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Lawrence Tierney

American actor (1919-2002) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82

Lawrence James Tierney was an American film and television actor who is best known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and "tough guys" in a career that spanned over fifty years. His roles mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law.

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A life in dates

2002Died26 February 20021998ArmageddonFilm, Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)1996EZ StreetsSeries1994ERSeries, Jack JohnsonJuniorFilm, 1994Mover1992Reservoir DogsFilm, Joe Cabot1989SeinfeldSeries, Alton BenesThe Horror ShowFilm, 1989Warden1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries, Cyrus RedblockFrom a Whisper to a ScreamFilm, 1987Warden1985Prizzi's HonorFilm, Lt. Hanley1984HunterSeries, John Doyle1982FameSeriesMidnightFilm, 1982Bert Johnson1977BadFilm, O'Reilly-O'Crapface1967Custer of the WestFilm, General Philip Sheridan1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Herbie Lane1961Bus StopSeries1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries, Gorn1958Man with a CameraSeries1956Female JungleFilm, Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens1951Best of the BadmenFilm, Jesse James1947Born to KillFilm, Sam Wild1945Back to BataanFilm, Lt. Cmdr. Waite1943The Ghost ShipFilm, Seaman Louie Parker1919Born15 March 1919

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Known for

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  • Reservoir Dogs 1992
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988
  • Gloria 1980
  • Armageddon 1998
  • A Child Is Waiting 1963

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Filmography 40

92 credits on file

Television 20

Media & music

Photos 1

About this person

In 2005, film critic David Kehr of The New York Times described "the hulking Tierney" as "not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature".

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2002 · aged 82

In the same film or series as Lawrence

Andy WarholAlso in Bad (1977)Charles BronsonAlso in Murphy's Law (1986)Cliff EdwardsAlso in The Ghost Ship (1943)Anthony QuinnAlso in Back to Bataan (1945)Jayne MansfieldAlso in Female Jungle (1956)

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