Biography
Lawrence Tierney (March 15, 1919 – February 26, 2002) was an American actor, known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and hardened criminals, which mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. Commenting on the DVD release of a Tierney film in 2005, a New York Times critic observed: "The hulking Tierney was not so much an actor as a frightening force of nature." Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Tierney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikip...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose
2006
as Self (archive footage)
An insightful documentary about the impact and ripple effect of "Reservoir Dogs" from its release in 1992 and how it has helped redefine contemporary ...

Tarantino's Mind
2006
as Joe Cabot (archive footage)
Two friends at a bar talking about theories involving Quentin Tarantino's movies.

Evicted
2004
as Bob
Micro is the leader of a group of pals who enjoy life to the fullest. Unfortunately, their landlord isn't fond of their shenanigans and they're slated...

Armageddon
1998
as Eddie 'Gramp' Stamper (uncredited)
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate ...

Southie
1998
as Colie Powers
South Boston Irish bad boy Danny Quinn returns back home from New York and gets stuck between his pals, who are supported by one Irish mafia clan, and...

2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Old Man
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that...

Portrait in Red
1995
as Robert Pearlman
An artist with a rather unusual art-style literally uses all the men she likes for her artworks. Bodies begin to pile up in abandoned alleyways and th...

Starstruck
1995
as Patron
A psychotic serial killer turns his "hobby" into movie productions, that show his victims' fates.

Junior
1994
as Mover
A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out...

A Kiss Goodnight
1994
as Sergeant Harwood
Advertising exec Natalie engages in a passionate, but brief, love affair with a stranger named Kurt. When Natalie returns to her boyfriend, she finds...
French Intensive
1994
as Uncle Larry
A comedy about a woman so infatuated with her French professor that she kidnaps him. Her romantic illusions are quickly shattered.

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
1994
as Joe Cabot (archive footage)
A short film that took director Quentin Tarantino to task for failing to credit director Ringo Lam's City on Fire (1987 film) as an influence upon the...

Eddie Presley
1993
as Joe West
Eddie Presley is a down on his luck ex-Elvis impersonator. With his days of fromer glory performing in small to medium-sized clubs behind him, he's st...

Red
1993
as Louis 'Red' Deutsch
Based on the true story of Louis "Red" Deutsch. A New Jersey bar-owner is plagued with prank phone calls that prompt him to flip into psychotic, profa...

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
1993
as Joey Buttafucco's Father
Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife...

Midnight 2
1993
as Bert Johnson (archive footage)
The surviving member of a devil-worshiping family uses a camcorder to videotape himself murdering young women during sex. The girlfriend of one of his...

Reservoir Dogs
1992
as Joe Cabot
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- vet...

City of Hope
1991
as Kerrigan
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who ...

The Death Merchant
1991
as Ivan Yates
A nasty "businessman" strives to get a deal back on track after an archaeologist removes a computer chip from an artifact before it is stolen.

Wizards of the Demon Sword
1991
as Slave Master
Ulric's daughter unites with warrior Thane against evil Lord Khoura, who covets the knife of Aktar.

The Runestone
1991
as Chief Richardson
A New York detective takes the case of a bulletproof monster sprung to life from Viking legend.

Dillinger
1991
as Sheriff Sarber
Crime drama based on the real-life story of US gangster John Dillinger, who was hunted by the FBI after a string of armed bank robberies during the Gr...

Why Me?
1990
as Armenian Robber #1
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.

The Horror Show
1989
as Warden
Vowing revenge on the detective who apprehended him, serial killer "Meat Cleaver" Max Jenke returns from beyond the grave to launch a whole new reign ...

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Angels Manager
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen ...

From a Whisper to a Scream
1987
as Warden
The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with ...

Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
as Dougy Madden
Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a wom...

Murphy's Law
1986
as Cameron
A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and pro...

Silver Bullet
1985
as Owen Knopfler
The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a...

Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Lt. Hanley
Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sig...

Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
as Carriage Driver
An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who ta...

Terrible Joe Moran
1984
as Pico
A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financial help for her writing career and helping her los...

Midnight
1982
as Bert Johnson
A young woman fleeing her sexually abusive stepfather hitches a ride with two young men, but the three soon find themselves at the mercy of a backwood...

The Prowler
1981
as Maj. Chatham
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once tho...

Arthur
1981
as Man in Coffee Shop
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Gloria
1980
as Broadway Bartender
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters...

Bloodrage
1980
as Malone
A sexually frustrated young man kills hookers.

The Kirlian Witness
1978
as Detective
A woman communicates with a houseplant that was the only witness to a recent murder.

Bad
1977
as O'Reilly-O'Crapface
Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite,...

Abduction
1975
as FBI Agent
The daughter of wealthy businessman is taken hostage by a gang of radical black revolutionaries. While she fears for her life at first, she gradually ...

Such Good Friends
1971
as Hospital Guard
Julie Messinger, a repressed woman, grapples with her hidden passions when a routine hospital visit for her husband, Richard, spirals into chaos. As s...

Killer Without a Face
1968
as The Mute
A woman is chased onto the ramparts of a castle by a gun-toting figure. She stumbles and falls to her death. Barbara, the mentally unbalanced owner ...

Custer of the West
1967
as Gen. Philip Sheridan
Biopic of General George Armstrong Custer from his rise to prominence in the Civil War through to his "last stand" at the Battle of the Little Big Hor...

A Child Is Waiting
1963
as Douglas Benham
Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her lif...

Female Jungle
1956
as Det. Sgt. Jack Stevens
Alcoholic detective investigating the murder of an actress starts getting worried when all fingers begin to point at him.

Singing in the Dark
1956
as Biff Lamont
Leo, a holocaust survivor who suffers from total amnesia, comes to the U.S. and works as a hotel desk clerk. One night while a comedian who owns a bar...

The Steel Cage
1954
as Chet Harmon, a Ringleader, segment "The Hostages"
Drama set in San Quentin prison.

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Mr. Henderson
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won c...

The Bushwhackers
1951
as Sam Tobin
Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arrives in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, intending never again to use a gun. He finds that ranch...

Best of the Badmen
1951
as Jesse James
After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders a chance to claim allegi...

The Hoodlum
1951
as Vincent Lubeck
Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but he uses and abuses them in the course of his crimes. E...

Shakedown
1950
as Harry Colton
Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, h...

Kill or Be Killed
1950
as Robert Warren
An innocent man accused of a murder hides out aboard a steam ship in South American.

Bodyguard
1948
as Michael C. 'Mike' Carter
A cop on suspension is framed for murder when he noses in on a murder investigation.

Born to Kill
1947
as Sam Wild
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
as Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan kills a man in a holdup and hitches a ride to Los Angeles with Fergie. At a gas station, they pick up two women. Encountering a roadblock...

San Quentin
1946
as Jim Roland
An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.

Step by Step
1946
as Johnny Christopher
Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U....

Badman's Territory
1946
as Jesse James
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law s...

Mama Loves Papa
1945
as Sharpe
A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is ...

Those Endearing Young Charms
1945
as Lt. Ted Brewster
A soldier loses his girlfriend to his best buddy.

Back to Bataan
1945
as Lt. Cmdr. Waite
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.

Dillinger
1945
as John Dillinger
The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.

Birthday Blues
1945
as Tom Williams - Neighbor
Leon, not willing to admit he had forgotten the birthday of his wife, tells her he left her present at the office, and she insists he go get it. On th...

Youth Runs Wild
1944
as Larry Duncan
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.

The Falcon Out West
1944
as Senator (uncredited)
When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, t...

The Ghost Ship
1943
as Seaman Louie Parker
Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die myst...

Government Girl
1943
as FBI Man (uncredited)
An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.

Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
On a trip to New York, a small-town blowhard gets caught between a wealthy widow and a gold digger.