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Lawrence Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an Irish-American actor.

Tierney was born in Brooklyn, New York. He earned an athletic scholarship to Manhattan College, but he dropped out and traveled around the country, bouncing from job to job. In 1943, RKO studios signed Tierney to a contract when a talent scout spotted him among members of the American-Irish Theater.

Early in his career, he appeared in supporting roles in films, including The Ghost Ship and The Falcon Out West. His starring role in the popular Dillinger
led to him playing other tough-guy characters in such films such as San Quentin, The Devil Thumbs a Ride
, and Born to Kill. He also played the villain in Cecil B. DeMille's 1952 best-picture Oscar-winner, The Greatest Show on Earth
.

Tierney's run-ins with the law took a toll on his career. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, he was only able to get small parts in movies. He returned to Hollywood in late 1983 and tried to rekindle his acting career by guest-starring on television shows such as Remington Steele, Fame, Hunter, Hill Street Blues, Seinfeld
, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The Simpsons.

At age 82, Tierney died in Los Angeles of pneumonia. He had battled alcoholism for many years.

Notable roles

Armageddon (1998) (uncredited) as Bruce Willis
' character's father
Red (1993)
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Seinfeld
episode "The Jacket" (1991) as Alton Benes, Elaine's gruff father
The Naked Gun
: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Prizzi's Honor
(1985)
Arthur
(1981)
Gloria
(1980)
Female Jungle
(1954)
The Hoodlum (1951)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
(1947)
Born to Kill
(1947)
Back to Bataan (1945)
Dillinger
(1945)
The Falcon Out West (1944) (uncredited)

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