Lawrence Tierney

Biography

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. Commenting on the DVD release of a Tierney film in 2005, a New York Times critic observed: "The hulking Tierney was not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature." Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Tierney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Joe Cabot

Reservoir Dogs

Cameron

Murphy's Law

Mr. Henderson

The Greatest Show on Earth

Sam Wild

Born to Kill

John Dillinger

Dillinger

Man in Coffee Shop

Arthur

Seaman Louie Parker

The Ghost Ship

Malone

Bloodrage

Robert Pearlman

Portrait in Red

Slave Master

Wizards of the Demon Sword

Steve Morgan

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Sharpe

Mama Loves Papa

Self (archive footage)

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

Michael C. 'Mike' Carter

Bodyguard

Warden

The Horror Show

Senator (uncredited)

The Falcon Out West

Maj. Chatham

The Prowler

Jesse James

Badman's Territory

Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens

Female Jungle

Vincent Lubeck

The Hoodlum

Broadway Bartender

Gloria

Robert Warren

Kill or Be Killed

Detective

The Kirlian Witness

Lt. Cmdr. Waite

Back to Bataan

General Philip Sheridan

Custer of the West

Harry Colton

Shakedown

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Gildersleeve on Broadway

FBI Man (uncredited)

Government Girl

Johnny Christopher

Step by Step

Jim Roland

San Quentin

Larry Duncan

Youth Runs Wild

Dougy Madden

Tough Guys Don't Dance

Uncle Larry

French Intensive

Carriage Driver

Nothing Lasts Forever

Douglas Benham

A Child Is Waiting

Bert Johnson

Midnight

Joe Cabot (archive footage)

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

Jesse James

Best of the Badmen

Chet Harmon, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

The Steel Cage

Louis 'Red' Deutsch

Red

Joey Buttafucco's Father

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

Armenian Robber #1

Why Me?

Mover

Junior

Colie Powers

Southie

Lt. Ted Brewster

Those Endearing Young Charms

Bob

Evicted

Chief Richardson

The Runestone

Joe Cabot (archive footage)

O Código Tarantino

Self (archive footage)

QT8: The First Eight

Pico

Terrible Joe Moran

O'Reilly-O'Crapface

Bad

FBI Agent

Abduction

Sam Tobin

The Bushwhackers

Patron

Starstruck

Ivan Yates

The Death Merchant

Angels Manager

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Sergeant Harwood

A Kiss Goodnight

The Mute

Assassino senza volto

Old Man

2 Days in the Valley

Warden

From a Whisper to a Scream

Bert Johnson (archive footage)

Midnight 2

Hospital Guard

Such Good Friends

Lt. Hanley

Prizzi's Honor

Kerrigan

City of Hope

Tom Williams - Neighbor

Birthday Blues

Owen Knopfler

Silver Bullet

Biff Lamont

Singing in the Dark

Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)

Armageddon

Self (archive footage)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Joe West

Eddie Presley

Sheriff Sarber

Dillinger

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-03-15

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Lawrence James Tierney