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more drinks, and attempting to choke a taxi driver. He was jailed for three months for brawling in May 1947 and again in June 1949 and drunkenness in
January 1949 and October 1950. His legal troubles included a 90-day jail sentence which he served from August to October 1951 for breaking a New York college student's jaw during another barroom brawl. He served 66 days in the city jail in Chicago, Illinois from March to May 1952 on drunk and disorderly charges. In October 1951, he was sent to a mental hospital in Chicago after being found in a church in a disheveled state. In New York City, he was arrested for assault and battery of a barroom pianist in August 1953, and in October 1958 for resisting arrest and assaulting two police officers in another barroom brawl. At the time of his October 1958 arrest outside a Manhattan bar,
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upon its release in 1947, professing that it was "not only morally disgusting but an offense to a normal intellect." He decried that
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animated features and made occasional appearances in film and television (most of which feature him only sitting) as his health slowly deteriorated until his death. One of
Tierney's later roles was an uncredited cameo appearance as
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nastiness." Despite such negative contemporary reviews of the film, more recent critics and film historians have expressed admiration for
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he moved to France. After several years there, Tierney returned to New York City, but his troubles with the law resumed. In New York City, he worked as a bartender and construction worker, and drove a horse-drawn carriage in
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I resented those pictures they put me in. I never thought of myself as that kind of guy. I thought of myself as a nice guy who wouldn't do rotten things. I hated that character so much but I had to do it for the
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in particular with rejuvenating his acting career, and he personally ranked it as some of his best work. In 1988, Tierney played Cyrus Redblock, a tough
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547:(1956), but as offers of further screen work steadily declined, he returned to the stage, playing Duke Mantee in a touring version of
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continued to rise and that film's financial success became apparent at RKO, the studio promoted Tierney in 1946 to star status in
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to put him under contract, but that proposal was dropped by the studio when Tierney was arrested for fighting in a bar.
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2517:"The Shocking 'Seinfeld' Incident That Got Elaine's Dad Erased From the Show"
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cast him as the villain who causes a train wreck in the 1952
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1293:(1954) as Chet Harmon, a Ringleader (segment "The Hostages")
1954:"Lawrence Tierney, 82, Actor Known for Tough-Guy Roles: ".
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Film noir: an encyclopedic reference to the American style
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cast him in a supporting role as crime lord Joe Cabot in
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2224:"Lawrence Tierney, Screen Dillinger, Booked as Drunk".
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1987:(Los Angeles, California), March 11–17, 2002, p. 51.
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2034:"Revisiting Star Trek TNG: The Big Goodbye"
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2239:"LAWRENCE TIERNEY CITED ON DRUNK CHARGE".
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2209:"Lawrence Tierney Jailed in Brawl".
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1170:(1945) as Lieutenant Commander Waite
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1333:(1966) as The Doctor (U.S. version)
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2571:. Associated Press. March 2, 2002
2541:Kearns, Burt (December 6, 2022).
2515:Horn, Shawn Van (June 18, 2023).
2489:Horn, Shawn Van (June 18, 2023).
1996:Garrett, Tom & Larry Powell.
1823:. September 15, 1945. p. 21.
1443:(1985) as Lieutenant Davey Hanley
1341:(1967) as General Philip Sheridan
1162:(1945) as Lieutenant Ted Brewster
1103:(1943) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
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2716:American people of Irish descent
2547:. University Press of Kentucky.
2032:Hunt, James (December 7, 2012).
1969:"Obituaries: Lawrence Tierney".
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2329:. August 18, 1953. p. 48.
2280:"Lawrence Tierney Is Jailed".
2255:"Screen Villain Draws 90 Days"
1958:. March 2, 2002. p. A.16.
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1135:(1944) as Crewman (uncredited)
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166:New York aqueduct police force
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2314:. October 9, 1951. p. 7.
2228:. January 4, 1949. p. 2.
1944:, Bear Manor Media 2014 p 30.
1738:"Lawrence Tierney (obituary)"
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480:(1951). After co-starring in
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2284:. August 4, 1951. p. 7.
2213:. June 10, 1949. p. 15.
1683:"Critic's Choice: New DVD's"
1681:Kehr, David (July 5, 2005).
1499:(1990) as Armenian Robber #1
1403:(1981) as Man in Coffee Shop
1395:(1980) as Broadway Bartender
1205:(1946) as Johnny Christopher
1159:Those Endearing Young Charms
1086:University Press of Kentucky
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189:Sears Roebuck & Company
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2706:American male stage actors
2413:nickbtube (July 3, 2014).
2402:– via www.bbc.co.uk.
2179:"Actor Held After Afray".
1523:(1991) as Chief Richardson
1512:Wizards of the Demon Sword
1488:House III: The Horror Show
1464:From a Whisper to a Scream
1282:The Greatest Show on Earth
804:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
661:(1968). After his work on
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2198:. May 2, 1947. p. 2.
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1854:"Review of Born to Kill"
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1483:(1988) as Angels Manager
1355:(1971) as Hospital Guard
1325:(1963) as Douglas Benham
1261:(1951) as Vincent Lubeck
1100:Gildersleeve on Broadway
1000:showrunners and writers
514:The Man Behind the Badge
454:, who had also directed
206:Gildersleeve on Broadway
19:For the footballer, see
2631:Website for biography,
2617:LawrenceTierneyBook.com
2345:"Tierney Arrested Here"
2080:. London. March 1, 2002
1595:(1997) as Captain Roads
1451:(1985) as Owen Knopfler
1411:(1981) as Major Chatham
1285:(1952) as Mr. Henderson
1245:(1950) as Robert Warren
1218:The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1049:Personal life and death
733:(1981). He was also in
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340:The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1603:(1998) as Colie Powers
1515:(1991) as Slave Master
1475:(1987) as Dougy Madden
1472:Tough Guys Don't Dance
1419:(1982) as Bert Johnson
1253:(1950) as Harry Colton
1221:(1947) as Steve Morgan
1143:(1944) as Larry Duncan
1054:who was born in 1961.
1020:During the filming of
859:Tough Guys Don't Dance
844:Tough Guys Don't Dance
678:According to the book
626:The Lloyd Bridges Show
596:Adventures in Paradise
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2312:Chicago Daily Tribune
2297:Chicago Daily Tribune
1432:Nothing Lasts Forever
1363:(1975) as FBI Agent I
1345:Killer Without a Face
1309:(1956) as Biff Lamont
1269:(1951) as Jesse James
1237:(1948) as Mike Carter
925:' disabled father in
659:Killer Without a Face
584:New York Confidential
559:Betsy von Furstenberg
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2444:. September 10, 2014
2426:– via YouTube.
2158:faroutmagazine.co.uk
1763:"Lawrence Tierney".
1584:2 Days in the Valley
1537:(1991) as Ivan Yates
1213:(1946) as Jim Roland
1092:Selected filmography
550:The Petrified Forest
2470:. December 18, 2020
2442:WIL WHEATON dot NET
2000:, McFarland, 2013,
1778:"Of Local Origin".
1587:(1996) as Older Man
1545:(1992) as Joe Cabot
1379:(1979) as Detective
1376:The Kirlian Witness
1306:Singing in the Dark
1277:(1951) as Sam Tobin
1124:The Falcon Out West
1043:Julia Louis-Dreyfus
939:Off-screen troubles
857:. Tierney credited
761:Return to Hollywood
736:The Kirlian Witness
526:Singing in the Dark
301:(1946), and in the
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228:The Falcon Out West
2591:"Lawrence Tierney"
2350:The New York Times
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2183:. October 9, 1951.
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