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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...
Nov 28, 2022 · This is just one of the too-good-to-not-be-true stories author Burt Kearns relates in his punchy bio, Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy. The book takes full measure of the prolific character actor, whose bumpy six-decade career was marked by bouts of erratic behavior, pugnacious on-set antics, and alcohol abuse.
Jun 9, 2021 · Book About Late Actor and Notorious Bad Guy Lawrence Tierney Set from Writer-Producer Burt Kearns. The actor, who broke out in 1945's 'Dillinger' playing a notorious gangster, lived a life...
Mar 2, 2002 · Lawrence Tierney, the veteran actor and leading man of B movies whose tough-guy characters in the 1940's and 50's were often mirrors of his own troubled life, died here on Tuesday. He was 82.
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.
Mar 1, 2002 · Lawrence Tierney. Tough-guy actor who was good at being bad. Thu 28 Feb 2002 21.00 EST. It was a brilliant stroke on the part of Quentin Tarantino to cast Lawrence Tierney, who has died...
Mar 1, 2002 · Lawrence Tierney, known for his portrayal of psychos and crime bosses in a mass of Hollywood B-movies, has died at the age of 82. Tierney, who was born in Brooklyn in 1919, first found fame in...