Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle (July 14, 1902 – June 27, 1961)

He started by working on stage, performing on Broadway in 16 plays, beginning with The Jolly Roger and Cyrano de Bergerac in 1923 and ending with Jayhawker in 1934. He appeared in many films that starred Lee Tracy in the 1930s. In the 1949 crime film White Heat, he played (uncredited) a treacherous prison inmate trapped in the trunk of a car and then shot by James Cagney's lead character.

In 1950, Guilfoyle was arrested and charged with lewd vagrancy after making advances towards undercover vice officers in a North Hollywood park. He was a gay man, and was later entrapped and blackmailed by men pretending to be police officers who demanded sixty thousand dollars to keep the scandal out of the papers. Guilfoyle also struggled with alcoholism but overcame his addiction when he joined the motion picture branch of Alcoholics Anonymous. He became known as such a stirring speaker at his AA meetings that he was invited to speak at other AA meetings throughout the nation.

He died of a heart attack on June 27, 1961, in Hollywood. He had a son, Anthony. Guilfoyle was interred in Glendale, California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1935 Special Agent Williams - Quinn's Secretary 1935 The Crime of Dr. Crespi Dr. John Arnold 1935 The Case of the Missing Man Henchman Joe Uncredited 1935 Escape from Devil's Island Touvier Uncredited 1935 Too Tough to Kill Reporter Uncredited 1936 You May Be Next Navy Messenger Uncredited 1936 Roaming Lady Dr. Wong 1936 Two-Fisted Gentleman Gallagher 1936 End of the Trail Rough Rider Uncredited 1936 Wanted! Jane Turner Phil Crowley 1936 Winterset Garth Esdras 1937 Sea Devils Charlie - Radio Operator Uncredited 1937 The Soldier and the Lady Vasiley 1937 The Woman I Love Bertier 1937 You Can't Buy Luck Frank Bent 1937 Behind the Headlines Art Martin 1937 You Can't Beat Love Louie the Weasel 1937 Super-Sleuth Gibbons 1937 The Big Shot Minor Role Scenes cut 1937 Hideaway Norris 1937 Flight from Glory Jones 1937 Fight for Your Lady Jim Trask 1937 Danger Patrol Tim 1937 Quick Money Ambrose Ames 1937 She's Got Everything Hotel Manager Uncredited 1938 Crashing Hollywood Herman Tibbets 1938 Double Danger Taylor 1938 Bringing Up Baby Minor Role Uncredited 1938 Maid's Night Out P.X. Quinn - Bailbondsman Uncredited 1938 This Marriage Business Frankie Spencer 1938 Law of the Underworld Batsy 1938 Blind Alibi Taggart 1938 The Saint in New York Hymie Fanro 1938 Sky Giant 'Fergie' Ferguson 1938 I'm From the City Willie 1938 Carefree Elevator Starter Uncredited 1938 Fugitives for a Night Monks 1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off O'Hara - Club Manager Uncredited 1938 The Mad Miss Manton Bat Regan 1938 Tarnished Angel Edward 'Eddie' Fox 1938 The Law West of Tombstone Bud McQuinn 1939 Pacific Liner Wishart 1939 Boy Slaves Truck Driver Uncredited 1939 Society Lawyer Murtock 1939 Unexpected Father Ed Stone - Sandy's Uncle 1939 Heritage of the Desert Snap Thornton 1939 News Is Made at Night Bat Randall 1939 Our Leading Citizen Jerry Peters 1939 Sabotage Steve Barsht 1939 One Hour to Live Stanley Jones 1939 Thou Shalt Not Kill Gordon Mavis 1940 Remember the Night District Attorney 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Minor Role Uncredited 1940 The Grapes of Wrath Floyd 1940 The Saint Takes Over Clarence "Pearly" Gates 1940 Brother Orchid Red Martin 1940 Millionaires in Prison Ox 1940 One Crowded Night Jim 1940 Wildcat Bus Donovan 1940 East of the River Balmy 1941 The Saint in Palm Springs Clarence "Pearly" Gates 1942 The Man Who Returned to Life Clyde Beebe 1942 Who Is Hope Schuyler? Carl Spence 1942 Time to Kill Monaghan, Apartment Manager Uncredited 1943 White Savage Erik 1943 Petticoat Larceny Joe 'Tinhorn' Foster 1943 The North Star Iakin Alternative title: Armored Attack 1943 Three Russian Girls Trishin 1944 It Happened Tomorrow Shep 1944 The Seventh Cross Fiedler 1944 The Master Race Josef Katry 1944 The Mark of the Whistler 'Limpy' Smith 1945 The Missing Corpse Andy McDonald 1945 Why Girls Leave Home Steve Raymond 1946 The Scarlet Horseman Jim Bannion (The Scarlet Horseman) 1946 The Virginian Shorty 1946 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Frankie 1947 Sinbad the Sailor Camel Drover Uncredited 1947 The Millerson Case Jud Rookstool 1947 Second Chance Nick 1947 Messenger of Peace Peter Kerl 1947 Roses Are Red George "Buster" Cooley 1948 Trouble Preferred Baby Face Charlie 1949 A Woman's Secret Radio Program Moderator Uncredited 1949 The Judge William Jackson 1949 Miss Mink of 1949 Uncle Newton 1949 Follow Me Quietly Overbeck 1949 Mighty Joe Young Smith 1949 White Heat Roy Parker Uncredited 1949 I Married a Communist Ralston Alternative title: The Woman on Pier 13 1949 There's a Girl in My Heart Father Callahan 1950 Davy Crockett, Indian Scout Ben 1950 Bomba and the Hidden City Hassan 1951 When I Grow Up Doc 1951 Journey Into Light Fanatic 1952 Japanese War Bride Soldier Uncredited 1952 Actor's and Sin Mr. Blue Segment "Woman of Sin" 1952 Confidence Girl William Pope Uncredited 1953 Julius Caesar Citizen of Rome #1 1953 Captain Scarface Director 1953 The Body Beautiful Investigator 1953 Torch Song Monty Rolfe 1953 The Diamond Queen Guide 1954 The Golden Idol Prince Ali Ben Mamoud 1954 A Life at Stake Director 1954 Apache Santos 1955 Chief Crazy Horse Worm 1955 Not as a Stranger Mr. Burke Uncredited 1955 Trial Cap Grant 1960 The Boy and the Pirates Snipe 1960 Tess of the Storm Country Director

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