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Lawrence Tierney

1919 - 2002

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Lawrence James Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and "tough guys" in a career that spanned over fifty years. His roles mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. In 2005, film critic David Kehr of The New York Times described "the hulking Tierney" as "not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Tierney is the 3,961st most popular actor (down from 3,356th in 2019), the 6,415th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,035th in 2019) and the 1,846th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lawrence Tierney ranks 3,961 out of 13,578Before him are Afife Jale, August Wilhelm Iffland, Jack Oakie, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Frances Sternhagen, and Yūjirō Ishihara. After him are Paula Patton, Mia May, Takehito Koyasu, Eiji Okada, Wes Bentley, and Martina Gedeck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Lawrence Tierney ranks 216Before him are Margot Hielscher, Billy Vaughn, Mustai Karim, Pauline Kael, Alan Young, and Loki Schmidt. After him are Richard Bergmann, Nilla Pizzi, Arnold Meri, Wilson Greatbatch, Béla Sárosi, and Bep Voskuijl. Among people deceased in 2002, Lawrence Tierney ranks 197Before him are Ong Teng Cheong, John Agar, Hernán Gaviria, Rudolf Augstein, Zaid ibn Shaker, and Vitaly Solomin. After him are Arne Selmosson, Leo Ornstein, John Thaw, Raoul Diagne, Jeff Corey, and Tita Merello.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Tierney ranks 6,416 out of 20,380Before him are Squanto (1585), Robert Berdella (1949), Jack Oakie (1903), Helene Madison (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), and Frances Sternhagen (1930). After him are Everlast (1969), Maria Tallchief (1925), James Blish (1921), Lynn Conway (1938), Paula Patton (1975), and Wes Bentley (1978).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lawrence Tierney ranks 1,846Before him are Christine Elise (1965), James Marsters (1962), Brett Cullen (1956), Mary Anderson (1859), Jack Oakie (1903), and Frances Sternhagen (1930). After him are Paula Patton (1975), Wes Bentley (1978), Al Ernest Garcia (1887), Mariel Hemingway (1961), Martha Vickers (1925), and RuPaul (1960).