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Lawrence Tierney (1919–2002)

Actor

Legendary Hollywood "tough guy", on screen and off. Remembered as the title character in Dillinger and as the consummately brutal lover of Claire Trevor in Born to Kill. Notorious also for his frequent, well-publicized past involvements in public altercations - like barroom brawls - and other real-life manifestations of rowdiness... See full bio »

Born:

in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill Still of Ryan O'Neal and Lawrence Tierney in Tough Guys Don't Dance Still of Lawrence Tierney and Claire Trevor in Born to Kill Still of Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill Lawrence Tierney Chris Gore and Lawrence Tierney in Red
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2000 Evicted
Bob
 
1998 Armageddon
Hollis Vernon Grap Stamper (uncredited)
 
1998 Southie
Colie Powers
 
1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Regent
– Business as Usual (1997) … Regent
 
1997 EZ Streets (TV series)
Frankie Balls
– A Terrible Beauty (1997) … Frankie Balls
 
1997 American Hero
Captain Roads
 
1996 ER (TV series)
Jack Johnson
– Don't Ask, Don't Tell (1996) … Jack Johnson
 
1996 Toto Lost in New York (video)
Rick (voice)
 
1996 2 Days in the Valley
Older Man
 
1996 Who Stole Santa? (video)
Rick (voice)
 
1996 Christmas in Oz (video short)
Rick (voice)
 
1995 The Simpsons (TV series)
Don Brodka
– Marge Be Not Proud (1995) … Don Brodka (voice)
 
1995 Pointman (TV series)
Il Senor Marzon Consiglieri
– That's Amore (1995) … Il Senor Marzon Consiglieri
 
1995 American Hero (Video Game)
Captain Roads
 
1995 Starstruck
Patron
 
1995 Fatal Passion
Robert Pearlman
 
1994 Junior
Mover
 
1994 French Intensive (short)
Uncle Larry
 
1994 A Kiss Goodnight (TV movie)
Sergeant Harwood
 
1993 L.A. Law (TV series)
Peter Manzo
– Where There's a Will (1993) … Peter Manzo
 
1993 Silk Stalkings (TV series)
Scotty O'Donnell
– Jasmine (1993) … Scotty O'Donnell
 
1993 Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (TV movie)
Joey Buttafucco's Father
 
1993 Red (short)
Louis 'Red' Deutsch
 
1992 Eddie Presley
Joe West
 
1992 Reservoir Dogs
Joe Cabot
 
1991 The Runestone
Chief Richardson
 
1991 City of Hope
Kerrigan
 
1991 Wizards of the Demon Sword
Slave Master
 
1991 Equal Justice (TV series)
Harold Barrett
– The Big Game and Other Crimes (1991) … Harold Barrett
 
1991 Seinfeld (TV series)
Alton Benes
– The Jacket (1991) … Alton Benes
 
1991 Dillinger (TV movie)
Sheriff Sarber
 
1991 The Death Merchant
Ivan Yates
 
1990 Why Me?
Armenian Robber #1
 
1989 The Horror Show
Warden
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Angels Manager
 
1988 Hunter (TV series)
Detective Doyle
– The Black Dahlia (1988) … Detective Doyle
 
1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Cyrus Redblock
– The Big Goodbye (1988) … Cyrus Redblock
 
1987 The Slap Maxwell Story (TV series)
Arlen Porterfield
– Episode #1.8 (1987) … Arlen Porterfield
 
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance
Dougy Madden
 
1987 The Offspring
Warden
 
1985-1987 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Sergeant Jenkins
– It Ain't Over Till It's Over (1987) … Sergeant Jenkins
– A Pound of Flesh (1987) … Sergeant Jenkins
– The Runner Falls on His Kisser (1987) … Sergeant Jenkins
– The Cookie Crumbles (1987) … Sergeant Jenkins
– A Case of Klapp (1986) … Sergeant Jenkins
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1986 Murphy's Law
Cameron
 
1985 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Jack Mills
– The Trouble with Mary Jane (1985) … Jack Mills
 
1985 Remington Steele (TV series)
Al Molinski
– Grappling Steele (1985) … Al Molinski
 
1985 Silver Bullet
Owen Knopfler
 
1985 Prizzi's Honor
Lt. Hanley
 
1984 Nothing Lasts Forever
Carriage Driver
 
1984 Fame (TV series)
M. Berg
– The Deal (1984) … M. Berg
 
1984 Terrible Joe Moran (TV movie)
Pico
 
1982 Midnight
Bert Johnson
 
1981 The Prowler
Maj. Chatham
 
1981 Arthur
Man in Coffee Shop
 
1980 Gloria
Broadway Bartender
 
1979 The Kirlian Witness
Detective
 
1979 Bloodrage
Malone
 
1977 Bad
O'Reilly-O'Crapface
 
1975 Abduction
FBI Agent
 
1971 Such Good Friends
Hospital Guard
 
1968 Killer Without a Face (as Lawrence Thierney)
 
1967 Custer of the West
Gen. Philip Sheridan
 
1966 Exorcism at Midnight
The Doctor - U.S. Version
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Herbie Lane
– Death of a Cop (1963) … Herbie Lane
 
1963 A Child Is Waiting
Douglas Benham
 
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Jim
– A Pair of Boots (1962) … Jim
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Swede
– The Ordeal of Kevin Brooke (1962) … Swede
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Monte Donovan
– Night Song (1961) … Monte Donovan
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Detective
– The Assassin (1961) … Detective
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Carl Braden
– A Tender Touch (1960) … Carl Braden
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Gorn
– Walk Through the Night (1960) … Gorn
 
1960 Man with a Camera (TV series)
Barney
– Hot Ice Cream (1960) … Barney
 
1959 The Detectives (TV series)
Terrazi
– Masquerade (1959) … Terrazi
 
1959 Naked City (TV series)
Mike Johnson
– One to Get Lost (1959) … Mike Johnson
 
1959 New York Confidential (TV series)
Phil
– Massacre (1959) … Phil
 
1956 Singing in the Dark
Biff Lamont
 
1955 Female Jungle
Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens
 
1954 The Steel Cage
Chet Harmon, a Ringleader (segment "The Hostages")
 
1954 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
– The Case of the Last Escape (1954)
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Mr. Henderson
 
1952 Kill or Be Killed
Robert Warren
 
1951 The Bushwhackers
Sam Tobin
 
1951 Best of the Badmen
Jesse James
 
1951 The Hoodlum
Vincent Lubeck
 
1950 Shakedown
Harry Colton
 
1948 Bodyguard
Mike Carter
 
1947 Born to Kill
Sam Wild
 
1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Steve Morgan
 
1946 San Quentin
Jim Roland
 
1946 Step by Step
Johnny Christopher
 
1946 Badman's Territory
Jesse James
 
1945 Sing Your Way Home
Reporter in Paris (uncredited)
 
1945 Mama Loves Papa
Sharpe
 
1945 Back to Bataan
Lt. Cmdr. Waite
 
1945 Those Endearing Young Charms
Lt. Ted Brewster
 
1945 Dillinger
John Dillinger
 
1945 Birthday Blues (short)
Tom Williams - Neighbor
 
1944 Youth Runs Wild
Larry Duncan
 
1944 Seven Days Ashore
Crewman (uncredited)
 
1944 The Falcon Out West
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
 
1943 The Ghost Ship
Seaman Louie Parker (uncredited)
 
1943 Government Girl
FBI Man (uncredited)
 
1943 Gildersleeve on Broadway
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
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1992 Reservoir Dogs (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1996 Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2008 Empire State Building Murders (TV movie)
Rico
 
2003 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (documentary short)
Joe Cabot (uncredited)
 
1993 Midnight 2
Bert Johnson
 

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Alternate Names:

Lawrence Thierney

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I haven't had a drink in, oh, five years now," Tierney said in his clipped, tough-guy voice during a 1987 interview. "I finally wised up. I'd say it was about time. Heck, I threw away about seven careers through drink. See more »

Trivia:

Was a brawler up until the end of his career, provoking almost all of the younger actors he worked with on Reservoir Dogs and actually having nearly come to blows with director Quentin Tarantino. See more »

Trademark:

B-movie leading man whose two-fisted, tough-guy image on screen in the 1940s and '50s rivaled that of his off-screen personal life. See more »

Star Sign:

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