Paul Guilfoyle
Biography
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Paul Guilfoyle (July 14, 1902 – June 27, 1961) was an American stage, film and television actor. Later in his career, he also directed films and television episodes.
Guilfoyle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.
He started off working on stage, performing on Broadway in 16 plays according to the Internet Broadway Database, beginning with The Jolly Roger and Cyrano de Bergerac in 1923 and ending with Jayhawker in 1934. He appeared in many films that starred Lee Tracy in the 1930s. In the 1949 crime film White Heat, he played (uncredited) a treacherous prison inmate murdered in cold blood by James Cagney's lead character.
He died of a heart attack on June 27, 1961 in Hollywood. He had a son, Anthony. Guilfoyle was interred in Glendale, California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Full filmography
- Climax! (1954)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Reverend
- MGM Parade (1955)
- Sea Hunt (1958)
- Racket Squad (1951)
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Floyd
- China Smith (1952)
- Julius Caesar (1953) as Citizen of Rome
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Eastbrook
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) as (uncredited)
- Jungle Jim (1955)
- White Heat (1949) as Roy Parker (uncredited)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Journey Into Light (1951) as Fanatic
- Apache (1954) as Santos
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) as Smith
- Special Agent (1935) as Williams - Quinn's Secretary
- Sea Devils (1937) as Charlie - Radio Operator (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1946) as Shorty
- Chief Crazy Horse (1955) as Worm
- Remember the Night (1940) as District Attorney
- The North Star (1943) as Iakin
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) as Bat Regan