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Lawrence Tierney. Tierney (l.) im Film Jagd auf Dillinger aus dem Jahr 1945. Lawrence James Tierney (* 15. März 1919 in Brooklyn; † 26. Februar 2002 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Er war vornehmlich als Darsteller von Gangstern bekannt und geriet auch selbst häufig mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt.
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 ...
1 de mar. de 2002 · Thu 28 Feb 2002 21.00 EST. It was a brilliant stroke on the part of Quentin Tarantino to cast Lawrence Tierney, who has died aged 82, as the old crime boss Joe Cabot in Reservoir Dogs (1992). Film ...
28 de feb. de 2002 · Lawrence Tierney, actor, dies at 82. LOS ANGELES — Veteran actor and B-movie leading man Lawrence Tierney, whose tough-guy characters during the 1940s and '50s often mirrored his troubled real life, has died. He was 82. Tierney died Tuesday at a Los Angeles nursing home. Throughout his 80-film career, the actor perfected many gangster roles.
7 de ene. de 2023 · In Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood’s Real-Life Tough Guy, the first biography of the notorious actor, author Burt Kearns traces Tierney’s wild and troubled life from his overnight success as gangster John Dillinger in the 1945 hit film Dillinger to his clash with Quentin Tarantino on the set of Reservoir Dogs, and beyond.
Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 15, 1919, Lawrence Tierney was the son of a policeman, also named Lawrence Tierney, and his wife, Mary. Both of his brothers, Gerard and Edward, also became actors, with Gerard billing himself as Scott Brady and enjoying a lengthy career playing tough guys not unlike his brother, while Edward left the business after a string of minor roles to become a building ...
Lawrence Tierney (1919–2002) was the kind of actor whose natural swagger and gruff disposition made him the perfect fit for the Hollywood "tough guy" archetype. Known for his erratic and oftentimes violent nature, Tierney drew upon his bellicose reputation throughout his career—a reputation that made him one of the most feared and mythologized characters in the industry.
