Nolan Leary
Nolan Leary | |
|---|---|
Leary in Man with a Camera (1958) | |
| Born | George Nolan Leary April 26, 1889 |
| Died | December 12, 1987 (aged 98) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film, television, theatre actor and playwright |
| Years active | 1919–1981 |
| Spouse | Helen Leary[1] |
George Nolan Leary (April 26, 1889 – December 12, 1987) was an American actor and playwright.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Leary was born in Rock Island County, Illinois.[3] His acting career started in France during World War I, providing entertainment for United States Troops.[4] In 1919 he appeared in the Broadway play Forbidden, playing the Second Lieutenant and Luke O'Keefe.[5] Other Broadway appearances included productions of Happy Landing, Rendezvous and Dodsworth.[5]
He later appeared in films and on television. His film appearances included roles in The Valley of Vanishing Men, Strangler of the Swamp,[6] That Texas Jamboree, Out California Way, Love Laughs at Andy Hardy, I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Devil Bat's Daughter.[7] Leary retired in 1981, after making his final TV appearance in Nero Wolfe.
Leary died in December 1987 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 98.[4] He was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit | edit source]- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 7: "Starring the Defense") as Movie Judge
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Nolan Leary at IMDb
- Nolan Leary at the TCM Movie DatabaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1889 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Rock Island County, Illinois
- Male actors from Illinois
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century American male actors
- Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Western (genre) television actors
- Male Western (genre) film actors