UK)
112. Let's Live Again (1948) (uncredited) .... Policeman
113. Linda Be Good (1947) .... Nunnally LaVitte
114. Web of Danger (1947) .... Peterson, second crew foreman
115. So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947) (uncredited) .... Anthony Anguish
116. Copacabana (1947) .... Liggett, an Agent
117. Out of the Blue (1947) (uncredited) .... Desk Sergeant
118. Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) .... Small
     ... aka High and Happy (USA: reissue title)
119. It's a Joke, Son! (1947) .... Knifey, Healey's Henchman
120. That Brennan Girl (1946) (uncredited) .... Fatso, Regan's Boss
     ... aka Tough Girl (USA: reissue title)
121. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) (uncredited) .... George H. Gibbons
     ... aka Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives (USA: poster title)
122. Sioux City Sue (1946/I) .... Big Gulliver aka Dogface
123. Never Say Goodbye (1946) (uncredited) .... Cab Driver
124. Blondie Knows Best (1946) (uncredited) .... Policeman Who Arrests Peabody
125. It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) (uncredited) .... Nick
     ... aka It Couldn't Happen to a Dog (UK)
126. My Pal Trigger (1946) .... Auctioneer Al
127. They Made Me a Killer (1946) .... Roach, Glen Grove patrolman
128. Two Sisters from Boston (1946) (uncredited) .... Recording studio doorman
129. Girl on the Spot (1946) (uncredited) .... Detective Thomas
130. State Fair (1945) (uncredited) .... Police Chief
     ... aka It Happened One Summer (USA: TV title)
     ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA: complete title)
131. Nob Hill (1945) (uncredited) .... Politician
132. Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) (uncredited) .... Cop at end
133. The Bullfighters (1945) (uncredited) .... Richard K. Muldoon
134. Thunderhead - Son of Flicka (1945) .... Charlie Sargent
135. High Powered (1945) .... Sheriff
136. There Goes Kelly (1945) .... Police Lt. Marty Phillips
137. Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945) .... Mike, Police Detective Sergeant
138. Army Wives (1944) .... Burke
139. Lost in a Harem (1944) .... Mr. Ormulu
140. The Doughgirls (1944) (uncredited) .... Plumber
141. Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) (uncredited) .... Policeman
     ... aka You Can't Do That to Me (UK)
142. Take It or Leave It (1944) (uncredited) .... Taxi Driver
143. Bermuda Mystery (1944) .... Mr. Bond
144. Cover Girl (1944) (uncredited) .... Truckman
145. Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944) .... Gilhooley
     ... aka Sweethearts on Parade (UK)
146. Minesweeper (1943) .... Seaman Cox
147. Submarine Alert (1943) .... Agent Freddie Grayson
148. Alaska Highway (1943) .... Frosty Gimble
149. Ladies' Day (1943) .... First Umpire
150. High Explosive (1943) .... Squinchy Andrews
151. Aerial Gunner (1943) (uncredited) .... Pvt. Barclay, target-tow operator
152. A Night for Crime (1943) .... Det. Hoffman
153. No Place for a Lady (1943) .... Hal
154. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) (uncredited) .... Detective
155. Underground Agent (1942) (uncredited) .... Big Guy
156. Wrecking Crew (1942) (uncredited) .... Wrecking-Crew Worker
157. Lucky Legs (1942) (uncredited) .... Bartender
158. Wildcat (1942) .... 'Grits' O'Malley
159. The Old Homestead (1942) (uncredited) .... Plant Workman Farley
160. I Live on Danger (1942) .... Angie Moss
161. They All Kissed the Bride (1942) (scenes deleted) .... Detective
162. Come on Danger (1942) (uncredited) .... Bartender
163. Meet the Stewarts (1942) (uncredited) .... Cop
164. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) (uncredited) .... Butch, Kidnapper
165. Sing Your Worries Away (1942) (uncredited) .... Doorman
166. Obliging Young Lady (1942) (uncredited) .... Pudgy, court policeman
167. Torpedo Boat (1942) .... Hector Bobry
168. No Hands on the Clock (1941) .... Officer Gimble
169. Who's a Dummy? (1941)
170. Down in San Diego (1941) (uncredited) .... Man
171. Sun Valley Serenade (1941) (uncredited) .... Doorman
172. Three Sons o' Guns (1941) (uncredited) .... Furniture Mover
173. Country Fair (1941) (uncredited)
174. Strange Alibi (1941) (uncredited) .... Police officer
175. Las Vegas Nights (1941) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
     ... aka The Gay City (UK)
176. The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) (uncredited) .... Police Desk Sergeant
177. Blondie Goes Latin (1941) (uncredited) .... Sailor Chasing Dagwood
     ... aka Conga Swing (UK)
178. Blonde Inspiration (1941) (uncredited) .... Turkish Bath Attendant
179. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) (uncredited) .... Store checker
180. High Sierra (1941) (uncredited) .... Tom the fat man at drugstore
181. Four Mothers (1941) (uncredited) .... Bill, a Demolition Man
182. Melody for Three (1941) (uncredited) .... Landing Field worker
183. Girls Under 21 (1940) (uncredited) .... Second Detective
184. East of the River (1940) (uncredited) .... Policeman
     ... aka Mama Raviola
185. So You Won't Talk (1940) (uncredited) .... Stagehand
186. Pleased to Mitt You (1940)
187. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) (uncredited) .... Taxi Driver
188. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) (uncredited) .... Truck Driver in Accident
189. They Drive by Night (1940) (uncredited) .... Driver in cafe
     ... aka The Road to Frisco (UK)
190. Black Diamonds (1940) (uncredited) .... Time-Clock Guard
191. Carolina Moon (1940) .... Foreman Nelson
192. Cross-Country Romance (1940) (uncredited) .... Henry (Millie's husband)
193. Sandy Is a Lady (1940) (uncredited) .... Workman
194. Gaucho Serenade (1940) (uncredited) .... Motorcycle Cop
     ... aka Keep Rollin' (USA: TV title)
195. Tear Gas Squad (1940) (uncredited) .... Policeman
     ... aka State Cop
196. Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) (uncredited) .... Policeman Driving
     
     
197. Kid Nightingale (1939) (uncredited) .... First Drunk, at Soxey's
198. Little Accident (1939) (uncredited) .... Conductor
199. Jeepers Creepers (1939/I) .... Gangster
     ... aka Money Isn't Everything (UK)
200. Smashing the Money Ring (1939) (uncredited) .... Second Night Guard
     ... aka Queer Money
201. The Star Maker (1939) (uncredited) .... Uniformed Doorman
202. Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939) (uncredited) .... First Officer Arresting Torchy
     ... aka Torchy Plays with Dynamite (USA: review title)
203. Quiet, Please (1939) (uncredited) .... Tony
204. They Asked for It (1939) (uncredited) .... Barton
205. Undercover Agent (1939) .... Henchman Joe Blake
     ... aka Sweepstake Racketeers (UK)
206. Dodge City (1939) (uncredited) .... Brawler
207. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) (uncredited) .... Truck driver (gong customer)
208. Sweethearts (1938) (uncredited) .... 3rd Stage Hand
209. Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) (uncredited) .... Officer
     ... aka Escape from Yesterday (UK)
210. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) (uncredited) .... Policeman on Phone at El Toro Club
211. The Great Waltz (1938) (uncredited) .... Policeman outside Hohenfried's
212. Girls on Probation (1938) (uncredited) .... First Detective
213. Broadway Musketeers (1938) (uncredited) .... Policeman Breaking Door Down
214. If I Were King (1938) (uncredited) .... Cook
215. Give Me a Sailor (1938) (uncredited) .... Ice man
216. The Devil's Party (1938) (uncredited) .... Policeman at Warehouse
217. Reckless Living (1938) (uncredited) .... Brownie
218. Blondes at Work (1938) (uncredited) .... Detective Ed Healy
219. The Patient in Room 18 (1938) .... Det. Donahue
220. Prescription for Romance (1937) (uncredited) .... Hungarian Policeman
221. Escape by Night (1937) (uncredited) .... Burly henchman at farm and apartment
222. Bad Guy (1937) (uncredited) .... Moving Man
223. Sea Racketeers (1937) .... Henchman Turk
224. Shop Talk (1935) (uncredited) .... Sheet music customer
225. The Policy Girl (1934) (uncredited) .... Radio Station Usher
226. Pugs and Kisses (1934)
227. Kissing Time (1933) (uncredited) .... Corporal
228. Salt Water Daffy (1933) (uncredited) .... Cop
     ... aka Big V Comedies: Salt Water Daffy (USA: series title)
229. The Radio Murder Mystery (1933) .... Pat, a Detective
230. Beer Is Here (1933) .... The Mayor
231. In the Dough (1932)
232. What Price Pants (1931) (uncredited) .... Bartender
233. Grounds for Murder (1930)
     

Soundtrack:

1. Kid Nightingale (1939) (performer: "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes")
   

Archive Footage:

1. I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953) .... Nunnally LaVitte