Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

1902-08-11 San Francisco, California, USA 109 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lloyd Benedict Nolan (August 11, 1902 – September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Among his many roles, Nolan is remembered for originating the role of private investigator Michael Shayne in a series of 1940s B movies. Nolan was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Margaret and James Nolan, who was a shoe manufacturer of Irish descent. He attended Santa Clara Preparatory School and Stanford University, flunking out of Stanfo...

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...

Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America

2000

as Narrator

Acting

Part of Frank Capra's World War II propaganda series made for the U.S. Armed Forces, this program presents newsreel footage addressing the Battle of C...

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

as Evan

7.5
Acting

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her ...

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

1985

as Joe Kennedy

Acting

A dramatic look at the inner workings of the Kennedy administration.

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

1984

as Monsignor Donoghue

5.6
Acting

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden ...

Galyon

Galyon

1980

as Willard Morgan

4.0
Acting

An oil tycoon hires Galyon, a jungle survival expert and soldier of fortune, to rescue his daughter and her husband from South American terrorists.

Valentine

Valentine

1979

as Brother Joe

Acting

A feisty widow falls in love with a zestful widower in a retirement community, much to the disapproval of her married daughter.

My Boys Are Good Boys

My Boys Are Good Boys

1978

as Dan Montgomery

7.2
Acting

Teenagers at a correctional facility devise a plan to rob an armored van.

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

as Attorney General Harlan Stone

5.0
Acting

The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign ...

Fire!

Fire!

1977

as Doc Bennett

7.0
Acting

The sheer terror and unearthly beauty of a raging forest fire is breathlessly captured in this compelling Irwin Allen production boasting a big-name c...

Flight to Holocaust

Flight to Holocaust

1977

as Wilton Bender

5.8
Acting

A team of troubleshooters is called to a skyscraper where a plane has crashed into the 20th floor and is stuck in the side of the building.

The November Plan

The November Plan

1977

as Gen. Smedley Butler

Acting

A hard-nosed private detective investigates a suspected overthrow of the U.S. government. Loosely based on The Business Plot of 1933.

The Abduction of Saint Anne

The Abduction of Saint Anne

1975

as Carl Gentry

6.0
Acting

A cynical detective and a Roman Catholic bishop team up to investigate the reported miraculous powers of a 17-year-old girl being held captive in the ...

The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1975

as Cornwall

Acting

A family is thrown into turmoil when a grandson convinces his grandfather to teach him to fly.

Earthquake

Earthquake

1974

as Dr. James Vance

6.1
Acting

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

Isn't It Shocking?

Isn't It Shocking?

1973

as Jesse Chapin

6.1
Acting

A small-town sheriff is confronted with the deaths of local senior citizens and strange goings-on in his town.

Airport

Airport

1970

as Harry Standish

6.4
Acting

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

Ice Station Zebra

Ice Station Zebra

1968

as Admiral Garvey

6.3
Acting

A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated Arcti...

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

1968

as Gen. Amos Bailey

6.0
Acting

During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and...

The Double Man

The Double Man

1967

as Edwards

6.1
Acting

In a complex piece of espionage the Russian secret service attempts to kidnap a high ranking officer in the CIA and replace him with a one of its own.

Wings of Fire

Wings of Fire

1967

as Max Clarity

Acting

A headstrong aviatrix enters an international air race to save her father's foundering business and to soothe the heart of an old flame who returned h...

An American Dream

An American Dream

1966

as Barney Kelly

4.6
Acting

Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Debor...

Never Too Late

Never Too Late

1965

as Mayor Crane

5.0
Acting

A 60-year-old lumber supply businessman is dismayed to learn his 50-year-old wife is pregnant. A film adaptation of the hit Broadway comedy, with Paul...

Circus World

Circus World

1964

as Cap Carson

6.1
Acting

Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind betw...

The Girl Hunters

The Girl Hunters

1963

as Arthur Rickerby

5.8
Acting

Mickey Spillane plays his own creation, street-thug-turned-PI Mike Hammer, in this 1963 adaptation of his novel. The film opens with Hammer on the dow...

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

1963

as Vice Admiral Ryan

5.4
Acting

Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the righ...

Susan Slade

Susan Slade

1961

as Roger Slade

5.8
Acting

A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.

Girl of the Night

Girl of the Night

1960

as Dr. Mitchell

5.0
Acting

Bobbie is a sensitive, lonely call girl who is manipulated and ultimately used by her madam.

Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black

1960

as Matthew S. Cabot

5.7
Acting

A pair of lovers plot to kill the woman's rich husband.

Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957

as Dr. Matthew Swain

6.7
Acting

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which re...

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

1957

as John Pope, Sr

6.7
Acting

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.

Abandon Ship

Abandon Ship

1957

as Frank Kelly

7.4
Acting

After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over ...

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

1956

as Brig. Gen. Bill Banner

5.6
Acting

Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bon...

Santiago

Santiago

1956

as Clay Pike

5.2
Acting

Two American gun runners at odds with each other and looking to sell guns to the rebels during the Cuban War of Independence navigate a boat to Cuba. ...

The Last Hunt

The Last Hunt

1956

as Woodfoot

6.7
Acting

A buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

1955

Acting

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial...

Crazylegs

Crazylegs

1953

as Win Brockmeyer

5.0
Acting

The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1953

as Captain Stutz

6.2
Acting

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must ke...

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951

as Oxford Charley

6.5
Acting

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Cr...

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949

as Lenahan

5.9
Acting

A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

The Sun Comes Up

The Sun Comes Up

1949

as Thomas I. Chandler

6.4
Acting

Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy...

Bad Boy

Bad Boy

1949

as Marshall Brown

7.4
Acting

A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent's bad behavior.

The Street with No Name

The Street with No Name

1948

as Inspector George A. Briggs

6.3
Acting

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI...

Green Grass of Wyoming

Green Grass of Wyoming

1948

as Rob McLaughlin

6.6
Acting

The romance of a rancher's niece and a rival rancher's son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.

Wild Harvest

Wild Harvest

1947

as Kink

Acting

Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money...

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946

as Lieutenant DeGarmot

6.0
Acting

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fro...

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

1946

as Police Lt. Donald Kendall

6.7
Acting

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder ca...

Two Smart People

Two Smart People

1946

as Bob Simms

6.4
Acting

Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his five-day gourmet binge.

The House on 92nd Street

The House on 92nd Street

1945

as Agent George A. Briggs

6.5
Acting

The US Government tries to track down embedded Nazi agents in the States.

Captain Eddie

Captain Eddie

1945

as Lt. Jim Whitaker

6.0
Acting

WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the earl...

War Comes to America

War Comes to America

1945

as Narrator

7.0
Acting

The seventh and final film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up t...

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

as Sam Lord

4.8
Acting

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

as Officer McShane

7.6
Acting

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well thro...

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

1944

as USAF Debriefing Officer / Narrator

6.6
Acting

A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic WW2 training film.

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

1944

as Narrator (voice)

6.0
Acting

Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glouster, New Britain island in 1943 in the South Paci...

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Sgt. Hook Malone

5.6
Acting

Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalca...

Don't Be a Sucker!

Don't Be a Sucker!

1943

as Commentator (voice)

6.8
Acting

Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made t...

Bataan

Bataan

1943

as Cpl. Barney Todd

6.4
Acting

During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destr...

Time to Kill

Time to Kill

1942

as Michael Shayne

5.5
Acting

Lloyd Nolan is back as detective Michael Shayne who's in search of a stolen coin.

Manila Calling

Manila Calling

1942

as Lucky Matthews

7.0
Acting

During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.S. Guerrilla fighters.

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

1942

as Trigger Bill Folliard

6.4
Acting

The brother of a notorious outlaw is put in a charge of a stagecoach line way station in dangerous Apache territory. A stagecoach arrives at the stati...

Just Off Broadway

Just Off Broadway

1942

as Michael Shayne

5.0
Acting

Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out o...

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush

1942

as Frank 'Butterfingers' Maguire

4.8
Acting

A washed up baseball player returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but an old sports reporter is eager to prove that he is a loser.

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942

as Michael Shayne

6.4
Acting

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.

Blue, White, and Perfect

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

as Michael Shayne

6.3
Acting

In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly ...

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

1941

as Rocky Evans

5.0
Acting

Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.

Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night

1941

as Del Davis

6.3
Acting

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find ...

Buy Me That Town

Buy Me That Town

1941

as Rickey Deane

6.0
Acting

A gangster and his mob buy a small-town in this warm comedy. They, tired of trying to make it as big city hoods, buy the town to use as a hideout. The...

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1941

as Michael Shayne

6.3
Acting

A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.

Sleepers West

Sleepers West

1941

as Michael Shayne

6.3
Acting

Private eye Mike Shayne encounters a large amount of trouble while attempting to guard a murder witness.

Mr. Dynamite

Mr. Dynamite

1941

as Tommy N. Thornton ('Mr. Dynamite')

Acting

A ball player takes his girlfriend to a carnival, only to discover a ring of saboteurs.

Behind the News

Behind the News

1940

as Stuart Woodrow

7.0
Acting

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter ...

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

as Michael Shayne

6.5
Acting

Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulett...

Charter Pilot

Charter Pilot

1940

as King Morgan

6.0
Acting

US-to-Central-America freight service pilot gets engaged to radio broadcaster and promises to take a desk job but the urge for adventure is too strong...

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

1940

as Gus Fender

5.3
Acting

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

The Man I Married

The Man I Married

1940

as Kenneth Delane

6.3
Acting

An American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.

Pier 13

Pier 13

1940

as Danny Dolan

5.0
Acting

A policeman makes the startling discovery that his girlfriend is involved in a waterfront smuggling racket.

Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago

1940

as Matthew J. 'Matty' Burns

5.3
Acting

A criminal uses his knowledge of the law for his not-very-legal purposes, betraying friends along the way.

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

1940

as Mickey Dwyer

6.8
Acting

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's releas...

The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

1940

as Slant Kolma

5.3
Acting

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be s...

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

as Joe Monday

4.0
Acting

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family. The...

The Magnificent Fraud

The Magnificent Fraud

1939

as Sam Barr

Acting

A Chicago con man pays an actor to pose as a slain South American dictator.

Undercover Doctor

Undercover Doctor

1939

as Robert Anders

5.5
Acting

Dr. Bartley Morgan covers up his profitable illegalities with the respectable veneer of a posh, highly profitable private practice, he runs with his n...

We're in the Movies, Now!

1939

as Himself

4.0
Acting

Promotion reel/souvenir of a 1939-40 meeting of the Paramount Studios sales people.

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

1939

as Dave Geurney

Acting

A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they mak...

Ambush

Ambush

1939

as Tony Andrews

5.0
Acting

Four bandits swoop down on a California bank and flee with $98,000, leaving a truck as the only clue to their identity. Jane Hartman, bank secretary, ...

King of Alcatraz

King of Alcatraz

1938

as Raymond Grayson

5.7
Acting

A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the s...

Prison Farm

Prison Farm

1938

as Larry Harrison

5.7
Acting

Shirley Ross plays an innocent young girl convicted for complicity in a crime committed by her boy friend (Lloyd Nolan). The male crook is sentence to...

Hunted Men

Hunted Men

1938

as Joe Albany

6.0
Acting

Notorious racketeer Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club they own. Joe escapes through a window and hails a...

Tip-Off Girls

Tip-Off Girls

1938

as Bob Anders

6.0
Acting

A federal agent goes after a hijacking ring that uses beautiful women to help it hijack the rigs of unsuspecting truckers.

Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know

1938

as Inspector Brandon

6.1
Acting

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), wit...

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Dal Slade

5.2
Acting

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fres...

Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

1937

as John Quade

5.5
Acting

When a turn-of-century confidence trickster poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest, she manages to expose the crooked police chief and smo...

Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

1937

as Attwater

6.0
Acting

In 1890, two British expatriates, Robert Herrick and Huish, and German Captain Jakob Thorbecke, are commissioned to sail a Yankee schooner called The ...

Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

as Charles Gillette

6.0
Acting

When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government C...

King of Gamblers

King of Gamblers

1937

as Jim Adams

7.0
Acting

Working for a slick restaurateur who has fallen for her, a down-on-life songstress falls instead for a crusading crime reporter, unaware that her empl...

Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

1937

as Hanlon

6.3
Acting

Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Haley, widow of a bank robber, who can't find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gang...

15 Maiden Lane

15 Maiden Lane

1936

as Det. Sgt. Walsh

6.0
Acting

Insurance investigator Trevor pretends to be a thief to enter a gang of jewel thieves.

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

as Sam 'Polka Dot' McGee

6.4
Acting

Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.

Counterfeit

Counterfeit

1936

as Capper Stevens

6.0
Acting

A cop goes undercover to infiltrate and break up a counterfeiting ring.

Devil's Squadron

Devil's Squadron

1936

as Dana Kirk

6.0
Acting

In this action film, a courageous test pilot works with experimental aircraft for the US Armed Forces. When an important airplane manufacturer dies, h...

Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

1936

as Russ Cortig

6.3
Acting

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring ...

Lady of Secrets

Lady of Secrets

1936

as Michael Harvey

6.0
Acting

Because of a very unhappy affair she had earlier in her life, a woman shuts herself off from the rest of the world.

You May Be Next!

You May Be Next!

1936

as Neil Bennett

2.5
Acting

Gangster tries to censor a crusading radio station by jamming its signal.

One Way Ticket

One Way Ticket

1935

as Jerry

5.0
Acting

A convict marries the warder's daughter after his escape and she eventually persuades him to finish his sentence.

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

as Tex

4.5
Acting

The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-cent...

Atlantic Adventure

Atlantic Adventure

1935

as Dan Miller

5.5
Acting

When reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he is working on a story, Helen breaks up with him. Later,...

'G' Men

'G' Men

1935

as Hugh Farrell

6.5
Acting

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend...

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

1935

as Chesty Burrage

6.0
Acting

Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks...