Paul Guilfoyle

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 14, 1902

died

June 27, 1961

place of birth

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

total credits

50 movies

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Guilfoyle (July 14, 1902 – June 27, 1961) was an American stage, film and television actor. Later in his career, he also directed films and television episodes.

Guilfoyle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

He started off working on stage, performing on Broadway in 16 plays according to the Internet Broadway Database, beginning with The Jolly Roger and Cyrano de Bergerac in 1923 and ending with Jayhawker in 1934. He appeared in many films that starred Lee Tracy in the 1930s. In the 1949 crime film White Heat, he played (uncredited) a treacherous prison inmate murdered in cold blood by James Cagney's lead character.

He died of a heart attack on June 27, 1961 in Hollywood. He had a son, Anthony. Guilfoyle was interred in Glendale, California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Floyd
Bringing Up Baby
7.5

Bringing Up Baby

1938as (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
7.1

Julius Caesar

1953as Citizen of Rome
White Heat
7.7

White Heat

1949as Roy Parker (uncredited)
Apache
6.1

Apache

1954as Santos
Mighty Joe Young
6.4

Mighty Joe Young

1949as Smith
The Virginian
6.2

The Virginian

1946as Shorty
Chief Crazy Horse
5.6

Chief Crazy Horse

1955as Worm
The North Star
6.0

The North Star

1943as Iakin
Sea Devils
6.0

Sea Devils

1937as Charlie - Radio Operator (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel
5.3

Tarnished Angel

1938as Eddie Fox
When I Grow Up
7.3

When I Grow Up

1951as Doc
Brother Orchid
6.6

Brother Orchid

1940as Red Martin
Wildcat Bus
5.5

Wildcat Bus

1940as Donovan
A Woman's Secret
5.6

A Woman's Secret

1949as Radio Program Moderator (Uncredited)
The Seventh Cross
6.8

The Seventh Cross

1944as Fiedler
It Happened Tomorrow
6.8

It Happened Tomorrow

1944as Shep
The Soldier and the Lady
7.3

The Soldier and the Lady

1937as Vasiley
Wanted: Jane Turner
6.0

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936as Phil Crowley
Super-Sleuth
5.6

Super-Sleuth

1937as Gibbons, a film director
The Man Who Returned to Life
7.3

The Man Who Returned to Life

1942as Clyde Beebe
Carefree
6.7

Carefree

1938as Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Remember the Night
7.3

Remember the Night

1940as District Attorney
The Mark of the Whistler
6.2

The Mark of the Whistler

1944as 'Limpy' Smith
Torch Song
5.9

Torch Song

1953as Monty Rolfe
The Saint in New York
6.5

The Saint in New York

1938as Hymie Fanro
Winterset
6.0

Winterset

1936as Garth Esdras
Society Lawyer
5.4

Society Lawyer

1939as Murtock
The Mad Miss Manton
6.4

The Mad Miss Manton

1938as Bat Regan
Law of the Underworld
5.8

Law of the Underworld

1938as Henchman Batsy
The Saint Takes Over
6.7

The Saint Takes Over

1940as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
Confidence Girl
5.8

Confidence Girl

1952as William Pope
Sabotage
6.6

Sabotage

1939as Steve Barsht
Trial
6.9

Trial

1955as Cap Grant
Money to Loan
7.0

Money to Loan

1939as Hanley's Assistant
Special Agent
6.2

Special Agent

1935as Williams - Quinn's Secretary
The Master Race
6.5

The Master Race

1944as Katry
She's Got Everything
5.8

She's Got Everything

1937as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940as Minor Role (uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood
6.0

Crashing Hollywood

1938as Herman Tibbets
Follow Me Quietly
6.2

Follow Me Quietly

1949as Overbeck
The Missing Corpse
5.1

The Missing Corpse

1945as Andy McDonald
The Boy and the Pirates
5.7

The Boy and the Pirates

1960as Snipe
Time to Kill
6.1

Time to Kill

1942as Manager, Florence Apartments
There's a Girl in My Heart
7.0

There's a Girl in My Heart

1949as Father Callaghan
You Can't Buy Luck
4.8

You Can't Buy Luck

1937as Frank Bent
Actors and Sin
6.3

Actors and Sin

1952as Mr. Blue
Roses Are Red
5.7

Roses Are Red

1947as George 'Buster' Cooley
White Savage
5.6

White Savage

1943as Erik
The Saint In Palm Springs
6.0

The Saint In Palm Springs

1941as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates