D'Arcy Corrigan

D'Arcy Corrigan (2 January 1870 – 25 December 1945) was an Irish lawyer who became an American film character actor.

Life and career D'Arcy Corrigan was born in County Cork, playing over 50 film roles from 1925–1945. His early career included a stint as private secretary for a member of Parliament and as a stock company leading man. Corrigan had a distinguished appearance with his wrinkled, gaunt face; his roles typically were very brief but memorable.

Corrigan was memorable as the odd morgue-keeper in Bela Lugosi's Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) and as a blind man in The Informer (1935) by John Ford. He portrayed the ominously silent, darkly shrouded Spirit of Christmas Future in the popular 1938 MGM film A Christmas Carol. Most of his later roles were mostly small and uncredited, such as Cary Grant's superior Professor LaTouche in the first scene of Bringing Up Baby.

Last years and death Corrigan retired from acting widely in 1940 (except for one small role in Adventure in 1945) and died on Christmas Day in 1945, in Los Angeles, aged 75.

Filmography Credited

Double Action Daniels (1925) - Richard Booth Lady Robinhood (1925) - Padre Ella Cinders (1926) - Editor Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) - Weesimbo Wild Geese (1927) - Mr. Klovatz Napoleon's Barber (1928, Short) - Tailor The Last Warning (1928) - John Woodford The Man from Blankley's (1930) - Mr. Ditchwater Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) - Morgue Keeper The Informer (1935) - The Blind Man Rosia de Francia (1935) - El inquisidor general Mary of Scotland (1936) - Kirkcaldy The Plough and the Stars (1936) - Priest All Over Town (1937) - Davenport A Christmas Carol (1938) - Spirit of Christmas Future The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) - Tortured Prisoner The Great Commandment (1939) - Blind Man

Uncredited

The Merry Widow (1925) - Horatio My Old Dutch (1926) - Minor Role Exit Smiling (1926) - Macomber The Man Who Laughs (1928) - Minor Role Law and Order (1932) - Undertaker Parker Diplomaniacs (1933) - Ship's Passenger Morning Glory (1933) - Minor Role The Invisible Man (1933) - Villager We Live Again (1934) - Juror Clive of India (1935) - Merchant Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) - Opium Addict I'll Love You Always (1935) - Waiter Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Procession Leader The Arizonian (1935) - Actor Playing Hamlet Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) - Hangman Metropolitan (1935) - Broken Down Actor A Feather in Her Hat (1935) - Cockney Man Klondike Annie (1936) - Missionary Show Boat (1936) - Minor Role Fatal Lady (1936) - Brazilian Opera Troupe Ramona (1936) - Jeff Lloyd's of London (1936) - Chimney Sweep The Road Back (1937) - Cab Driver Parnell (1937) - Irish Party Committeeman The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - Traveler It Happened in Hollywood (1937) - Shakespearean Actor Stage Door (1937) - Minor Role Conquest (1937) - Priest Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937) - Actor Frisco-Express (1937) - Preacher Wise Girl (1937) - Flute Seller Bringing Up Baby (1938) - Professor LaTouche Goodbye Broadway (1938) - Shakespearean Character The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Villager The Toy Wife (1938) - Suitor $1,000 a Touchdown (1939) - Cecil The Night of Nights (1939) - Actor Adventure (1945) - Man in Library (final film role)