Paul Guilfoyle

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.

Most Known For

Climax!

Gunsmoke

as Reverend

Sea Hunt

MGM Parade

Racket Squad

Super-Sleuth

as Gibbons, a film director

Mr. & Mrs. North

Trial

as Cap Grant

Confidence Girl

as William Pope

China Smith

Special Agent

as Williams - Quinn's Secretary

Tarnished Angel

as Eddie Fox

Mighty Joe Young

as Smith

Brother Orchid

as Red Martin

The Grapes of Wrath

as Floyd

Petticoat Larceny

as Joe 'Tinhorn' Foster

White Heat

as Roy Parker (uncredited)

Jungle Jim

The North Star

as Iakin

The Law West of Tombstone

as Bud McQuinn