Lawrence Tierney

Born March 15, 1919· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

† Died February 26, 2002

44Roles★ 6.6Average rating

Lawrence James Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and "tough guys" in a career that spanned over fifty years. His roles mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. In 2005, film critic David Kehr of The New York Times described "the hulking Tierney" as "not so much an actor as a fri… Read more

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Known for

Reservoir Dogs1992The Simpsons1989Armageddon1998The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988

Filmography

YearRating

★ 6.8

Armageddon1998

Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)

★ 6.2

2 Days in the Valley1996

Old Man

★ 5.2

Junior1994

Mover

Series★ 7.8

ER1994

Jack Johnson

★ 5.7

Red1993

Louis 'Red' Deutsch

Series★ 7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993

Regent

★ 8.1

Reservoir Dogs1992

Joe Cabot

★ 4.7

The Runestone1991

Chief Richardson

★ 6.7

City of Hope1991

Kerrigan

★ 5.7

Why Me?1990

Armenian Robber #1

★ 5.4

The Horror Show1989

Warden

Series★ 8

The Simpsons1989

Don Brodka (voice)

Series★ 8.2

Seinfeld1989

Alton Benes

★ 7.3

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988

Angels Manager

★ 4.7

Tough Guys Don't Dance1987

Dougy Madden

★ 5.8

From a Whisper to a Scream1987

Warden

Series★ 8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation1987

Cyrus Redblock

★ 6.1

Murphy's Law1986

Cameron

Series★ 7

L.A. Law1986

Peter Manzo

★ 6.4

Prizzi's Honor1985

Lt. Hanley

★ 6.7

Silver Bullet1985

Owen Knopfler

★ 6.3

Nothing Lasts Forever1984

Carriage Driver

Series★ 7.2

Tales from the Darkside1984

Jack Mills

Series★ 7.1

Hunter1984

John Doyle

★ 5.4

Midnight1982

Bert Johnson

Series★ 7.1

Remington Steele1982

Al Molinski

Series★ 6.8

Fame1982

★ 6.5

Arthur1981

Man in Coffee Shop

★ 5.8

The Prowler1981

Maj. Chatham

Series★ 7.6

Hill Street Blues1981

Sergeant Jenkins

★ 6.9

Gloria1980

Broadway Bartender

★ 6.5

Bad1977

O'Reilly-O'Crapface

★ 6

Custer of the West1967

General Philip Sheridan

★ 6.8

A Child Is Waiting1963

Douglas Benham

Series★ 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962

Herbie Lane

★ 6.4

The Greatest Show on Earth1952

Mr. Henderson

★ 6.2

The Hoodlum1951

Vincent Lubeck

★ 6.4

Shakedown1950

Harry Colton

★ 6.1

Bodyguard1948

Michael C. 'Mike' Carter

★ 6.7

Born to Kill1947

Sam Wild

★ 6.6

The Devil Thumbs a Ride1947

Steve Morgan

★ 5.9

Dillinger1945

John Dillinger

★ 6.1

Back to Bataan1945

Lt. Cmdr. Waite

★ 6.3

The Ghost Ship1943

Seaman Louie Parker