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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.
Known For
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Smith
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Floyd
Julius Caesar
(1953)
First Citizen of Rome
Apache
(1954)
Santos
White Heat
(1949)
Roy Parker
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
(uncredited)
Remember the Night
(1940)
District Attorney
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Red Martin
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Fiedler
The Virginian
(1946)
Shorty
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
(1950)
Ben
Full Filmography
Acting
The Skull Murder Mystery
(1932)
Paul Beck
Special Agent
(1935)
Williams - Quinn's Secretary
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
(1935)
Dr. John Arnold
Roaming Lady
(1936)
Dr. Wong
Wanted: Jane Turner
(1936)
Phil Crowley
You May Be Next!
(1936)
Navy Messenger (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Gentleman
(1936)
Gallagher
Winterset
(1936)
Garth Esdras
She's Got Everything
(1937)
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Flight from Glory
(1937)
Jones
The Soldier and the Lady
(1937)
Vasiley
Quick Money
(1937)
Ambrose Ames
Behind The Headlines
(1937)
Art Martin
Super-Sleuth
(1937)
Gibbons, a film director
You Can't Buy Luck
(1937)
Frank Bent
Hideaway
(1937)
Norris
Sea Devils
(1937)
Charlie - Radio Operator (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
(1937)
Jim Trask
Danger Patrol
(1937)
Tim
The Woman I Love
(1937)
Bertier
Fugitives for a Night
(1938)
Monks
Blind Alibi
(1938)
Taggart
The Mad Miss Manton
(1938)
Bat Regan
Tarnished Angel
(1938)
Eddie Fox
The Saint in New York
(1938)
Hymie Fanro
Carefree
(1938)
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
(1938)
P.X. Quinn - Bailbondsman (uncredited)
I'm from the City
(1938)
Willie
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
(uncredited)
This Marriage Business
(1938)
Frankie Spencer
Law of the Underworld
(1938)
Henchman Batsy
Double Danger
(1938)
Taylor
Sky Giant
(1938)
'Fergie' Ferguson
Crashing Hollywood
(1938)
Herman Tibbets
The Law West of Tombstone
(1938)
Bud McQuinn
Money to Loan
(1939)
Hanley's Assistant
Unexpected Father
(1939)
Ed Stone - Sandy's Uncle
Society Lawyer
(1939)
Murtock
One Hour To Live
(1939)
Stanley Jones
Thou Shalt Not Kill
(1939)
Gordon Mavis
Heritage of the Desert
(1939)
Snap Thornton
Pacific Liner
(1939)
Wishart
News Is Made at Night
(1939)
Bat Randall
The Story of Alfred Nobel
(1939)
Alfred Nobel (uncredited)
Sabotage
(1939)
Steve Barsht
Our Leading Citizen
(1939)
Jerry Peters
Wildcat Bus
(1940)
Donovan
One Crowded Night
(1940)
Jim Andrews
East of the River
(1940)
Balmy
The Saint Takes Over
(1940)
Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Red Martin
Remember the Night
(1940)
District Attorney
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Floyd
Millionaires in Prison
(1940)
Ox
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Saint In Palm Springs
(1941)
Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
The Man Who Returned to Life
(1942)
Madero of Mexico
(1942)
Don Francisco Madero
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
(1942)
Carl Spence
The Incredible Stranger
(1942)
The Stranger (uncredited)
Time to Kill
(1942)
Manager, Florence Apartments
White Savage
(1943)
Erik
Three Russian Girls
(1943)
Trishin
Petticoat Larceny
(1943)
Joe 'Tinhorn' Foster
The North Star
(1943)
Iakin
The Master Race
(1944)
Katry
Dark Shadows
(1944)
Dudley Badger
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Fiedler
The Mark of the Whistler
(1944)
'Limpy' Smith
It Happened Tomorrow
(1944)
Shep
The Missing Corpse
(1945)
Andy McDonald
Why Girls Leave Home
(1945)
Steve Raymond
The Virginian
(1946)
Shorty
The Scarlet Horseman
(1946)
Jim Bannion
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
(1946)
Frankie
The Millerson Case
(1947)
Jud Rookstool
Roses Are Red
(1947)
George 'Buster' Cooley
Second Chance
(1947)
Nick
Trouble Preferred
(1948)
Baby Face Charlie
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Smith
White Heat
(1949)
Roy Parker
The Judge
(1949)
William Jackson
Follow Me Quietly
(1949)
Overbeck
There's a Girl in My Heart
(1949)
Father Callaghan
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Radio Program Moderator (Uncredited)
Miss Mink of 1949
(1949)
Uncle Newton
Bomba and the Hidden City
(1950)
Hassan
The Woman on Pier 13
(1950)
Ralston
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
(1950)
Ben
When I Grow Up
(1951)
Doc
Journey Into Light
(1951)
Fanatic
Confidence Girl
(1952)
William Pope
Actors and Sin
(1952)
Mr. Blue
Julius Caesar
(1953)
First Citizen of Rome
The Body Beautiful
(1953)
Investigator
Torch Song
(1953)
Monty Rolfe
The Golden Idol
(1954)
Prince Ali Ben Mamoud
Apache
(1954)
Santos
Trial
(1955)
Cap Grant
Chief Crazy Horse
(1955)
Worm
The Boy and the Pirates
(1960)
Snipe
Directing