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