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