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Lawrence James Tierney was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City on March 15, 1919, the son of Mary Alice (née Crowley; 1895–1960) and Lawrence Hugh Tierney (1891–1964). [3] His father was an Irish-American policeman with the New York aqueduct police force. [3]
Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy is the first biography of the notorious and legendary screen actor Lawrence Tierney, written by Burt Kearns and published on 6 December 2022 by the University Press of Kentucky, [1] as part of its Screen Classics series.
Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) was an American character actor famed for his work in film noir.According to Bill Georgaris of They Shoot Pictures, Don't They, [citation needed] Cook appeared in 21 films noir, more than any other actor or actress.
Ozus World Movie Review film critic Dennis Schwartz generally liked the film due to the work of actor Lawrence Tierney, writing in 2005, "The Hoodlum is a gangster film which passes for film noir because of the protagonist's dark nature, lack of loyalty and violent anti-social behavior ... The cheaply made film tells an old story and adds ...
Gerard Kenneth Tierney was born in Brooklyn to Lawrence and Mary Alice (née Crowley) Tierney; [2] his father was an Irish-American policeman who was chief of the New York City Aqueduct Police force. His older and younger brothers were fellow actors Lawrence and Edward Tierney, respectively. He took his screen name from a friend's short story ...
Born to Kill (released in the U.K. as Lady of Deceit and in Australia as Deadlier Than the Male) is a 1947 RKO Pictures American film noir starring Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor and Walter Slezak with Esther Howard, Elisha Cook Jr., and Audrey Long in supporting roles.
Dillinger is a 1945 gangster film telling the story of John Dillinger.. The film was directed by Max Nosseck. Dillinger was the first major film to star Lawrence Tierney.The B-movie was shot in black and white and features a smoke-bomb bank robbery edited into the film from the 1937 Fritz Lang film You Only Live Once.
Lawrence Tierney was cast as Alton Benes. [9] He was known for his bad-guy roles in films during the 1940s and 1950s, such as Dillinger, The Hoodlum and Born to Kill. [2] Tierney's appearance in the episode is one of his only comedic roles. [2] Cast and crew members were very impressed with his performance. [4]