Harry Tyler - Turner Classic Movies

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Harry Tyler was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Tyler began his acting career with roles in such films as "The Shannons of Broadway" (1929), "Big Money" (1930) and "Midnight Alibi" (1934). He also appeared in the George Brent drama "Housewife" (1934), "Streamline Express" (1935) and "The Glass Key" (1935). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects li...

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Alias Jesse James (1959)

Elmo, station master

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Elderly retainer

Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)

Day of the Bad Man (1958)

Man watching Monte Hayes arrive

The Wayward Bus (1957)

Plunder Road (1957)

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Grapes Of Wrath, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Two For A Penny

Housewife (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Lincoln Might Have Freed The Slaves

Biography

Harry Tyler was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Tyler began his acting career with roles in such films as "The Shannons of Broadway" (1929), "Big Money" (1930) and "Midnight Alibi" (1934). He also appeared in the George Brent drama "Housewife" (1934), "Streamline Express" (1935) and "The Glass Key" (1935). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Young People" (1940) with Shirley Temple Black, "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940) and the Charley Grapewin dramatic adaptation "Tobacco Road" (1941). He also appeared in the Lupe Velez comedy adventure "Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost" (1942). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the Ronald Reagan comedy "Bedtime For Bonzo" (1951), the Alan Ladd crime feature "Appointment With Danger" (1951) and the romance "This Woman Is Dangerous" (1952) with Joan Crawford. He also appeared in the Bud Abbott comedy "Lost in Alaska" (1952) and the crime flick "The Glass Web" (1953) with Edward G Robinson. Tyler more recently acted in "The Last Hurrah" (1958) with Spencer Tracy. Tyler passed away in September 1961 at the age of 73.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Alias Jesse James (1959)

Elmo, station master

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Elderly retainer

Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)

Day of the Bad Man (1958)

Man watching Monte Hayes arrive

The Wayward Bus (1957)

Plunder Road (1957)

Domino Kid (1957)

The Deadly Mantis (1957)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Coffee shop counter man

Footsteps in the Night (1957)

The Rawhide Years (1956)

These Wilder Years (1956)

A Day of Fury (1956)

The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)

A Lawless Street (1955)

The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955)

The Naked Street (1955)

Jail Busters (1955)

Guys and Dolls (1955)

Waiter at Mindy's

Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)

Telegraph operator

Witness to Murder (1954)

Yankee Pasha (1954)

American sailor

She's Back on Broadway (1953)

April in Paris (1953)

Girls in the Night (1953)

By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)

Back to God's Country (1953)

A Perilous Journey (1953)

The Glass Web (1953)

Boots Malone (1952)

Telephone operator

The Quiet Man (1952)

Deadline--U.S.A. (1952)

Headline writer

Cattle Town (1952)

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

Wagons West (1952)

Lost in Alaska (1952)

Junction City (1952)

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)

Fan salesman on train

Disc Jockey (1951)

The Fat Man (1951)

Appointment with Danger (1951)

Cuban Fireball (1951)

Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)

Close to My Heart (1951)

Santa Fe (1951)

Texans Never Cry (1951)

Bedtime For Bonzo (1951)

Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)

Gasoline Alley (1951)

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)

A Woman of Distinction (1950)

Kill the Umpire (1950)

Lucky Losers (1950)

Wellington Jefferson "Buffer" McGee

Rider from Tucson (1950)

The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)

Wyoming Mail (1950)

Never a Dull Moment (1950)

The Good Humor Man (1950)

That Wonderful Urge (1949)

Sorrowful Jones (1949)

Blinky, blind man

Bride for Sale (1949)

Wrestling announcer

Air Hostess (1949)

Beyond the Forest (1949)

Hellfire (1949)

Master Minds (1949)

Constable Hoskins

The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)

Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

The Return of October (1948)

Deep Waters (1948)

Heading for Heaven (1948)

The Untamed Breed (1948)

Smart Politics (1948)

Strike It Rich (1948)

Relentless (1948)

Campus Sleuth (1948)

I Love Trouble (1948)

Warehouse foreman

An Act of Murder (1948)

Raw Deal (1948)

The Fuller Brush Man (1948)

High Barbaree (1947)

Winter Wonderland (1947)

Sarge Goes to College (1947)

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

The Woman on the Beach (1947)

The Mighty McGurk (1947)

The Beginning or the End (1947)

This Time for Keeps (1947)

Adventure (1946)

Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)

Slightly Scandalous (1946)

Hotel desk clerk

The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)

Lucius B. Peavey

I Ring Doorbells (1946)

San Quentin (1946)

The Sailor Takes a Wife (1946)

Somewhere in the Night (1946)

Baggage room attendant

Behind Green Lights (1946)

Crematorium attendant

The Man Who Dared (1946)

Night Editor (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

Clerk in bus station

Duffy's Tavern (1945)

Man in bookie joint

Identity Unknown (1945)

That's the Spirit (1945)

The Woman Who Came Back (1945)

I'll Tell the World (1945)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)

Casanova Brown (1944)

The Great Moment (1944)

See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)

San Diego, I Love You (1944)

Atlantic City (1944)

Casanova in Burlesque (1944)

The Merry Monahans (1944)

Buffalo Bill (1944)

The Doughgirls (1944)

Mrs. Parkington (1944)

Quartette member

Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

Hers to Hold (1943)

The Iron Major (1943)

Slightly Dangerous (1943)

She Has What It Takes (1943)

Lady Bodyguard (1943)

Weasel-faced salesman

He Hired the Boss (1943)

All by Myself (1943)

What's Buzzin' Cousin? (1943)

Harry, hotel clerk

True to Life (1943)

Program director

The Heat's On (1943)

The Dancing Masters (1943)

Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)

Sullivan's Travels (1942)

R. R. information clerk

Broadway (1942)

In Old California (1942)

A Night to Remember (1942)

The Palm Beach Story (1942)

Gateman at Penn Station

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942)

Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)

I Married a Witch (1942)

Remember the Day (1942)

Street of Chance (1942)

Proprietor of clothing store

Grand Central Murder (1942)

McQueen, dance director

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941)

Mac, a furniture salesman

Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)

Richest Man in Town (1941)

The Bride Wore Crutches (1941)

Tillie the Toiler (1941)

Tobacco Road (1941)

Sis Hopkins (1941)

Nick Barton, burlesque show manager

Dressed to Kill (1941)

The House Across the Bay (1940)

Youth Will Be Served (1940)

Brigham Young--Frontiersman (1940)

Men Against the Sky (1940)

Meet the Missus (1940)

Behind the News (1940)

Keeping Company (1940)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

The Captain Is a Lady (1940)

Phantom Raiders (1940)

Young People (1940)

Enemy Agent (1940)

The Golden Fleecing (1940)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Street of Memories (1940)

Little Old New York (1940)

Pop Always Pays (1940)

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

I Stole a Million (1939)

Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)

Tell No Tales (1939)

6,000 Enemies (1939)

Disbarred (1939)

The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)

Golden Boy (1939)

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)

Police photographer

20,000 Men a Year (1939)

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)

Miracles for Sale (1939)

Four Girls in White (1939)

Spirit of Culver (1939)

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Coast Guard (1939)

Hatchet-faced seaman

Jesse James (1939)

Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)

Too Hot to Handle (1938)

Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938)

Spring Madness (1938)

Little Orphan Annie (1938)

The Shopworn Angel (1938)

Arsene Lupin Returns (1938)

Second reporter

The Chaser (1938)

Strange Faces (1938)

The Crowd Roars (1938)

Announcer at gym

The Arkansas Traveler (1938)

Waikiki Wedding (1937)

Internes Can't Take Money (1937)

Manager of bookie office

Her Husband Lies (1937)

Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)

They Gave Him a Gun (1937)

Shooting gallery attendant

Youth on Parole (1937)

Don't Tell the Wife (1937)

Love Takes Flight (1937)

The Girl Said No (1937)

Carnival Queen (1937)

Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)

Blossoms on Broadway (1937)

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)

Taxi driver James Joseph McElarney

I Promise to Pay (1937)

The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)

Midnight Madonna (1937)

After the Thin Man (1936)

Wedding Present (1936)

Marriage license clerk

Arizona Mahoney (1936)

Bidder on horses

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)

Three Wise Guys (1936)

Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936)

Lady from Nowhere (1936)

Editor Fletcher

Sworn Enemy (1936)

Pennies From Heaven (1936)

The Man I Marry (1936)

The Accusing Finger (1936)

Man on top of bus

Naughty Marietta (1935)

I Live My Life (1935)

Lady Tubbs (1935)

The Glass Key (1935)

Men Without Names (1935)

Streamline Express (1935)

Murder Man (1935)

Mister Dynamite (1935)

The Woman in Red (1935)

Maybe It's Love (1935)

Black Fury (1935)

A Night at the Opera (1935)

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

Midnight Alibi (1934)

Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)

I Sell Anything (1934)

Sweet Adeline (1934)

Housewife (1934)

Desirable (1934)

Murder in the Clouds (1934)

The Firebird (1934)

The Divorce Racket (1932)

Big Money (1930)

Oh, Yeah (1929)

The Shannons of Broadway (1929)

Cast (Short)

Movie Pests (1944)

The Canary Comes Across (1938)

Give Till It Hurts (1937)

The Perfect Set-Up (1936)

Artistic Temper (1932)

The Studio Murder Mystery (1932)

Life Events

Videos

Grapes Of Wrath, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Two For A Penny Reaching a filling station in New Mexico, Tom (Henry Fonda) getting gas while Pa (Russell Simpson) negotiates with a waitress (Kitty McHugh) for a loaf of bread, young Winfield and Ruth (Darryl Hickman, Shirley Mills) benefiting, in John Ford's The Grapes Of Wrath, 1940.

Housewife (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Lincoln Might Have Freed The Slaves Already on the subject of running a home on his modest salary, office manager Bill (George Brent) with wife Nan (Ann Dvorak) and son (Ronnie Cosby), off to work, then neighbor and sister-in-law Dora (Ruth Donnelly) visits and the plumber (Harry Tyler) adds to the woes, in Housewife, 1934.

Lawless Street, A (1955) -- (Movie Clip) I'll Have The Silent Treatment Later in the morning that began with menacing gunman Dingo (Frank Hagney) riding into Medicine Bend, Colorado, Marshal Ware (Randolph Scott) visits barber Tony (Harry Tyler), then an early climax, with comments from Cody (John Emery), who was laying odds, in A Lawless Street, 1955.

Quiet Man, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) This Wild Colonial Boy John Ford directs a vignette in the rural Irish pub, Ken Curtis leading the song, Ford’s brother Francis greeting John Wayne as the American Thornton who’s bought his boyhood home, but local land-owner Dannaher (Victor McLaglen) isn’t having any, Ward Bond the priest, in The Quiet Man, 1952.

Texans Never Cry -- (Movie Clip) Take His Gun First scene of exposition and action, Texas Ranger Gene Autry dispenses economic justice on behalf of a rancher (Harry Tyler), beats up crooked Wyatt (Richard Powers) and impresses Nancy (Gail Davis), in Texans Never Cry, 1951.

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