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Lawrence James Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and "tough-guys" in a career that spanned over fifty years.
Lawrence Tierney. Actor: Reservoir Dogs. Legendary Hollywood "tough guy", on screen and off. Remembered as the title character in Dillinger (1945) and as the consummately brutal lover of Claire Trevor in Born to Kill (1947).
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Nov 28, 2022 · Roth threatened, "If he is in the role, I walk." Kearns etches an unforgettable portrait of an actor whose most significant and most challenging role was of himself. In the book, Alexander and Karaszewski share a telling detail. Tierney, Alexander recalls, drove an old, used Volkswagon Bug.
Lawrence Tierney. Actor: Reservoir Dogs. Legendary Hollywood "tough guy", on screen and off. Remembered as the title character in Dillinger (1945) and as the consummately brutal lover of Claire Trevor in Born to Kill (1947).
- Actor, Soundtrack
- February 26, 2002
- March 15, 1919
Feb 28, 2002 · Lawrence Tierney, a veteran character actor and onetime B-movie leading man whose two-fisted, tough-guy image on screen in the 1940s and ‘50s rivaled that of his off-screen personal life, has...
Jun 9, 2021 · The actor, who broke out in 1945's 'Dillinger' playing a notorious gangster, lived a life filled with drunken brawls, arrests and wild on set antics, some of...
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Feb 26, 2002 · 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.
