Colin Kenny (4 December 1888 – 2 December 1968) was an Irish film actor.
He appeared in 260 films between 1918 and 1965. He was born in
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
, Ireland and died in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
. Kenny was educated in England and left London to come to the United States in 1917.
Selected filmography
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Tarzan of the Apes
''Tarzan of the Apes'' is a 1912 story by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the first in the Tarzan series. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine '' The All-Story'' beginning October 1912 before being released
as a novel in June ...
'' (1918) - William Cecil Clayton
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The Romance of Tarzan
''The Romance of Tarzan'' is a 1918 American silent action adventure film directed by Wilfred Lucas starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, Thomas Jefferson, and Cleo Madison. The movie was the second Tarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar R ...
'' (1918) - Clayton
* ''
Unexpected Places'' (1918) - Lord Harold Varden
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The Romance of Tarzan
''The Romance of Tarzan'' is a 1918 American silent action adventure film directed by Wilfred Lucas starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, Thomas Jefferson, and Cleo Madison. The movie was the second Tarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar R ...
'' (1918) - Clayton
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The Wishing Ring Man'' (1919) - Allen Harrington
* ''
Upstairs
Upstairs may refer to:
* Stairs
* ''Upstairs'' (album), a 2004 album by Shane & Shane
* ''Upstairs'' (film), a 1919 American silent comedy film
See also
* Downstairs (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation ...
'' (1919) - George
* ''The Girl from Outside'' (1919) - The Magpie
* ''
Toby's Bow
''Toby's Bow'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore, Doris Pawn, Macey Harlam, Arthur Housman, Colin Kenny, and Augustus Phillips. It is based on the 1919 play of the same name by John Taintor F ...
'' (1919) - Bainbridge
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The Triflers'' (1920) - Mr. Whitaker
* ''
The Last Straw'' (1920) - Dick Hilton
* ''
Blind Youth
''Blind Youth'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Walter McGrail, Leatrice Joy, and Claire McDowell. It was based upon the play of the same name by Lou Tellegen and Willard Mack.[813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler ('' khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) ...]
'' (1920) - Gerard Beaupre
* ''
Black Beauty
''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). ...
'' (1921) - George Gordon
* ''
Hearts of Youth
''Hearts of Youth'' is a lost 1921 American silent film based on the novel ''Ishmael'' by E. D. E. N. Southworth. The film was directed by Tom Miranda and Millard Webb, with Webb writing the adaption for the screen. The movie stars Harold Good ...
'' (1921) - Lord Vincent
* ''
The Fighting Lover
''The Fighting Lover'' is a 1921 American silent mystery comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a ...
'' (1921) - Vic Ragner
* ''
Little Lord Fauntleroy
''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in '' St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of ''St. Nicholas'') in 1886. The ill ...
'' (1921) - Bevis
* ''
Watch Your Step'' (1922) - Jack Allen
* ''
Seeing's Believing
''Seeing's Believing'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Allan Forrest, and Gertrude Astor.Parish & Pitts p. 22.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Diana Webster (Dana), a willful youn ...
'' (1922) - Mr. Reed
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They Like 'Em Rough
''They Like 'Em Rough'' is a 1922 silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, W.E. Lawrence and Hardee Kirkland.Parish & Pitts p.22
Cast
* Viola Dana as Katherine
* W.E. Lawrence as Richard Wells Jr.
* Hardee Kirkla ...
'' (1922) - Waddie
* ''
The Ladder Jinx
''The Ladder Jinx'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Margaret Landis and Tully Marshall.Munden p.411
Cast
* Edward Everett Horton as Arthur Barnes
* Margaret Landis as Helen ...
'' (1922) - Richard Twing
* ''
The Egg'' (1922, Short) - Gerald Stone
* ''
The Weak-End Party
''The Weak-End Party'' is a 1922 American film featuring Stan Laurel.
Cast
* Stan Laurel as The gardener
* Marion Aye as Lily, the birthday girl
* Harry L. Rattenberry as Mr. Smith, her father
* Otto Fries as The overseer
* Colin Kenny asMo ...
'' (1922, Short) - Monocle Charley
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Her Dangerous Path
''Her Dangerous Path'' is a 1923 American adventure film serial directed by Roy Clements.
Cast
* Edna Murphy as Corinne Grant
* Charley Chase as Glen Harper (as Charles Parrott)
* Hayford Hobbs as Donald Bartlett
* William F. Moran as Dr. P ...
'' (1923) - Stanley Fleming
* ''
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' is a 1902 historical novel written by Charles Major. Following the life and romances of Dorothy Vernon in Elizabethan England, the novel became the year's third most successful novel according to '' The Bookman ...
'' (1924) - Dawson
* ''
Silent Pal
''Silent Pal'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Thunder the Dog, Eddie Phillips and Shannon Day.Connelly p.410 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Thunder ...
'' (1925) - Randall Phillips
* ''
Adam's Apple
The Adam's apple or laryngeal prominence is the protrusion in the human neck formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, typically visible in men, less frequently in women.
Structure
The topographic structure which is e ...
'' (1928) - Husband
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The Clue of the New Pin'' (1929) - Insp. Carver
* ''
Grumpy'' (1930) - Dawson
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Movie Crazy
''Movie Crazy'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Harold Lloyd in his third sound feature.
The film's copyright was renewed in 1959.
Plot
Harold Hall, a young man with little or no acting ability, desperately wants to be in the ...
'' (1932) - Man Leaving Men's Room (uncredited)
* ''
Afraid to Talk
''Afraid to Talk'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Tom Reed. The film stars Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall, Louis Calhern, George Meeker and Robert Warwick.
Release
The film was relea ...
'' (1932) - Dignitary on Dais (uncredited)
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Cynara'' (1932) - Officer at Inquest (uncredited)
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The Kiss Before the Mirror
''The Kiss Before the Mirror'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film adapted from the 1932 play by Ladislas Fodor, directed by James Whale and starring Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, and Gloria Stuart.
Plot
Attorney Paul Held is ...
'' (1933) - Court Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
One Man's Journey'' (1933) - Doctor at Banquet
* ''
Design for Living
''Design for Living'' is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship. Originally written to star Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Cowa ...
'' (1933) - Theatre Patron (uncredited)
* ''
Alice in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
'' (1933) - The Clock (uncredited)
* ''
Long Lost Father'' (1934) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* ''
The Mystery of Mr. X
''The Mystery of Mr. X'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film starring Robert Montgomery as a jewel thief who gets mixed up in a series of murders in London. It is based on the 1933 novel ''X v. Rex'' by Philip MacDonald (under the pen name ...
'' (1934) - Constable (uncredited)
* ''
Sisters Under the Skin
''Sisters Under the Skin'', later renamed ''The Romantic Age'', is a 1934 American drama film directed by David Burton and starring Elissa Landi, Frank Morgan, and Joseph Schildkraut. It was the first film Landi made for Columbia Pictures.
Plot ...
'' (1934) - Attendant
* ''
The World Moves On
''The World Moves On'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Ford and starring Madeleine Carroll and Franchot Tone. It was the first Hollywood code approved film.
Plot
The story opens in the year 1825, when two families, cotton merch ...
'' (1934) - Officer at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
* ''
One More River
''One More River'' is a 1934 American drama film mystery directed by James Whale. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starred Colin Clive, Diana Wynyard and stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of her very few films. T ...
'' (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Party's Over The Party's Over may refer to:
Film and TV
* ''The Party's Over'' (1934 film), starring Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, based on the 1933 Broadway play
* ''The Party's Over'' (1965 film), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Oliver Reed, with a ...
'' (1934) - Elevator Starter (uncredited)
* ''
A Lost Lady
''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the st ...
'' (1934) - Ormsby's Butler (uncredited)
* ''
The Painted Veil'' (1934) - Englishman (uncredited)
* ''
Limehouse Blues'' (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Jean Bart and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Juanita Quigley, Henry O'Neill and Henry Armetta. T ...
'' (1934) - French Citizen (uncredited)
* ''
Clive of India
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British ...
'' (1935) - Old Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
Black Sheep
In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...
'' (1935) - Ship's Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Bonnie Scotland
''Bonnie Scotland'' is a 1935 American film directed by James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios. Although the film begins in Scotland, a large part of the action is set in British India.
...
'' (1935) - Black Watch Officer (uncredited)
* ''
The Dark Angel'' (1935) - Officer at Station (uncredited)
* ''
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
''Charlie Chan in Shanghai'' is the ninth Charlie Chan film produced by Fox Film Corporation with the title character played by Warner Oland.
Plot
Charlie Chan arrives in Shanghai at the behest of the U.S. government to help stop an opium smuggl ...
'' (1935) - Reporter (uncredited)
* ''
Kind Lady'' (1935) - Scotland Yard man #2 (uncredited)
* ''
Captain Blood'' (1935) - Lord Chester Dyke
* ''
Till We Meet Again'' (1936) - English Artillery Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
''Charlie Chan at the Race Track'' is the 12th film in the 20th Century Fox-produced Charlie Chan series starring Warner Oland in the title role.
Plot
When a prominent racehorse owner winds up dead-allegedly kicked to death by his prized stall ...
'' (1936) - Judge (uncredited)
* ''
Thank You, Jeeves!
''Thank You, Jeeves!'' is a 1936 comedy film directed by Arthur Greville Collins, written by Stephen Gross and Joseph Hoffman, and starring Arthur Treacher, Virginia Field, David Niven, Lester Matthews, Colin Tapley and John Graham Spacey. I ...
'' (1936) - Burton (uncredited)
* ''
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan had intended to s ...
'' (1936) - Maj. Anderson (uncredited)
* ''
The Plough and the Stars
''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act Play (theatre), play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title refe ...
'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
Maid of Salem
''Maid of Salem'' is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Frank Lloyd, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.
Plot
It tells the story of a young girl in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, who has an affair with an adventurer. ...
'' (1937) - Hunter (uncredited)
* ''
The Prince and the Pauper
''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, ...
'' (1937) - Watchman #2 (uncredited)
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London by Night'' (1937) - Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited)
* ''
Souls at Sea
''Souls at Sea'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film is about a first mate on a slave ship who frees the slaves on the ship after a mutiny ...
'' (1937) - Military Guard (uncredited)
* ''
The Firefly'' (1937) - English General (uncredited)
* ''
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
''Bulldog Drummond Comes Back'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film starring John Howard as the English adventurer/crime-solver Bulldog Drummond. John Barrymore plays Drummond's friend Colonel Nielsen and is actually Top-billed in the pict ...
'' (1937) - Policeman (uncredited)
* ''
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
''Bulldog Drummond's Revenge'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film directed by Louis King, produced by Stuart Walker, written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Herman C. McNeile (novel), and featuring John Barrymore. The picture stars John Howa ...
'' (1937) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Murder Is News
''Murder Is News'' is a 1937 Canadian-American mystery film directed by Leon Barsha.
Plot summary
A rich businessman is murdered at his townhouse the night his wife plans to divorce him and marry a high-powered lawyer. One of four Quota Quick ...
'' (1937) - Inspector Fitzgerald
* ''
The Adventures of Robin Hood
''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de H ...
'' (1938) - Sir Baldwin
* ''
Kidnapped
Kidnapped may refer to:
* subject to the crime of kidnapping
Literature
* ''Kidnapped'' (novel), an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
* ''Kidnapped'' (comics), a 2007 graphic novel adaptation of R. L. Stevenson's novel by Alan Grant and Ca ...
'' (1938) - Clansman (uncredited)
* ''Booloo'' (1938) - Radio operator
* ''
Mysterious Mr. Moto
''Mysterious Mr. Moto'', produced in 1938 by Twentieth Century Fox, is the fifth in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto.
The film is based on the character of Mr. Moto created by John P. Marquand, from an original screenpl ...
'' (1938) - Phony Policeman (uncredited)
* ''
A Christmas Carol
''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...
'' (1938) - (uncredited)
* ''
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
''Torchy Blane in Chinatown'' is a 1939 American crime mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane. Released on February 4, 1939, it is the seventh film in the Torchy Blane film series by Warner Bros. ...
'' (1939) - Mourner at Burial Service (uncredited)
* ''
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
''The Gracie Allen Murder Case'' (1938) (also published as ''The Scent of Murder'') is the eleventh of twelve detective novels by S. S. Van Dine featuring his famous fictional detective of the 1920s and 1930s, Philo Vance. It also features the ...
'' (1939) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* ''
Man About Town'' (1939) - English Bobby in Fog (uncredited)
* ''
The Oregon Trail'' (1939, Serial) - Slade - Morgan Henchman
* ''
Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) - Capt. Benson (uncredited)
* ''
Raffles'' (1939) - Bobby (uncredited)
* ''
Tower of London
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separa ...
'' (1939) - Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
We Are Not Alone'' (1939) - George
* ''
The Light That Failed
''The Light That Failed'' is the first novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling, first published in ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'' in January 1891. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events through ...
'' (1939) - Doctor #2 (uncredited)
* ''
The Earl of Chicago
''The Earl of Chicago'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn. It is the first MGM film in the 1940s.
Plot
To remedy the ill doings of his past, Ro ...
'' (1940) - Sergeant (uncredited)
* ''
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media ...
'' (1940, Serial) - Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
* ''
The Invisible Man Returns
''The Invisible Man Returns'' is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Joe May. The film stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey and John Sutton. The film is a sequel to the 1933 film ''The Invisible Man'', and the sec ...
'' (1940) - Plainclothesman (uncredited)
* ''
Vigil in the Night
''Vigil in the Night'' is a 1940 RKO Pictures drama film based on the 1939 serialized novel '' Vigil in the Night'' by A. J. Cronin. The film was produced and directed by George Stevens and stars Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley. ...
'' (1940) - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''
The House of the Seven Gables
''The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance'' is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their anc ...
'' (1940) - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''
The Sea Hawk
''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1915 novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set over the years 1588–1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous half-brother. After being ...
'' (1940) - Officer (uncredited)
* ''
The Man I Married
''The Man I Married'' (alternative title ''I Married a Nazi'') is an American 1940 drama film starring Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan and Anna Sten.
Plot
A successful, and yet naive American woman, art critic Carol Cabbott (Joan Benn ...
'' (1940) - Reporter at Nazi Rally (uncredited)
* ''
Captain Caution
''Captain Caution'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Richard Wallace set during the War of 1812. The film stars Victor Mature, Bruce Cabot and Alan Ladd. It was based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. Elmer Raguse ...
'' (1940) - Jim - English Ship's Brig Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Foreign Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...
'' (1940) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''
City for Conquest
''City for Conquest'' is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features ...
'' (1940) - Al's Pal (uncredited)
* ''
South of Suez
''South of Suez'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring George Brent, Brenda Marshall and George Tobias. An alleged murder in an African diamond mine haunts a man many years later after he has returned to Britain. The ...
'' (1940) - Gatekeeper (uncredited)
* ''
Free and Easy'' (1941) - Gambler (uncredited)
* ''
Rage in Heaven
''Rage in Heaven'' is a 1941 American psychological thriller film noir about the destructive power of jealousy. It was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and based on the 1932 novel by James Hilton. It features Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and Geo ...
'' (1941) - Restaurant Patron / Court Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...
'' (1941) - Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
* ''
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girls were the chorus girls and showgirls from Florenz Ziegfeld's theatrical Broadway revue spectaculars known as the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1907–1931), in New York City, which were based on the Folies Bergère of Paris.
Descripti ...
'' (1941) - Croupier (uncredited)
* ''
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, w ...
'' (1941) - Constable (uncredited)
* ''
Confirm or Deny'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
On the Sunny Side'' (1942) - BBC Radio Technician (uncredited)
* ''
This Above All'' (1942) - WAAF Supply Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Mrs. Miniver
''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel '' Mrs. Miniver'' by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming British h ...
'' (1942) - Policeman (uncredited)
* ''
Eagle Squadron
The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed with volunteer pilots from the United States during the early days of World War II (circa 1940), prior to America's entry into the war in December 1941.
Wit ...
'' (1942) - Fire Warden (uncredited)
* ''
The Pride of the Yankees
''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who die ...
'' (1942) - Yankee Player on Train (uncredited)
* ''
Tales of Manhattan
''Tales of Manhattan'' is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Ba ...
'' (1942) - Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
* ''
Destination Unknown'' (1942) - Hotel clerk (uncredited)
* ''
Thunder Birds'' (1942) - Townsman (uncredited)
* ''
Journey for Margaret
''Journey for Margaret'' is a 1942 American drama film set in London in World War II. It stars Robert Young and Laraine Day as a couple who have to deal with the loss of their unborn child due to a bombing raid. It is an adaptation of the book ...
'' (1942) - Steward (uncredited)
* ''
Random Harvest
''Random Harvest'' is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including '' Lost Horizon'' and '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', the novel was immensely popular, placing second on ''Publishers Weekly'' li ...
'' (1942) - Workman (uncredited)
* ''
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
''Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon'' (1942) is the fourth in the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of 14 Sherlock Holmes films which updated the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the then p ...
'' (1942) - Scotland Yard Detective (uncredited)
* ''
Keeper of the Flame'' (1943) - Reporter (uncredited)
* ''
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Sherlock Holmes, a fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle
** ''Sherlock'' (TV series), a BBC TV series that started in 2010
** Sherlock Hemlock, a Muppet from the TV show ''Sesame Street ...
'' (1943) - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
* ''
Mission to Moscow
''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies.
The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...
'' (1943) - Parade Soldier Spectator (uncredited)
* ''
The Leopard Man
''The Leopard Man'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jean Brooks, and Margo (actress), Margo. Based on the book ''Black Alibi'' by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a series of violent murders ...
'' (1943) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* ''
Two Tickets to London
''Two Tickets to London'' is a 1943 drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis.
Premise
A U ...
'' (1943) - Gordon (uncredited)
* ''
The Constant Nymph'' (1943) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''
Best Foot Forward'' (1943) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''
The Falcon and the Co-eds
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'' (1943) - Audience Member at Bluecliff Festival (uncredited)
* ''
Around the World'' (1943) - Dock Worker (uncredited)
* ''
The Heat's On
''The Heat's On'' (1943) is a musical movie starring Mae West, William Gaxton, and Victor Moore, and released by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
Broadway star Fay Lawrence (West) is a temperamental diva who is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway produ ...
'' (1943) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* ''
The Lodger'' (1944) - Plainclothesman (uncredited)
* ''
Up in Arms
''Up in Arms'' is a 1944 musical film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945.
Plot
Danny Weems works as an elevator operator in a New York Medical building, so he can b ...
'' (1944) - Theatre Patron (uncredited)
* ''
Ministry of Fear
''Ministry of Fear'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang, and starring Ray Milland and Marjorie Reynolds. Based on the 1943 novel by Graham Greene, the film tells the story of a man just released from a mental asylum who finds ...
'' (1944) - Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
* ''
Meet the People
''Meet the People'' (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical comedy film made, and set, during World War II, and starring Lucille Ball and Dick Powell and featuring Virginia O'Brien, Bert Lahr, Rags Ragland and June Allyson. The film takes its ...
'' (1944) - Boat Christening Witness (uncredited)
* ''
The Canterville Ghost
"The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in '' The Court and Society Review'', 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American fa ...
'' (1944) - Nobleman (uncredited)
* ''
The Pearl of Death
''The Pearl of Death'' is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made. The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the ...
'' (1944) - Security Guard (uncredited)
* ''
None but the Lonely Heart'' (1944) - Policeman Outside (uncredited)
* ''
The Princess and the Pirate
''The Princess and the Pirate'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo. Based on a story by Sy Bartlett, the film is about a princess who travels incognito to elope with her true love inste ...
'' (1944) - First Mate on the 'Mary Ann' (uncredited)
* ''
Jungle Queen'' (1945, Serial) - Constable (uncredited)
* ''
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
''Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion'' (also known as ''Booked on Suspicion'') is the eighth of 14 Columbia Pictures B movies starring Chester Morris as reformed thief Boston Blackie.
Plot
Boston Blackie's (Chester Morris) wealthy friend, Arthu ...
'' (1945) - Book Auction Customer (uncredited)
* ''
The Brighton Strangler
''The Brighton Strangler'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by Max Nosseck and starring John Loder, June Duprez and Michael St. Angel. During the blitz in wartime London, an actor suffers concussion and believes himself to be the characte ...
'' (1945) - Inspector (uncredited)
* ''
Week-End at the Waldorf
''Week-End at the Waldorf'', an American comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, and Van Johnson. It premiered in Los Angeles on 17 October 1945. The screenplay by Samuel and Bella ...
'' (1945) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''
The Dolly Sisters'' (1945) - Speakeasy Table Member (uncredited)
* ''
Kitty'' (1945) - Mr. Thickness (uncredited)
* ''
She Went to the Races
''She Went to the Races'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Frances Gifford and Ava Gardner. The screenplay concerns a team of scientists who discover a seemingly foolproof way of discovering ...
'' (1945) - Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
* ''
The Stork Club'' (1945) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* ''
Three Strangers
''Three Strangers'' is a 1946 American film noir crime drama directed by Jean Negulesco, written by John Huston and Howard Koch, starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre, and featuring Joan Lorring and Alan Napier.
Pl ...
'' (1946) - Alfred - Innkeeper / Bartender (uncredited)
* ''
Terror by Night
''Terror by Night'' is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes crime drama directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. The story revolves around the theft of a famous diamond aboard a train.
The film's plot is a mostly original st ...
'' (1946) - Constable (uncredited)
* ''
Deadline at Dawn
''Deadline at Dawn'' is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). The RKO Pictures film rele ...
'' (1946) - Birthday Party Table Guest (uncredited)
* ''
The Kid from Brooklyn
''The Kid from Brooklyn'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Walter Abel, Eve Arden, and Fay Bainter. Virginia Mayo's and Vera-Ellen's singing v ...
'' (1946) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Green Years
''The Green Years'' is a 1944 novel by A. J. Cronin which traces the formative years of an Irish orphan, Robert Shannon, who is sent to live with his draconian maternal grandparents in Scotland. An introspective child, Robert forms an attachme ...
'' (1946) - Registrar (uncredited)
* ''
Two Sisters from Boston
''Two Sisters from Boston'' is a 1946 musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante and Peter Lawford. The film features songs by Sammy Fain and Ralph Freed.
Plot
Abigail ...
'' (1946) - Opera Patron (uncredited)
* ''
The Dark Corner
''The Dark Corner'' is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix and Mark Stevens.. The film was not a commercial success but has since been described as a "Grade A exampl ...
'' (1946) - Bartender (uncredited)
* ''
Without Reservations
''Without Reservations'' is a 1946 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. The film was adapted by Andrew Solt from the novel ''Thanks, God! I'll Take It From He ...
'' (1946) - U.S. Senator / Train Passenger (uncredited)
* ''
Don't Gamble with Strangers
''Don't Gamble with Strangers'' is a 1946 film about two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, who clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint.
Cast
*Kane Richmond as Mike Sarno
*Bernadene Hayes as Fay Be ...
'' (1946) - Ship Passenger (uncredited)
* ''
Night and Day'' (1946) - Doorman (uncredited)
* ''
Of Human Bondage
''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in i ...
'' (1946) - Turnkey (uncredited)
* ''It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog'' (1946) - Bar and Grill Customer (uncredited)
* ''Crack-Up (1946 film), Crack-Up'' (1946) - Man at Art Lecture (uncredited)
* ''Deception (1946 film), Deception'' (1946) - Concertgoer (uncredited)
* ''The Verdict (1946 film), The Verdict'' (1946) - Sergeant (uncredited)
* ''Undercurrent (1946 film), Undercurrent'' (1946) - Man in Photo (uncredited)
* ''Criminal Court (film), Criminal Court'' (1946) - Roberts (uncredited)
* ''The Locket (1946 film), The Locket'' (1946) - Wyndhams' Chauffeur (uncredited)
* ''California (1947 film), California'' (1947) - Delegate (uncredited)
* ''My Brother Talks to Horses'' (1947) - Passenger on Trolley (uncredited)
* ''Monsieur Verdoux'' (1947) - Police Detective (uncredited)
* ''Calcutta (1947 film), Calcutta'' (1947) - Police Officer (uncredited)
* ''Moss Rose (film), Moss Rose'' (1947) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
* ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (1947) - Train Passenger (uncredited)
* ''Unconquered (1947 film), Unconquered'' (1947) - Jailer (uncredited)
* ''Green Dolphin Street (film), Green Dolphin Street'' (1947) - Guest (uncredited)
* ''The Exile (1947 film), The Exile'' (1947) - Ross
* ''Mourning Becomes Electra (film), Mourning Becomes Electra'' (1947) - Policeman (uncredited)
* ''The Paradine Case'' (1947) - Juror (uncredited)
* ''If Winter Comes'' (1947) - Moving Man (uncredited)
* ''A Woman's Vengeance'' (1948) - Warder (uncredited)
* ''Big City (1948 film), Big City'' (1948) - Lawyer (uncredited)
* ''The Hunted (1948 film), The Hunted'' (1948) - Restaurant Table Extra (uncredited)
* ''So This Is New York'' (1948) - Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Johnny Belinda (1948 film), Johnny Belinda'' (1948) - Man Reciting Lord's Prayer (uncredited)
* ''An Innocent Affair'' (1948) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* ''Kiss the Blood Off My Hands'' (1948) - Thomas Widgers, Innkeeper (uncredited)
* ''Unfaithfully Yours (1948 film), Unfaithfully Yours'' (1948) - Concert Attendee (uncredited)
* ''That Wonderful Urge'' (1948) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Command Decision (film), Command Decision'' (1948) - Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
* ''The Fighting O'Flynn'' (1949) - Officer (uncredited)
* ''Any Number Can Play'' (1949) - Casino Patron (uncredited)
* ''The Secret of St. Ives'' (1949) - Tribunal Judge (uncredited)
* ''Reign of Terror (film), Reign of Terror'' (1949) - Patriot (uncredited)
* ''Johnny Stool Pigeon'' (1949) - Porter (uncredited)
* ''White Heat'' (1949) - Prison Guard (uncredited)
* ''Challenge to Lassie'' (1949) - Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''That Forsyte Woman'' (1949) - Constable (uncredited)
* ''Montana (1950 film), Montana'' (1950) - Townsman (uncredited)
* ''Francis (film), Francis'' (1950) - Officer at Plane Departure (uncredited)
* ''Chain Lightning (1950 film), Chain Lightning'' (1950) - Pub Patron (uncredited)
* ''Please Believe Me'' (1950) - Man at Dock (uncredited)
* ''Outrage (1950 film), Outrage'' (1950) - Country Dance Attendee (uncredited)
* ''All About Eve'' (1950) - Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
* ''Hunt the Man Down'' (1950) - Bar Patron (uncredited)
* ''Gambling House (film), Gambling House'' (1950) - Man in Corridor (uncredited)
* ''The Company She Keeps'' (1951) - Racetrack Spectator in Stands (uncredited)
* ''Valentino (1951 film), Valentino'' (1951) - Servant (uncredited)
* ''I Can Get It for You Wholesale (film), I Can Get It for You Wholesale'' (1951) - Bar Patron (uncredited)
* ''My Forbidden Past'' (1951) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''I Was a Communist for the FBI'' (1951) - Communist at Meeting (uncredited)
* ''The Great Caruso'' (1951) - Operagoer (uncredited)
* ''Kind Lady (1951 film), Kind Lady'' (1951) - Pedestrian (uncredited)
* ''The Law and the Lady (1951 film), The Law and the Lady'' (1951) - Servant (uncredited)
* ''The Unknown Man'' (1951) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Two Tickets to Broadway'' (1951) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* ''My Favorite Spy (1951 film), My Favorite Spy'' (1951) - Club Patron (uncredited)
* ''Meet Danny Wilson (film), Meet Danny Wilson'' (1952) - London Bobby (uncredited)
* ''Deadline – U.S.A.'' (1952) - Newspaperman (uncredited)
* ''Anything Can Happen'' (1952) - H. Westerly Bellin (uncredited)
* ''Red Planet Mars'' (1952) - Mine Owner (uncredited)
* ''The Quiet Man'' (1952) - Pub Extra (uncredited)
* ''Washington Story'' (1952) - Senator (uncredited)
* ''Dreamboat (film), Dreamboat'' (1952) - Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''Because You're Mine'' (1952) - Gen. Montal's Aide (uncredited)
* ''Limelight (1952 film), Limelight'' (1952) - Music Hall Performer (uncredited)
* ''Something for the Birds'' (1952) - Senator (uncredited)
* ''Million Dollar Mermaid'' (1952) - Ship Passenger on Deck (uncredited)
* ''Stars and Stripes Forever (film), Stars and Stripes Forever'' (1952) - Man at Dancing Masters Convention Concert (uncredited)
* ''Angel Face (1953 film), Angel Face'' (1953) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Thunder in the East (1951 film), Thunder in the East'' (1953) - Englishman (uncredited)
* ''Rogue's March (film), Rogue's March'' (1953) - Officer at Dance (uncredited)
* ''Small Town Girl (1953 film), Small Town Girl'' (1953) - Audience Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation'' (1953) - Club Patron (uncredited)
* ''Sangaree (film), Sangaree'' (1953) - Pub Patron (uncredited)
* ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953) - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
* ''The Band Wagon'' (1953) - Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)
* ''So This Is Love (film), So This Is Love'' (1953) - Man on Stage at Grace's Audition (uncredited)
* ''Here Come the Girls (1953 film), Here Come the Girls'' (1953) - Man in Audience (uncredited)
* ''I, the Jury (1953 film), I, the Jury'' (1953) - Fenton Milford (uncredited)
* ''Those Redheads from Seattle'' (1953) - Barfly (uncredited)
* ''Calamity Jane (film), Calamity Jane'' (1953) - Chicagoan (uncredited)
* ''Give a Girl a Break'' (1953) - Man Leaving Bar (uncredited)
* ''Man in the Attic'' (1953) - Theatre Patron (uncredited)
* ''Rhapsody (film), Rhapsody'' (1954) - Audience Member (uncredited)
* ''Brigadoon (film), Brigadoon'' (1954) - Townsman (uncredited)
* ''Désirée (film), Désirée'' (1954) - General Becker (uncredited)
* ''There's No Business Like Show Business (film), There's No Business Like Show Business'' (1954) - Priest on Altar (uncredited)
* ''A Man Called Peter'' (1955) - Man at Youth Rally (uncredited)
* ''The Eternal Sea'' (1955) - Officer (uncredited)
* ''Moonfleet (1955 film), Moonfleet'' (1955) - Guest (uncredited)
* ''How to Be Very, Very Popular'' (1955) - Strip Bar Bartender (uncredited)
* ''It's Always Fair Weather'' (1955) - Father in Montage / Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
* ''The Girl Rush'' (1955) - Casino Patron (uncredited)
* ''The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955) - Trial Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Sincerely Yours (film), Sincerely Yours'' (1955) - Concert Attendee (uncredited)
* ''It's a Dog's Life (film), It's a Dog's Life'' (1955) - Butcher (uncredited)
* ''Glory (1956 film), Glory'' (1956) - Derby Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Bigger Than Life'' (1956) - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* ''The First Traveling Saleslady'' (1956) - Passerby on Sidewalk (uncredited)
* ''Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956 film), Beyond a Reasonable Doubt'' (1956) - Juror (uncredited)
* ''Death of a Scoundrel'' (1956) - Stock Purchaser (uncredited)
* ''Top Secret Affair'' (1957) - Spectator at Senate Hearing (uncredited)
* ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' (1957) - Barfly (uncredited)
* ''Sweet Smell of Success'' (1957) - Patron at 21 (uncredited)
* ''The Seventh Sin'' (1957) - Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''Les Girls'' (1957) - Gendarme Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
* ''The Unholy Wife'' (1957) - Rodeo Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film), Witness for the Prosecution'' (1957) - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
* ''The Last Hurrah (1958 film), The Last Hurrah'' (1958) - Man - Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)
* ''Tarawa Beachhead'' (1958) - Man in Bar (uncredited)
* ''Auntie Mame (film), Auntie Mame'' (1958) - Perry (uncredited)
* ''Compulsion (1959 film), Compulsion'' (1959) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''North by Northwest'' (1959) - Man at Auction (uncredited)
* ''The Story on Page One (film), The Story on Page One'' (1959) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Heller in Pink Tights'' (1960) - Bonanza Audience Member (uncredited)
* ''Inherit the Wind (1960 film), Inherit the Wind'' (1960) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Elmer Gantry (film), Elmer Gantry'' (1960) - Extra at Revival Meeting (uncredited)
* ''Sunrise at Campobello'' (1960) - Convention Delegate (uncredited)
* ''Midnight Lace'' (1960) - Pub Patron (uncredited)
* ''Cimarron (1960 film), Cimarron'' (1960) - Townsman at Schoolhouse (uncredited)
* ''A Fever in the Blood'' (1961) - Gubernatorial Delegate (uncredited)
* ''The Absent Minded Professor'' (1961) - Man in Crowd (uncredited)
* ''Ada (1961 film), Ada'' (1961) - Club Patron (uncredited)
* ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Incident in an Alley'' (1962) - Juror (uncredited)
* ''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' (1962) - Bartender (uncredited)
* ''The Music Man (1962 film), The Music Man'' (1962) - Brighton Townsman (uncredited)
* ''Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man'' (1962) - Chef (uncredited)
* ''The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film), The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962) - Senator (uncredited)
* ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''Twilight of Honor'' (1963) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
* ''The Prize (1963 film), The Prize'' (1963) - Guest at Awards Ceremony (uncredited)
* ''The Best Man (1964 film), The Best Man'' (1964) - Man at Pool (uncredited)
* ''Good Neighbor Sam'' (1964) - Nurdlinger Servant (uncredited)
* ''My Fair Lady (film), My Fair Lady'' (1964) - Ad Lib at Church (uncredited)
* ''Where Love Has Gone (film), Where Love Has Gone'' (1964) - Mrs. Hayden's Servant (uncredited)
* ''Shenandoah (film), Shenandoah'' (1965) - Church Member (uncredited)
* ''The Cincinnati Kid'' (1965) - Spectator at Cockfight (uncredited)
* ''The Oscar (film), The Oscar'' (1966) - Academy Awards Guest (uncredited)
* ''Munster, Go Home!'' (1966) - Man in Pub (uncredited)
* ''Hotel (1967 film), Hotel'' (1967) - Hotel Patron (uncredited)
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenny, Colin
1888 births
1968 deaths
Irish male film actors
Male actors from Dublin (city)
20th-century Irish male actors
Irish expatriates in the United States