Jimmy Conlin

Biography

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...

Known For

Career Timeline

192819321936194019441948195219561959
  1. 1959
    Anatomy of a Murder

    Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan • Acting

  2. 1959
  3. 1955
    The Seven Little Foys

    Stage Doorman • Acting

  4. 1953
    The Jazz Singer

    Mr. Demming, Photographer • Acting

  5. 1953
    It Happens Every Thursday

    Matthew • Acting

  6. 1951
    On Dangerous Ground

    Doc Hyman (uncredited) • Acting

  7. 1950
    Sideshow

    Johnny • Acting

  8. 1950
    The Great Rupert

    Joe Mahoney • Acting

Jimmy Conlin - Aperture