Actor
Paul Guilfoyle
Born July 14, 1902 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USADied June 27, 1961103 films
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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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103 films as actor- 1960The Boy and the PiratesSnipe
- 1955TrialCap Grant
- 1955Chief Crazy HorseWorm
- 1954ApacheSantos
- 1954The Golden IdolPrince Ali Ben Mamoud
- 1953The Diamond QueenGuide
- 1953Torch SongMonty Rolfe
- 1953The Body BeautifulInvestigator
- 1953Julius CaesarCitizen of Rome
- 1952Confidence GirlWilliam Pope
- 1952Actors and SinMr. Blue
- 1951Journey Into LightFanatic
- 1951When I Grow UpDoc
- 1950Bomba and the Hidden CityHassan
- 1950The Woman on Pier 13Ralston
- 1950Davy Crockett, Indian ScoutBen
- 1949There's a Girl in My HeartFather Callaghan
- 1949White HeatRoy Parker (uncredited)
- 1949Mighty Joe YoungSmith
- 1949Follow Me QuietlyOverbeck
- 1949Miss Mink of 1949Uncle Newton
- 1949The JudgeWilliam Jackson
- 1949A Woman's SecretRadio Program Moderator (Uncredited)
- 1948Trouble PreferredBaby Face Charlie
- 1947Roses Are RedGeorge 'Buster' Cooley
- 1947Messenger of PeacePeter Kerl
- 1947Second ChanceNick
- 1947The Millerson CaseJud Rookstool
- 1946Sweetheart of Sigma ChiFrankie
- 1946The VirginianShorty
- 1946The Scarlet HorsemanJim Bannion
- 1945Why Girls Leave HomeSteve Raymond
- 1945The Missing CorpseAndy McDonald
- 1944Dark ShadowsDudley Badger
- 1944The Mark of the Whistler'Limpy' Smith
- 1944The Master RaceKatry
- 1944The Seventh CrossFiedler
- 1944It Happened TomorrowShep
- 1943Three Russian GirlsTrishin
- 1943The North StarIakin
- 1943Petticoat LarcenyJoe 'Tinhorn' Foster
- 1943White SavageErik
- 1942Time to KillManager, Florence Apartments
- 1942Madero of MexicoDon Francisco Madero
- 1942The Incredible StrangerThe Stranger (uncredited)
- 1942Who Is Hope Schuyler?Carl Spence
- 1942The Man Who Returned to LifeClyde Beebe
- 1941The Saint In Palm SpringsClarence 'Pearly' Gates
- 1940East of the RiverBalmy
- 1940Wildcat BusDonovan
- 1940One Crowded NightJim Andrews
- 1940Millionaires in PrisonOx
- 1940Brother OrchidRed Martin
- 1940The Saint Takes OverClarence 'Pearly' Gates
- 1940The Grapes of WrathFloyd
- 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMinor Role (uncredited)
- 1940Remember the NightDistrict Attorney
- 1939Thou Shalt Not KillGordon Mavis
- 1939One Hour to LiveStanley Jones
- 1939SabotageSteve Barsht
- 1939Our Leading CitizenJerry Peters
- 1939News Is Made at NightBat Randall
- 1939Heritage of the DesertSnap Thornton
- 1939Unexpected FatherEd Stone - Sandy's Uncle
- 1939Society LawyerMurtock
- 1939Money to LoanHanley's Assistant
- 1939Pacific LinerWishart
- 1938The Law West of TombstoneBud McQuinn
- 1938Tarnished AngelEddie Fox
- 1938The Mad Miss MantonBat Regan
- 1938Fugitives for a NightMonks
- 1938Stage Fright
- 1938CarefreeElevator Starter (uncredited)
- 1938I'm from the CityWillie
- 1938Sky Giant'Fergie' Ferguson
- 1938The Saint in New YorkHymie Fanro
- 1938Blind AlibiTaggart
- 1938Law of the UnderworldHenchman Batsy
- 1938This Marriage BusinessFrankie Spencer
- 1938Maid's Night OutP.X. Quinn - Bailbondsman (uncredited)
- 1938Bringing Up Baby(uncredited)
- 1938Double DangerTaylor
- 1938Crashing HollywoodHerman Tibbets
- 1937She's Got EverythingHotel Manager (uncredited)
- 1937Quick MoneyAmbrose Ames
- 1937Danger PatrolTim
- 1937Fight for Your LadyJim Trask
- 1937Flight from GloryJones
- 1937HideawayNorris
- 1937Super-SleuthGibbons, a film director
- 1937Behind The HeadlinesArt Martin
- 1937You Can't Buy LuckFrank Bent
- 1937The Woman I LoveBertier
- 1937The Soldier and the LadyVasiley
- 1937Sea DevilsCharlie - Radio Operator (uncredited)
- 1936Wanted: Jane TurnerPhil Crowley
- 1936WintersetGarth Esdras
- 1936Two-Fisted GentlemanGallagher
- 1936Roaming LadyDr. Wong
- 1936You May Be Next!Navy Messenger (uncredited)
- 1935The Crime of Doctor CrespiDr. John Arnold
- 1935Special AgentWilliams - Quinn's Secretary
- 1932The Skull Murder MysteryPaul Beck