Lawrence Tierney
Cast

Lawrence Tierney

1919 – 2002
Active years (films on this site)
1944–1992
Genres
DramaCrimeThrillerFilm-NoirWar
Schools and movements
Classical HollywoodNew HollywoodAmerican Independent CinemaEarly and Pioneering Cinema

Directors worked with

Mark Robson1 filmEdward Dmytryk1 filmRobert Wise1 filmRichard Fleischer1 filmCecil B. DeMille1 filmJohn Cassavetes1 filmRobert Siodmak1 filmJohn Huston1 filmQuentin Tarantino1 film

Biography

Lawrence James Tierney was an American film and television actor who is best known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and "tough guys" in a career that spanned over fifty years. His roles mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. In 2005, film critic David Kehr of The New York Times described "the hulking Tierney" as "not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature".

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

9 films on this site

  1. Youth Runs Wild 1944 · Mark Robson · IMDb 4.7 · Cast
  2. Back to Bataan 1945 · Edward Dmytryk · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
  3. Born to Kill 1947 · Robert Wise · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
  4. Bodyguard 1948 · Richard Fleischer · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
  5. The Greatest Show on Earth 1952 · Cecil B. DeMille · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
  6. A Child Is Waiting 1963 · John Cassavetes · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
  7. Custer of the West 1967 · Robert Siodmak · IMDb 5.8 · Cast
  8. Prizzi's Honor 1985 · John Huston · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
  9. Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 8.2 · Cast