Paul Guilfoyle
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Paul Guilfoyle has built a long career as an American actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. 'The Grapes of Wrath' is the most-watched work of the career, as Floyd. Among the rest of the work, 'Julius Caesar' stands out.
Paul Guilfoyle
97 Movies
2 Series
Paul Guilfoyle has built a long career as an American actor who has outlasted trends, studios and formats. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. 'The Grapes of Wrath' is the most-watched work of the career, as Floyd. Among the rest of the work, 'Julius Caesar' stands out.
Movies
Plays Floyd
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Plays Citizen of Rome
Julius Caesar
1953
Plays Smith
Mighty Joe Young
1949
Plays Santos
Apache
1954
Plays Worm
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
Plays District Attorney
Remember the Night
1940
Plays Mr. Blue
Actors and Sin
1952
Plays Shorty
The Virginian
1946
Plays Iakin
The North Star
1943
Plays Ben
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950
Plays Cap Grant
Trial
1955
Plays Joe 'Tinhorn' Foster
Petticoat Larceny
1943
Plays Jim Trask
Fight for Your Lady
1937
Plays Shep
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Plays Overbeck
Follow Me Quietly
1949
Plays 'Fergie' Ferguson
Sky Giant
1938
Plays Eddie Fox
Tarnished Angel
1938
Plays Bat Regan
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
Plays Fiedler
The Seventh Cross
1944
Plays Gibbons, a film director
Super-Sleuth
1937
Plays Henchman Batsy
Law of the Underworld
1938
Plays William Pope
Confidence Girl
1952
Plays Dr. John Arnold
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
1935
Plays Manager, Florence Apartments
Time to Kill
1942
Plays Tim
Danger Patrol
1937
Plays Monks
Fugitives for a Night
1938
Plays Frankie Spencer
This Marriage Business
1938
Plays Balmy
East of the River
1940
Plays Ralston
The Woman on Pier 13
1950
Plays Clyde Beebe
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942
Plays Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
The Saint Takes Over
1940
Plays Red Martin
Brother Orchid
1940
Plays Steve Barsht
Sabotage
1939
Plays Garth Esdras
Winterset
1936
Plays Ox
Millionaires in Prison
1940
Plays Snipe
The Boy and the Pirates
1960
Plays 'Limpy' Smith
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
Plays Vasiley
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
Plays Frank Bent
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
Plays Fanatic
Journey Into Light
1951
Plays Andy McDonald
The Missing Corpse
1945
Plays Phil Crowley
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
Plays Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941
Plays Snap Thornton
Heritage of the Desert
1939
Plays Steve Raymond
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
Plays Jud Rookstool
The Millerson Case
1947
Plays Monty Rolfe
Torch Song
1953
Plays Ed Stone - Sandy's Uncle
Unexpected Father
1939
Plays Hassan
Bomba and the Hidden City
1950
Plays Erik
White Savage
1943
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Gunsmoke
Reverend · 1 episode
1960
TV
The Boy and the Pirates
Snipe
1960
Film
Trial
Cap Grant
1955
Film
Chief Crazy Horse
Worm
1955
Film
Apache
Santos
1954
Film
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Eastbrook · 1 episode
1952–1953
TV
The Diamond Queen
Guide
1953
Film
Torch Song
Monty Rolfe
1953
Film
Julius Caesar
Citizen of Rome
1953
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Paul Guilfoyle still alive?
Paul Guilfoyle passed away on June 27, 1961 at age 58.
What are the most famous roles of Paul Guilfoyle?
Paul Guilfoyle is best known for roles in The Grapes of Wrath, Bringing Up Baby, White Heat.
How many movies has Paul Guilfoyle been in?
Over a 29-year career (since 1932), Paul Guilfoyle has appeared in 97 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Paul Guilfoyle's first movie?
The career of Paul Guilfoyle began with The Skull Murder Mystery (1932).
What is Paul Guilfoyle's most recent movie or series?
Paul Guilfoyle's most recent release is The Boy and the Pirates, which premiered on April 13, 1960.
What TV shows has Paul Guilfoyle appeared in?
On television, Paul Guilfoyle has appeared in Gunsmoke, Sea Hunt, Climax!, Mr. & Mrs. North.
Paul Guilfoyle
1902-07-14 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Paul Guilfoyle (July 14, 1902 – June 27, 1961) was an American stage, film and television actor. Later in his career, he also directed films and television episodes.
Guilfoyle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.
He started off working on stage, performing on Broadway in 16 plays according to the Internet Broadway Database, 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 murdered in cold blood by James Cagney's lead character.
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.