Lawrence Tierney
Actor
- Born
- March 15, 1919 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 26, 2002 (age 82)
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."
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Known for
Reservoir Dogs
September 2, 1992
Armageddon
July 1, 1998
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
December 2, 1988
Junior
November 22, 1994
Silver Bullet
October 10, 1985
Arthur
July 17, 1981
Prizzi's Honor
June 14, 1985
2 Days in the Valley
September 11, 1996
The Greatest Show on Earth
February 16, 1952
Gloria
October 1, 1980
The Prowler
November 6, 1981
Murphy's Law
April 18, 1986
Acting72
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2006Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose as Self (archive footage)
- 2004Evicted as Bob
- 1998Armageddon as Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)
- 1998Southie as Colie Powers
- 1997American Hero as Captain Roads
- 19962 Days in the Valley as Old Man
- 1995Portrait in Red as Robert Pearlman
- 1995Starstruck as Patron
- 1994Junior