Nolan Leary
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Nolan Leary was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Leary began his acting career with roles in such films as the Don "Red" Barry western "Days of Old Cheyenne" (1943), "The Tiger Woman" (1944) and the Rosemary LaPlanche horror film "Devil Bat's Daughter" (1946). He also appeared in the Burt Lancaster crime feature "The Killers" (1946) and the Charles Starrett western "We...
Biography
Nolan Leary was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Leary began his acting career with roles in such films as the Don "Red" Barry western "Days of Old Cheyenne" (1943), "The Tiger Woman" (1944) and the Rosemary LaPlanche horror film "Devil Bat's Daughter" (1946). He also appeared in the Burt Lancaster crime feature "The Killers" (1946) and the Charles Starrett western "West of Dodge City" (1947). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Follow Me Quietly" (1949), "The Accused" (1949) and "Between Midnight and Dawn" (1950). He also appeared in "The Prince Who Was a Thief" (1951) with Tony Curtis and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954). He also lent his voice to "Act of Violence" (1948). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in the adaptation "Tall Man Riding" (1955) with Randolph Scott, the James Cagney biopic "Man of a Thousand Faces" (1957) and "Ten North Frederick" (1958) with Gary Cooper. He also appeared in the drama "Pollyanna" (1960) with Hayley Mills and the adaptation "Sweet Charity" (1969) with Shirley MacLaine. Leary more recently appeared in "A Family Upside Down" (NBC, 1977-78). Leary passed away in December 1987 at the age of 98.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
A Family Upside Down
(1978)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
(1972)
Station master
Sweet Charity
(1969)
Manfred
Pollyanna
(1960)
Mr. Thomas
Money, Women and Guns
(1959)
Job Kingman
The Hangman
(1959)
Husband
Career
(1959)
Carl, stage door man
Ten North Frederick
(1958)
Harry Jackson
The Abductors
(1957)
Man of a Thousand Faces
(1957)
Pa Chaney
Gun for a Coward
(1957)
Doctor
The Persuader
(1957)
Dan Nicklin
No Down Payment
(1957)
Reverend
Tall Man Riding
(1955)
Dr. Stone
Prince of Players
(1955)
Minister
The I Don't Care Girl
(1953)
Stage doorman
Francis Covers the Big Town
(1953)
Editor
Cry of the Hunted
(1953)
Medic
Red River Shore
(1953)
Townsman
The Stooge
(1953)
Doorman
Scandal at Scourie
(1953)
Conductor
Carrie
(1952)
Cabby
The Big Sky
(1952)
Storekeeper
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
(1952)
Elderly usher
Washington Story
(1952)
Motorman
Carbine Williams
(1952)
Board member
Deadline--U.S.A.
(1952)
Court clerk
The Sniper
(1952)
Husband
Anything Can Happen
(1952)
Doctor
Scarlet Angel
(1952)
Apothecary
High Noon
(1952)
Lewis
Bannerline
(1951)
Dick Moore
The Lady Pays Off
(1951)
Doctor
Bonanza Town
(1951)
John Avery
Gene Autry and the Mounties
(1951)
Dr. Sawyer
The Lemon Drop Kid
(1951)
Elderly accountant
Golden Girl
(1951)
Stage doorman
Francis Goes to the Races
(1951)
Driver
The Barefoot Mailman
(1951)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
(1951)
Dignitary
Stage to Tucson
(1951)
County Fair
(1950)
Horse owner
The Blazing Sun
(1950)
The Little Man
Colt .45
(1950)
Townsman
The Furies
(1950)
Drunk guest
The Yellow Cab Man
(1950)
Minister
The File on Thelma Jordon
(1950)
Court clerk
Between Midnight and Dawn
(1950)
Foreman
Annie Get Your Gun
(1950)
Immigration officer
Side Street
(1950)
Doorman
All the King's Men
(1950)
Senator
I'll Get By
(1950)
Cop
Roaring Westward
(1949)
Mossy Stevens
Laramie
(1949)
Senator Briggs
The Cowboy and the Indians
(1949)
Sheriff Don Payne
Forgotten Women
(1949)
Coroner
The Accused
(1949)
Coroner
The Wyoming Bandit
(1949)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
(1949)
Brown, rancher
The Life of Riley
(1949)
Painter
Come to the Stable
(1949)
Station master
Follow Me Quietly
(1949)
Larson
The Barkleys of Broadway
(1949)
Stage doorman
White Heat
(1949)
Attendant
Ma and Pa Kettle
(1949)
Preacher
Act of Violence
(1949)
Man's voice
The James Brothers of Missouri
(1949)
Outlaw Brand
(1948)
Gentry
A Song Is Born
(1948)
Stage doorman
On an Island with You
(1948)
Cameraman
I, Jane Doe
(1948)
Jury foreman
Homecoming
(1948)
Doctor
Secret Beyond the Door
(1948)
Station agent
Easter Parade
(1948)
Drug clerk
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Newcomer
West of Dodge City
(1947)
John Avery
Cross My Heart
(1947)
Juror
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?
(1947)
Over the Santa Fe Trail
(1947)
Zeke Davis
Love from a Stranger
(1947)
Man in bar
The Last Round-Up
(1947)
Jake
Saddle Pals
(1947)
Doctor
Web of Danger
(1947)
The Egg and I
(1947)
Announcer
The Arnelo Affair
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
(1947)
Homesteader
The Fabulous Texan
(1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
Huckster
The Beginning or the End
(1947)
Townsperson
That's My Gal
(1947)
Sucker
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
(1947)
Doorkeeper
That's My Man
(1947)
Starter
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
(1947)
Bus driver
Driftwood
(1947)
Riders of the Lone Star
(1947)
Doc Jones
Gunning for Vengeance
(1946)
Jenkins
Queen of Burlesque
(1946)
Doorman
That Texas Jamboree
(1946)
Verne Durant
Galloping Thunder
(1946)
Curt Lawson
Strangler of the Swamp
(1946)
Out California Way
(1946)
George Sheridan
Devil Bat's Daughter
(1946)
Dr. Elliot
Heading West
(1946)
Sam Parker
Roaring Rangers
(1946)
Townsman
California Gold Rush
(1946)
Eastern passenger
Up Goes Maisie
(1946)
Clerk
Little Giant
(1946)
Simon
To Each His Own
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
(1946)
Reporter in utilities offices
Murder in the Music Hall
(1946)
Doctor
The Kid from Brooklyn
(1946)
Ackerman
Her Kind of Man
(1946)
Bartender
The Killers
(1946)
Waiter
Girl on the Spot
(1946)
No Leave, No Love
(1946)
Board member
Blazing the Western Trail
(1945)
Bob Halliday
Santa Fe Saddlemates
(1945)
Doctor
Lone Texas Ranger
(1945)
Hills
Rough, Tough and Ready
(1945)
Waiter
The Phantom Speaks
(1945)
Watchman
Love, Honor and Goodbye
(1945)
Janitor
Rustlers of the Badlands
(1945)
Dr. Burton
Outlaws of the Rockies
(1945)
Deputy
Allotment Wives
(1945)
Businessman
Hitchhike to Happiness
(1945)
Customer
Anchors Aweigh
(1945)
Milkman
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
Barber
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
(1945)
Assistant
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
(1945)
Butler
This Love of Ours
(1945)
Waiter
State Fair
(1945)
Circumstantial Evidence
(1945)
Undertaker
Sing Your Way Home
(1945)
Steward
The Hidden Eye
(1945)
You Came Along
(1945)
Mailman
See My Lawyer
(1945)
Hussar
Nothing But Trouble
(1945)
Painter
Outlaws of Santa Fe
(1944)
Mayor Wardrobe
Saddle Leather Law
(1944)
Minister
Code of the Prairie
(1944)
Rancher
Experiment Perilous
(1944)
Bellhop
Call of the Rockies
(1944)
Workman
My Best Gal
(1944)
Postman
Thoroughbreds
(1944)
Jungle Woman
(1944)
Juror
I'll Be Seeing You
(1944)
Once Upon a Time
(1944)
Elevator man
Man from Frisco
(1944)
Workman
Shine on Harvest Moon
(1944)
Audience member
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Waiter at ball
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Factory workman
An American Romance
(1944)
Workman
Atlantic City
(1944)
Minister
The Merry Monahans
(1944)
Faces in the Fog
(1944)
Man in hospital
Lost Angel
(1944)
Manager
My Buddy
(1944)
Lawyer
3 Is a Family
(1944)
Grandfather
Sheriff of Sundown
(1944)
Rancher
The Tiger Woman
(1944)
Days of Old Cheyenne
(1943)
Higgins
Flesh and Fantasy
(1943)
Husband in circus
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Music lover
Carson City Cyclone
(1943)
Murphy
The Ghost Ship
(1943)
Stenographer
Riders of the Rio Grande
(1943)
Jailer
Air Raid Wardens
(1943)
Gas station attendant
Overland to Deadwood
(1942)
Citizen
Nightmare
(1942)
Scotsman
Pittsburgh
(1942)
Accountant
The Girl on the Front Page
(1936)
Reporter, Mack
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Two Girls and a Sailor
(1944)
Double for Jimmy Durante
Cast (Short)
So You Think You're Not Guilty
(1950)
The Luckiest Guy in the World
(1946)
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