Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-03-15

Day of Death

2002-02-26 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Lawrence James Tierney

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

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Acting

Reservoir Dogs

1992

Reservoir Dogs

as

Joe Cabot

Murphy's Law

1986

Murphy's Law

as

Cameron

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

as

Mr. Henderson

Born to Kill

1947

Born to Kill

as

Sam Wild

Dillinger

1945

Dillinger

as

John Dillinger

Arthur

1981

Arthur

as

Man in Coffee Shop

The Ghost Ship

1943

The Ghost Ship

as

Seaman Louie Parker

Bloodrage

1980

Bloodrage

as

Malone

Portrait in Red

1995

Portrait in Red

as

Robert Pearlman

Wizards of the Demon Sword

1991

Wizards of the Demon Sword

as

Slave Master

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

1947

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as

Steve Morgan

Mama Loves Papa

1945

Mama Loves Papa

as

Sharpe

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

2006

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

as

Self (archive footage)

Bodyguard

1948

Bodyguard

as

Michael C. 'Mike' Carter

The Horror Show

1989

The Horror Show

as

Warden

The Falcon Out West

1944

The Falcon Out West

as

Senator (uncredited)

The Prowler

1981

The Prowler

as

Maj. Chatham

Badman's Territory

1946

Badman's Territory

as

Jesse James

Female Jungle

1956

Female Jungle

as

Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens

The Hoodlum

1951

The Hoodlum

as

Vincent Lubeck

Gloria

1980

Gloria

as

Broadway Bartender

Kill or Be Killed

1950

Kill or Be Killed

as

Robert Warren

The Kirlian Witness

1978

The Kirlian Witness

as

Detective

Back to Bataan

1945

Back to Bataan

as

Lt. Cmdr. Waite

Custer of the West

1967

Custer of the West

as

General Philip Sheridan

Shakedown

1950

Shakedown

as

Harry Colton

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

Gildersleeve on Broadway

as

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Government Girl

1943

Government Girl

as

FBI Man (uncredited)

Step by Step

1946

Step by Step

as

Johnny Christopher

San Quentin

1946

San Quentin

as

Jim Roland

Youth Runs Wild

1944

Youth Runs Wild

as

Larry Duncan

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

Tough Guys Don't Dance

as

Dougy Madden

French Intensive

1994

French Intensive

as

Uncle Larry

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984

Nothing Lasts Forever

as

Carriage Driver

A Child Is Waiting

1963

A Child Is Waiting

as

Douglas Benham

Midnight

1982

Midnight

as

Bert Johnson

Best of the Badmen

1951

Best of the Badmen

as

Jesse James

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

1994

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

as

Joe Cabot (archive footage)

The Steel Cage

1954

The Steel Cage

as

Chet Harmon, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"

Red

1993

Red

as

Louis 'Red' Deutsch

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

1993

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

as

Joey Buttafucco's Father

Why Me?

1990

Why Me?

as

Armenian Robber #1

Junior

1994

Junior

as

Mover

Southie

1998

Southie

as

Colie Powers

Those Endearing Young Charms

1945

Those Endearing Young Charms

as

Lt. Ted Brewster

Evicted

2004

Evicted

as

Bob

The Runestone

1991

The Runestone

as

Chief Richardson

Terrible Joe Moran

1984

Terrible Joe Moran

as

Pico

Bad

1977

Bad

as

O'Reilly-O'Crapface

Abduction

1975

Abduction

as

FBI Agent

The Bushwhackers

1951

The Bushwhackers

as

Sam Tobin

Starstruck

1995

Starstruck

as

Patron

The Death Merchant

1991

The Death Merchant

as

Ivan Yates

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

as

Angels Manager

A Kiss Goodnight

1994

A Kiss Goodnight

as

Sergeant Harwood

Killer Without a Face

1968

Killer Without a Face

as

The Mute

2 Days in the Valley

1996

2 Days in the Valley

as

Old Man

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987

From a Whisper to a Scream

as

Warden

Midnight 2

1993

Midnight 2

as

Bert Johnson (archive footage)

Such Good Friends

1971

Such Good Friends

as

Hospital Guard

Prizzi's Honor

1985

Prizzi's Honor

as

Lt. Hanley

City of Hope

1991

City of Hope

as

Kerrigan

Birthday Blues

1945

Birthday Blues

as

Tom Williams - Neighbor

1985

Silver Bullet

as

Owen Knopfler

Singing in the Dark

1956

Singing in the Dark

as

Biff Lamont

Armageddon

1998

Armageddon

as

Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

as

Self (archive footage)

Eddie Presley

1993

Eddie Presley

as

Joe West

Dillinger

1991

Dillinger

as

Sheriff Sarber

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Jack Mills

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Don Brodka (voice)

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Alton Benes

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Al Molinski

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Cyrus Redblock

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Peter Manzo

Fame

Fame

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Mike Jensen

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Sergeant Jenkins

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

as

Hunter

Hunter

as

John Doyle

ER

as

Jack Johnson

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

as

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Gorn

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

New York Confidential

New York Confidential

as

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Detective

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Herbie Lane

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as

Regent

EZ Streets

EZ Streets

as

Production

Crew

Directing