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Lawrence Tierney
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Actor Born: March 15, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: February 26, 2002 Biography:A one-time model with a long rap sheet of less-than-ideal behavior, character actor "Lawrence Tierney" nevertheless managed to amass scores of film credits over a five-decade acting career before he passed away in 2002. Born in Brooklyn, NY, five years before actor/ brother "Scott Brady", Tierney excelled in high school track, winning a scholarship to Manhattan College. Rather than stay in school, however, Tierney dropped out and became an itinerant laborer before his looks brought him a job as a catalogue model. In the early '40s, Tierney began acting in theater and was subsequently signed by RKO. Strengthening his skills with supporting roles in such films as "Val Lewton"'s moody thriller "The Ghost Ship" (1943) and early teen drama "Youth Runs Wild" (1944), Tierney sealed his fame, and his image, with his performance as the eponymous gangster in the superb B-picture "Dillinger" (1945). Cashing in on... Full Biography
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