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Lawrence James Tierney was an American actor. Tierney was known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and tough guys, roles that mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. In 2005, New York Times critic David Kehr observed that "the hulking Tierney was not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature".
Birth Name
Lawrence James Tierney
Born
Saturday, 15 March 1919
Died
Tuesday, 26 February 2002
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Terminal B | Self | 2016 |
| Empire State Building Murders | Rico | 2008 |
| Evicted | Bob | 1999 |
| Southie | Colie Powers | 1999 |
| Armageddon | Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper | 1998 |
| EZ Streets | Frankie Balls | 1996 |
| Who Stole Santa? | Rick | 1996 |
| 2 Days in the Valley | Older Man / Old Man | 1996 |
| Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right | Self | 1996 |
| Empire of the Censors | Self | 1995 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Terminal B | Self | 2016 |
| Empire State Building Murders | Rico | 2008 |
| Evicted | Bob | 1999 |
| Southie | Colie Powers | 1999 |
| Armageddon | Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper | 1998 |
| EZ Streets | Frankie Balls | 1996 |
| Who Stole Santa? | Rick | 1996 |
| 2 Days in the Valley | Older Man / Old Man | 1996 |
| Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right | Self | 1996 |
| Empire of the Censors | Self | 1995 |
| Pointman | Il Senor Marzon Consiglieri | 1995 |
| Fatal Passion | Robert Pearlman | 1995 |
| Junior | Mover | 1994 |
| ER | Jack Johnson | 1994 |
| A Kiss Goodnight | Sergeant Harwood | 1994 |
| Who Do You Think You're Fooling? | Joe Cabot | 1994 |
| Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story | Joey Buttafuoco's Father / Joey Buttafucco's Father | 1993 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Regent | 1993 |
| Red | Louis 'Red' Deutsch | 1993 |
| Midnight 2 | Bert Johnson (archive footage) / Bert Johnson | 1993 |
| Eddie Presley | Joe West | 1992 |
| Reservoir Dogs | Joe Cabot | 1992 |
| Silk Stalkings | Scotty O'Donnell | 1991 |
| City of Hope | Kerrigan | 1991 |
| The Death Merchant | Ivan Yates | 1991 |
| Wizards of the Demon Sword | Slave Master | 1991 |
| The Runestone | Chief Richardson | 1991 |
| Dillinger | Sheriff Sarber | 1991 |
| Equal Justice | Harold Barrett | 1990 |
| Why Me? | Armenian Robber #1 | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Don Brodka | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Alton Benes | 1989 |
| The Horror Show | Warden | 1989 |
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Angel Manager / Angels Manager | 1988 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Cyrus Redblock | 1987 |
| From a Whisper to a Scream | Warden | 1987 |
| The Slap Maxwell Story | Arlen Porterfield | 1987 |
| Tough Guys Don't Dance | Dougy Madden / Dougy | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Peter Manzo | 1986 |
| Murphy's Law | Cameron | 1986 |
| Silver Bullet | Owen Knopfler | 1985 |
| Prizzi's Honor | Lt. Hanley | 1985 |
| Hunter | John Doyle | 1984 |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Carriage Driver | 1984 |
| Terrible Joe Moran | Pico | 1984 |
| Tales from the Darkside | Jack Mills | 1983 |
| Remington Steele | Al Molinski | 1982 |
| Midnight | Bert Johnson | 1982 |
| Fame | Mr. Berg | 1982 |
| Arthur | Man in Coffee Shop | 1981 |
| The Prowler | Maj. Chatham / Major Chatham | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Sergeant Jenkins | 1981 |
| Gloria | Broadway Bartender | 1980 |
| The Kirlian Witness | Detective | 1979 |
| Bloodrage | Malone | 1979 |
| Bad | O'Reilly-O'Crapface | 1977 |
| Abduction | FBI Agent / FBI Agent 1 | 1975 |
| Such Good Friends | Hospital Guard | 1971 |
| Killer Without a Face | Il muto / The Mute | 1968 |
| Custer of the West | Gen. Philip Sheridan | 1967 |
| Naked Evil | The Doctor - U.S. Version | 1966 |
| A Child Is Waiting | Douglas Benham | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Herbie Lane | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Jim | 1962 |
| Bus Stop | Swede | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Monte Donovan | 1961 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Detective | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Terrazi | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Gorn | 1959 |
| New York Confidential | Phil | 1959 |
| Man with a Camera | Barney | 1958 |
| Naked City | Mike Jensen | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Carl Braden | 1958 |
| Female Jungle | Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens | 1956 |
| Singing in the Dark | Biff Lamont | 1956 |
| The Steel Cage | Chet Harmon, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages" / Chet Harmon - Ringleader (segment "The Hostages") | 1954 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Mr. Henderson | 1952 |
| The Bushwhackers | Sam Tobin | 1952 |
| Best of the Badmen | Jesse James | 1951 |
| The Hoodlum | Vincent Lubeck | 1951 |
| Shakedown | Harry Colton | 1950 |
| Kill or Be Killed | Robert Warren | 1950 |
| Bodyguard | Mike Carter / Michael C. 'Mike' Carter | 1948 |
| Born to Kill | Sam Wild | 1947 |
| The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Steve Morgan | 1947 |
| San Quentin | Jim Roland | 1946 |
| Step by Step | Johnny Christopher | 1946 |
| Badman's Territory | Jesse James | 1946 |
| Sing Your Way Home | Reporter in Paris | 1945 |
| Those Endearing Young Charms | Lt. Ted Brewster | 1945 |
| Back to Bataan | Lt. Cmdr. Waite | 1945 |
| Dillinger | John Dillinger | 1945 |
| Birthday Blues | Tom Williams - Neighbor | 1945 |
| Youth Runs Wild | Larry Duncan | 1944 |
| Seven Days Ashore | Crewman | 1944 |
| The Falcon Out West | Orchestra Leader | 1944 |
| The Ghost Ship | Seaman Louie Parker / Louie Parker - Seaman | 1943 |
| Government Girl | FBI Man | 1943 |
| Gildersleeve on Broadway | Cab Driver | 1943 |
