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Lawrence Tierney
Actor· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Lawrence Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American actor, known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and hardened criminals, which mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law.
Commenting on the DVD release of a Tierney film in 2005, a New York Times critic observed: "The hulking Tierney was not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature."
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
51 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Southie | Colie Powers | Film |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Old Man | Film |
| 1995 | Portrait in Red | Robert Pearlman | Film |
| 1994 | Who Do You Think You're Fooling? | Joe Cabot (archive footage) | Film |
| 1993 | Red | Louis 'Red' Deutsch | Film |
| 1993 | Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story | Joey Buttafucco's Father | Film |
| 1993 | Midnight 2 | Bert Johnson (archive footage) | Film |
| 1993 | Eddie Presley | Joe West | Film |
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Joe Cabot | Film |
| 1991 | City of Hope | Kerrigan | Film |
| 1991 | The Runestone | Chief Richardson | Film |
| 1991 | Wizards of the Demon Sword | Slave Master | Film |
| 1990 | Why Me? | Armenian Robber #1 | Film |
| 1989 | The Horror Show | Warden | Film |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | Dougy Madden | Film |
| 1987 | From a Whisper to a Scream | Warden | Film |
| 1986 | Murphy's Law | Cameron | Film |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Lt. Hanley | Film |
| 1985 | Silver Bullet | Owen Knopfler | Film |
| 1984 | Terrible Joe Moran | Pico | Film |
| 1982 | Midnight | Bert Johnson | Film |
| 1981 | The Prowler | Maj. Chatham | Film |
| 1980 | Bloodrage | Malone | Film |
| 1978 | The Kirlian Witness | Detective | Film |
| 1977 | Bad | O'Reilly-O'Crapface | Film |
| 1975 | Abduction | FBI Agent | Film |
| 1971 | Such Good Friends | Hospital Guard | Film |
| 1968 | Killer Without a Face | The Mute | Film |
| 1967 | Custer of the West | General Philip Sheridan | Film |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting | Douglas Benham | Film |
| 1956 | Female Jungle | Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens | Film |
| 1954 | The Steel Cage | Chet Harmon, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages" | Film |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Mr. Henderson | Film |
| 1951 | The Bushwhackers | Sam Tobin | Film |
| 1951 | The Hoodlum | Vincent Lubeck | Film |
| 1951 | Best of the Badmen | Jesse James | Film |
| 1950 | Kill or Be Killed | Robert Warren | Film |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Harry Colton | Film |
| 1948 | Bodyguard | Michael C. 'Mike' Carter | Film |
| 1947 | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Steve Morgan | Film |
| 1947 | Born to Kill | Sam Wild | Film |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Jesse James | Film |
| 1946 | Step by Step | Johnny Christopher | Film |
| 1946 | San Quentin | Jim Roland | Film |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan | Lt. Cmdr. Waite | Film |
| 1945 | Dillinger | John Dillinger | Film |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West | Senator (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Youth Runs Wild | Larry Duncan | Film |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve on Broadway | Cab Driver (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | The Ghost Ship | Seaman Louie Parker | Film |
| 1943 | Government Girl | FBI Man (uncredited) | Film |
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