About James Nolan
Lived 1915 – 1985 (aged 69). James Nolan was an American actor and film actor.
James F. Nolan (November 29, 1915 – July 29, 1985) was an American film, stage and television actor.
Nolan was born in San Francisco, California. After serving in World War II he began his acting career in New York, performing in stage plays such as A Streetcar Named Desire and Bus Stop. Nolan then moved to Hollywood, California.
Nolan died in July 1985 of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Fund cottages in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 69.
Selected filmography Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) as Ship's Officer Nelson Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938) as First Intern at General Hospital When Were You Born (1938) as Ship Passenger (uncredited) Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Alvey's Secretary (uncredited) Racket Busters (1938) as Jim Smith, Allison's Secretary (uncredited) Boy Meets Girl (1938) as Young Man Brought in for Susie (uncredited) Garden of the Moon (1938) as Sound Man with Microphone (uncredited) Girls on Probation (1938) as Dave Warren, Connie's Date (uncredited) Men Are Such Fools (1938) as Bill Collyer (uncredited) Winged Victory (1944) as Stranger on Street (uncredited) Because of Him (1946) as Reporter (uncredited) Little Miss Big (1946) as Detective Lieutenant (uncredited) The Brute Man (1946) as Police Dispatcher (uncredited) Lady in the Lake (1946) as Party Guest (uncredited) Abie's Irish Rose (1946) as Policeman Alias Mr. Twilight (1946) as Customs Guard (uncredited) The Beginning or the End (1947) as President Roosevelt's Bodyguard (uncredited) Dark Delusion (1947) as Orderly (uncredited) Unconquered (1947) as Villager (uncredited) Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) as Dan Sterne The Miracle of the Bells (1948) as Tod Jones Berlin Express (1948) as ROT Captain on First Train (uncredited) Fighting Father Dunne (1948) as Policeman Danny Briggs The Arizona Ranger (1948) as Nimino Welch Guns of Hate (1948) as Sheriff Bradley Race Street (1948) as Herbie They Live by Night (1948) as Schreiber Sons of Adventure (1948) as Frank, Publicity Man (uncredited) Night Time in Nevada (1948) as Jim Andrews Son of God's Country (1948) as Bill Sanger Rogues' Regiment (1948) as American Colonel He Walked by Night (1948) as Harry (uncredited) The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) as Lieutenant (uncredited) One Sunday Afternoon (1948) as Henry (uncredited) Wake of the Red Witch (1948) as First Diver (uncredited) The Lucky Stiff (1949) Siren of Atlantis (1949) as Major Daughter of the Jungle (1949) as Lamser The Clay Pigeon (1949) as Faber (uncredited) Outpost in Morocco (1949) as Legionnaire Colonel's Aide (uncredited) Death Valley Gunfighter (1949) as Shad The Stratton Story (1949) as Reporter (uncredited) The Window (1949) as Stranger on Street (uncredited) Illegal Entry (1949) as Agent Benson Too Late for Tears (1949) as Detective Parker (uncredited) Bandit King of Texas (1949) as Dan McCabe Thieves' Highway (1949) as Smaller Cop at Roadside Bar (uncredited) Flame of Youth (1949) as Policeman (uncredited) Strange Bargain (1949) as Policeman (uncredited) The Woman on Pier 13 (1949) as Policeman (uncredited) Alias the Champ (1949) as Al Merlo Rusty's Birthday (1949) as Motor Officer (uncredited) Mary Ryan, Detective (1949) as Detective Johnson (uncredited) Adam's Rib (1949) as Dave (uncredited) Port of New York (1949) as Charles Lindsay (uncredited) Paid in Full (1950) as Charlie Malloy, Lawyer (uncredited) Riding High (1950) as Deputy (uncredited) Double Dynamite (1951) as Detective (uncredited) The Boss (1956) as Matt's Lawyer (uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 21: "Number Twenty-Two") as Detective Kelly The Big Caper (1957) as Police Sergeant Waldo Harris (uncredited) The Big Circus (1959) as Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Portrait in Black (1960) as Detective An American Dream (1966) as Monsignor Jim (uncredited) Madigan (1968) as Detective (uncredited) Airport (1970) as Father Steven Lonigan Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) as Train Conductor (uncredited) Dirty Harry (1971) as Liquor Proprietor Charley Varrick (1973) as Clerk The Shootist (1976) as Gambler (uncredited) Telefon (1977) as Appliance Store Clerk The Toolbox Murders (1978) as Bartender All Night Long (1981) as Grandfather Gibbons Jinxed! (1982) as Father
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Frequently asked questions
Who was James Nolan?
American actor (1915-1985)
When was James Nolan born?
James Nolan was born on 29 November 1915 in San Francisco.
When did James Nolan die?
James Nolan died on 29 July 1985 in Woodland Hills.
What was James Nolan's occupation?
James Nolan was an actor and film actor.
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James Nolan was American.
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