Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

1902-07-14 – 1961-06-27 (age 58) Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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Biography

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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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Known For

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Floyd

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby

1938

as (uncredited)

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

1953

as Citizen of Rome

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1949

as Smith

White Heat
White Heat

1949

as Roy Parker (uncredited)

Apache
Apache

1954

as Santos

The Virginian
The Virginian

1946

as Shorty

Sea Devils
Sea Devils

1937

as Charlie - Radio Operator (uncredited)

Chief Crazy Horse
Chief Crazy Horse

1955

as Worm

Carefree
Carefree

1938

as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

Remember the Night
Remember the Night

1940

as District Attorney

Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus

1940

as Donovan

The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross

1944

as Fiedler

The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton

1938

as Bat Regan

It Happened Tomorrow
The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler

1944

as 'Limpy' Smith

Trial
Trial

1955

as Cap Grant

The North Star
The North Star

1943

as Iakin

Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid

1940

as Red Martin

Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red

1947

as George 'Buster' Cooley