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 played all sorts of small roles and bit parts, many times not receiving an onscreen credit. In the 1940s, Conlin was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in nine films written and directed by Sturges. His roles in Sturges' films were often sizable and often came with good billing. One of his best performances came in Sturges' The Sin of Harold Diddlebock in 1946, when he played "Wormy", the racetrack tout who convinces Harold Lloyd to have his first drink, setting off the events of the film. The loyalty between Sturges and Conlin ran both ways, and when the former golden boy of Hollywood fell on hard times, Conlin remained a friend, stayed in contact, and helped out in any way he could. Conlin did not make many television appearances, but he did have a regular role as a bartender on Duffy's Tavern, a syndicated series from 1954. He made his final film in 1959, when he played a habitual criminal in Anatomy of a Murder.

Filmography

• 1959Anatomy of a Murder — Clarence Madigan
• 1959The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock — Magruder
• 1955The Seven Little Foys — Stage Doorman
• 1953It Happens Every Thursday — Matthew
• 1953The Jazz Singer — Mr. Demming, Photographer
• 1951On Dangerous Ground — Doc Hyman (uncredited)
• 1950Operation Haylift — Ed North
• 1950Sideshow — Johnny
• 1950The Great Rupert — Joe Mahoney
• 1949Knock on Any Door — Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
• 1949Prejudice — Young Joe
• 1949The Inspector General — Turnkey (uncredited)
• 1949Tulsa — Homer Triplette
• 1948Hazard — Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
• 1947Dick Tracy's Dilemma — Sightless
• 1947It's a Joke, Son! — Senator Alexander P. Leeds
• 1947Mourning Becomes Electra — Abner Small
• 1947Seven Keys to Baldpate — Pete the Hermit
• 1947The Hucksters — Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
• 1947The Sin of Harold Diddlebock — Wormy
• 1946Blue Skies — Jeffrey (uncredited)
• 1946Rolling Home — Grandpa Crawford
• 1946Two Sisters from Boston — Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
• 1946Whistle Stop — Al
• 1945Bring on the Girls — Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• 1945Fallen Angel — Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• 1945What, No Cigarettes — Uncle Wilbur
• 1944Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — Little Thief
• 1944And the Angels Sing — Messenger (uncredited)
• 1944Hail the Conquering Hero — Judge Dennis
• 1944It Happened Tomorrow — Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
• 1944Lost in a Harem — Arab Follower (uncredited)
• 1944Summer Storm — Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
• 1944The Miracle of Morgan's Creek — Mayor (uncredited)
• 1944The Town Went Wild — Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
• 1943Dixie — Publisher (uncredited)
• 1943Hitler's Madman — Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
• 1943Old Acquaintance — Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
• 1943Petticoat Larceny — Jitters
• 1943Slightly Dangerous — Bartender at opera (uncredited)
• 1943Swing Shift Maisie — Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
• 1943Taxi, Mister — Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
• 1942Broadway — Newsman (uncredited)
• 1942Madame Spy — Caretaker Winston
• 1942Obliging Young Lady — Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
• 1942The Forest Rangers — Otto Hanson
• 1942The Lady Is Willing — Bum (uncredited)
• 1942The Palm Beach Story — Mr. Asweld
• 1942The Remarkable Andrew — Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
• 1942Woman of the Year — Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
• 1941A Shot in the Dark — Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• 1941Let's Make Music — Tim
• 1941New York Town — Burt (uncredited)
• 1941Out of the Fog
• 1941Ridin' on a Rainbow — Joe
• 1941Second Chorus — Mr. Dunn
• 1941Sullivan's Travels — Trusty
• 1941The Gay Falcon — Bartender (uncredited)
• 1941The Lady Eve — Third Steward (uncredited)
• 1940Angels Over Broadway — Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
• 1940Calling Philo Vance — Dr. Doremus - Coroner
• 1940Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum — Tour Bus Barker
• 1940Christmas in July — Arbuster (uncredited)
• 1940Edison, the Man — Waiter
• 1940Florian — Stock Guard
• 1940King of the Lumberjacks — Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
• 1940My Little Chickadee — Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
• 1940The Great McGinty — The Lookout - At Felgman's
• 1940The Way of All Flesh — Second Hobo
• 1940Two Girls on Broadway — Poem Vendor (uncredited)
• 1939$1,000 a Touchdown — Sheriff (uncredited)
• 1939Idiot's Delight — Stagehand
• 1939Nancy Drew... Reporter — Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
• 1939No Place to Go — Rivers
• 1939The Amazing Mr. Williams — Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
• 1939Torchy Runs for Mayor — Coroner (uncredited)
• 1938Blondes at Work — Coroner (uncredited)
• 1938Broadway Musketeers — Hobart Skinner
• 1938Cocoanut Grove — Motel Proprietor
• 1938Comet Over Broadway — Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
• 1938Crashing Hollywood — Crisby
• 1938Hard to Get — Dour Diner (uncredited)
• 1938He Couldn't Say No — Ambulance Driver
• 1938Mannequin — Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
• 1938Over the Wall — Davis' Handler
• 1938Prison Farm — Dave, the Grocer
• 1938Smashing the Rackets — Witness
• 1938The Shining Hour — Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
• 1938Torchy Blane in Panama — Botkin (as James Conlon)
• 1937Captains Courageous — Martin (uncredited)
• 1937Find the Witness — Swifty Mullins (uncredited)
• 1937Living on Love — Man with Monkey (uncredited)
• 1937The Adventurous Blonde — Dr. Bolger, coroner
• 1937The Man Who Found Himself — Nosey Watson
• 1936And Sudden Death — Mr. Tweets
• 1936Rose Bowl — Browning Hills
• 1936Rose Marie — Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
• 1936The Accusing Finger — (scene deleted)
• 1935The Bride Comes Home — Len Noble
• 1934City Limits — Napoleon, Second Hobo
• 1934Cross Country Cruise — Sid
• 1934Handy Andy — Henry (uncredited)
• 1934She Learned About Sailors — Irate Neighbor
• 1933Advice to the Lovelorn
• 1933College Humor — Dr. Mandel
• 1933Footlight Parade — Uncle in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)
• 1933Grand Slam — Oscar Smelt
• 1933The Bowery — Enlistee (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1928Sharps and Flats — Self