John Rodney
John Rodney | |
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| File:John Rodney in Key Largo 1948.jpg John Rodney in Key Largo (1948) | |
| Born | Raymond John Flynn March 7, 1914 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1996 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1964 |
Raymond John Flynn (March 7, 1914 – January 1, 1996), known professionally as John Rodney, was an American actor, who worked in film and television. He also used the name John Flynn.
Career
[edit | edit source]Theatrical films
[edit | edit source]Rodney was born in Brooklyn, New York in March 1914 and his career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1960s, with significant movie roles and numerous television appearances. He is probably best known to audiences as Deputy Sheriff Sawyer in John Huston's crime film Key Largo (1948) starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall. Rodney also appeared in the films Pursued (1947), starring Teresa Wright and Robert Mitchum, Fighter Squadron, (1948) starring Edmond O'Brien and Robert Stack, and Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949), starring Yvonne De Carlo and Howard Duff.
Television
[edit | edit source]Rodney appeared on many television programs in the late 1940s, '50s and '60s, including a Westinghouse Studio One episode titled The Storm,[1] Bonanza as the actor Edwin Booth,[2] Sea Hunt (1961) starring Lloyd Bridges, season 4's episodes 29 & 37 of Wagon Train, The Fugitive, starring David Janssen, and Gunsmoke. He guest starred on an episode of McHale's Navy, starring Ernest Borgnine. Rodney last appeared in The Tycoon, starring Walter Brennan, in 1964.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1947 | Pursued | Adam Callum | |
| 1948 | Key Largo | Deputy Clyde Sawyer | |
| 1948 | Fighter Squadron | Col. William 'Bill' Brickley | |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Morgan |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- John Rodney at IMDb
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