Biography
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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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Boy and the Pirates
Character: Snipe
MOVIE • 1960
Sea Hunt
Character:
TV • 1958
Trial
Character: Cap Grant
MOVIE • 1955
Jungle Jim
Character:
TV • 1955
Gunsmoke
Character: Reverend
TV • 1955
Chief Crazy Horse
Character: Worm
MOVIE • 1955
Climax!
Character:
TV • 1954
Apache
Character: Santos
MOVIE • 1954
The Golden Idol
Character: Prince Ali Ben Mamoud
MOVIE • 1954
The Diamond Queen
Character: Guide
MOVIE • 1953
Torch Song
Character: Monty Rolfe
MOVIE • 1953
The Body Beautiful
Character: Investigator
MOVIE • 1953
Julius Caesar
Character: First Citizen of Rome
MOVIE • 1953
Mr. & Mrs. North
Character:
TV • 1952
Confidence Girl
Character: William Pope
MOVIE • 1952
Actors and Sin
Character: Mr. Blue
MOVIE • 1952
China Smith
Character:
TV • 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character: Eastbrook
TV • 1951
Journey Into Light
Character: Fanatic
MOVIE • 1951
Racket Squad
Character:
TV • 1951
Crew
Crew Credits
Tess of the Storm Country
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1960
Lock-Up
Role: Director
TV • 1959
Lawman
Role: Director
TV • 1958
Sugarfoot
Role: Director
TV • 1957
Official Detective
Role: Director
TV • 1957
U.S. Marshall
Role: Director
TV • 1956
Highway Patrol
Role: Director
TV • 1955
Science Fiction Theatre
Role: Director
TV • 1955
A Life at Stake
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1955
Public Defender
Role: Director
TV • 1954
Captain Scarface
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1953
Racket Squad
Role: Director
TV • 1951