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John Tyrrell

 
Actor: John Tyrrell
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  • Born: Dec 07, 1902
  • Died: Sep 19, 1949
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: The Face Behind the Mask
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

Biography

In show business from the age of 16, John Tyrrell spent ten years as a vaudeville headliner, playing straight man in the comedy team of Tyrrell and Mack. When vaudeville died, Tyrrell tried his luck as a single, taking acting lessons and spending two seasons in stock in Connecticut to learn the rudiments of role-playing. In 1936, he was signed to a contract by Columbia Pictures, where he remained until his death in 1949. He played bits in Columbia's A-product and juicy supporting roles in the studio's serials, horror flicks, and B-grade detective series. John Tyrrell is best known to contemporary audiences for his many appearances in Columbia's two-reel comedy product, sharing screen space with such funsters as Andy Clyde, Buster Keaton, and especially the Three Stooges. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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John Tyrrell
Born John Edward Tyrrell
December 7, 1900(1900-12-07)
The Bronx, New York, United States
Died September 20, 1949 (aged 48)
The Bronx, New York, United States
Years active 1935-1947
Spouse(s) Grette Ardine

John Tyrrell (December 7, 1900 – September 20, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 250 films between 1935 and 1947.

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Career

Tyrrell is best known for his prolific work with Columbia Pictures in the Three Stooges short subjects.[1] Like many actors in the Stooge comedies, Tyrrell was a salaried contract player. The Columbia stock company was called upon to play incidental roles in practically everything the studio produced: important films, low-budget "B" pictures, short subjects, and serials. (Some of these players graduated to stardom, like Lloyd Bridges, Bruce Bennett, Adele Mara, and Ann Doran.) John Tyrrell worked steadily at Columbia from 1938 to 1945. Occasionally, only Tyrrell's voice would be used, as a radio newsman, public-address announcer, or police-call dispatcher. Tyrrell and fellow stock player Eddie Laughton often appeared together in Columbia movies (frequently as mobsters waiting in a getaway car). Tyrrell's biggest role was probably in the 1939 serial Mandrake the Magician, in which he played a masked crime lord's right-hand man.

Death

After spending several months at Kingsbridge Veteran's Hospital in the Bronx, New York, John Tyrrell died of an undisclosed illness in 1949.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Shifres, Ed (2006). The Three Stooges Journal #119. The Three Stooges Fan Club. pp. 8. ISBN 0971186804. 

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