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Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Birthday: 1902-07-14 | Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1955
Trial

as    Cap Grant

1955
Chief Crazy Horse

as    Worm

1954
The Golden Idol

as    Prince Ali Ben Mamoud

1954
Apache

as    Santos

1953
Torch Song

as    Monty Rolfe

1950
1950
Bomba and the Hidden City

as    Hassan

1950
The Woman on Pier 13

as    Ralston

1949
Follow Me Quietly

as    Overbeck

1949
White Heat

as    Roy Parker

1949
Mighty Joe Young

as    Smith

1947
The Millerson Case

as    Jud Rookstool

1946
The Scarlet Horseman

as    Jim Bannion

1946
The Virginian

as    Shorty

1944
Dark Shadows

as    Dudley Badger

1943
White Savage

as    Erik

1943
Three Russian Girls

as    Trishin

1941
The Saint In Palm Springs

as    Clarence 'Pearly' Gates

1940
East of the River

as    Balmy

1940
The Saint Takes Over

as    Clarence 'Pearly' Gates

1940
Remember the Night

as    District Attorney

1940
Wildcat Bus

as    Donovan

1940
Millionaires in Prison

as    Ox

1939
Thou Shalt Not Kill

as    Gordon Mavis

1939
Money to Loan

as    Hanley's Assistant

1939
Heritage of the Desert

as    Snap Thornton

1939
Sabotage

as    Steve Barsht

1939
Pacific Liner

as    Wishart

1938
Sky Giant

as    'Fergie' Ferguson

1938
The Saint in New York

as    Hymie Fanro