Harry Tyler
- Birthday
- Jun 13, 1888
Bio: American actor Harry Tyler wasn't really as old as the hills when he started his film career in 1929; in fact, he was barely 40. Still, Tyler's wizened, gimlet-eyed face was his fortune, and he spent most of his movie years playing variations of the Spry Old Timer. Tyler began his stage career as a boy soprano in 1901, under the aegis of producer Flo Ziegfeld and… More Bio: American actor Harry Tyler wasn't really as old as the hills when he started his film career in 1929; in fact, he was barely 40. Still, Tyler's wizened, gimlet-eyed face was his fortune, and he spent most of his movie years playing variations of the Spry Old Timer. Tyler began his stage career as a boy soprano in 1901, under the aegis of producer Flo Ziegfeld and Ziegfeld's wife Anna Held. He married Gladys Crolius in 1910, and for the next twelve years they toured vaudeville in a precursor to Burns and Allen's smart guy/dumb dora act. Returning to the legitimate stage in 1925, Tyler journeyed to Hollywood when talking pictures took hold four years later. His inaugural screen appearance was a recreation of his stage role in The Shannons on Broadway. Harry Tyler played bits and featured roles as janitors, sign painters, philandering businessmen, frontier farmers and accident victims from 1929 until his farewell appearance in John Ford's The Last Hurrah (1958). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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Somewhere in the Night (2013)
- Baggage Room Attendant
- 89%
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Pillow Talk (1959)
- Hansom Cabby
- 92%
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Alias Jesse James (1959)
- Elmo the Station Master
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The Last Hurrah (1958)
- Retainer
- 88%
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Plunder Road (1957)
- Ernie Beach
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Harry Tyler Videos
The Quiet Man
1 minutes 20 seconds
The Last Hurrah
3 minutes 4 seconds
Sullivan's Travels
2 minutes 48 seconds
The Adventures Of Mark Twain
30 seconds
Mrs. Parkington
30 seconds
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