- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 11, 1902
- Place of Birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- September 27, 1985
Lloyd Nolan
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 Stanford as a freshman "because I never got around to attending any other class but dramatics." His parents disapproved of his choice of a career in acting, preferring that he join his father's shoe business, "one of the most solvent commercial firms in San Francisco." Nolan served in the United States Merchant Marine before joining the Dennis Players theatrical troupe in Cape Cod. He began his career …
Filmography
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
2000 · Narrator
movieHannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Evan
moviePrince Jack
1985 · Joe Kennedy
movieIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984 · Monsignor Donoghue
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Julian Tenley
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Lloyd Nolan
movieGalyon
1980 · Willard Morgan
movieValentine
1979 · Brother Joe
$weepstake$
1979 · Dr. Warnecke
movieMy Boys Are Good Boys
1978 · Dan Montgomery
movieThe Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Attorney General Harlan Stone
movieFire!
1977 · Doc Bennett
movieFlight to Holocaust
1977 · Wilton Bender
tvThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
movieThe November Plan
1977 · Gen. Smedley Butler
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
tvCity of Angels
1976
tvEllery Queen
1975
movieThe Abduction of Saint Anne
1975 · Carl Gentry
movieThe Sky's the Limit
1975 · Cornwall
movieEarthquake
1974 · Dr. James Vance
tvPolice Woman
1974
tvLincoln
1974 · William H. Seward
movieIsn't It Shocking?
1973 · Jesse Chapin
tvThe Magician
1973 · Charles Keegan
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
tvThe Waltons
1972 · Cyrus Guthrie
movieAirport
1970 · Harry Standish
tvMcCloud
1970
tvThe Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Dr. Karl Richardson
tvJulia
1968 · Dr. Morton Chegley
movieIce Station Zebra
1968 · Admiral Garvey
movieSergeant Ryker
1968 · Gen. Amos Bailey
tvMannix
1967 · Sam Dubrio
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
movieThe Double Man
1967 · Edwards
movieWings of Fire
1967 · Max Clarity
movieAn American Dream
1966 · Barney Kelly
movieNever Too Late
1965 · Mayor Crane
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Judge Harper
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Ben Hanks
tvThe Bing Crosby Show
1964
movieCircus World
1964 · Cap Carson
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Gen. Amos Bailey
tvThe Great Adventure
1963 · Col. Fraser
tvThe Outer Limits
1963 · Tom Kagan
movieThe Girl Hunters
1963 · Arthur Rickerby
movieWe Joined the Navy
1963 · Vice Admiral Ryan
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Wade Anders, Abe Clayton, Tom Foster
movieSusan Slade
1961 · Roger Slade
tvBus Stop
1961
tvThe Dick Powell Show
1961 · Vernon Clay
movieGirl of the Night
1960 · Dr. Mitchell
tvOutlaws
1960
tvThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · George McShane
moviePortrait in Black
1960 · Matthew S. Cabot
tvStartime
1959 · Narrator
tvLaramie
1959
tvBonanza
1959 · Inspector Charles Leduque
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
moviePeyton Place
1957 · Dr. Matthew Swain
movieA Hatful of Rain
1957 · John Pope, Sr
movieSeven Waves Away
1957 · Frank Kelly
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Dr. Elisha Pittman
movieToward the Unknown
1956 · Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
movieSantiago
1956 · Clay Pike
movieThe Last Hunt
1956 · Woodfoot
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
Ford Star Jubilee
1955
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
tvClimax!
1954 · Jack London
movieCrazylegs
1953 · Win Brockmeyer
movieIsland in the Sky
1953 · Captain Stutz
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Robert Hale, Michael Bowen
movieNatural Vision 3-Dimension
1952 · Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Nat Miller
movieThe Lemon Drop Kid
1951 · Oxford Charley
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieEasy Living
1949 · Lenahan
tvMartin Kane, Private Eye
1949
movieThe Sun Comes Up
1949 · Thomas I. Chandler
movieBad Boy
1949 · Marshall Brown
tvThe Ford Theatre Hour
1948 · Nifty Miller
movieThe Street with No Name
1948 · Inspector George A. Briggs
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieGreen Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Rob McLaughlin
movieWild Harvest
1947 · Kink
movieLady in the Lake
1946 · Lieutenant DeGarmot
movieSomewhere in the Night
1946 · Police Lt. Donald Kendall
movieTwo Smart People
1946 · Bob Simms
movieThe House on 92nd Street
1945 · Agent George A. Briggs
movieCaptain Eddie
1945 · Lt. Jim Whitaker
movieWar Comes to America
1945 · Narrator
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1945 · Sam Lord
movieA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Officer McShane
movieResisting Enemy Interrogation
1944 · USAF Debriefing Officer / Narrator
movieAttack! The Battle for New Britain
1944 · Narrator (voice)
movieGuadalcanal Diary
1943 · Sgt. Hook Malone
movieDon't Be a Sucker!
1943 · Commentator (voice)
movieBataan
1943 · Cpl. Barney Todd
movieTime to Kill
1942 · Michael Shayne
movieManila Calling
1942 · Lucky Matthews
movieApache Trail
1942 · Trigger Bill Folliard
movieJust Off Broadway
1942 · Michael Shayne
movieIt Happened in Flatbush
1942 · Frank 'Butterfingers' Maguire
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942 · Michael Shayne
movieBlue, White and Perfect
1942 · Michael Shayne
movieSteel Against the Sky
1941 · Rocky Evans
movieBlues in the Night
1941 · Del Davis
movieBuy Me That Town
1941 · Rickey Deane
movieDressed to Kill
1941 · Michael Shayne
movieSleepers West
1941 · Michael Shayne
movieMr. Dynamite
1941 · Tommy N. Thornton ('Mr. Dynamite')
movieBehind the News
1940 · Stuart Woodrow
movieMichael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Michael Shayne
movieCharter Pilot
1940 · King Morgan
movieThe Golden Fleecing
1940 · Gus Fender
movieThe Man I Married
1940 · Kenneth Delane
moviePier 13
1940 · Danny Dolan
movieGangs of Chicago
1940 · Matthew J. 'Matty' Burns
movieJohnny Apollo
1940 · Mickey Dwyer
movieThe House Across the Bay
1940 · Slant Kolma
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 · Joe Monday
movieThe Magnificent Fraud
1939 · Sam Barr
movieUndercover Doctor
1939 · Robert Anders
We're in the Movies, Now!
1939 · Himself
movieSt. Louis Blues
1939 · Dave Geurney
movieAmbush
1939 · Tony Andrews
movieKing of Alcatraz
1938 · Raymond Grayson
moviePrison Farm
1938 · Larry Harrison
movieHunted Men
1938 · Joe Albany
movieTip-Off Girls
1938 · Bob Anders
movieDangerous to Know
1938 · Inspector Brandon
movieWells Fargo
1937 · Dal Slade
movieEvery Day's a Holiday
1937 · John Quade
movieEbb Tide
1937 · Attwater
movieExclusive
1937 · Charles Gillette
movieKing of Gamblers
1937 · Jim Adams
movieInternes Can't Take Money
1937 · Hanlon
movie15 Maiden Lane
1936 · Det. Sgt. Walsh
movieThe Texas Rangers
1936 · Sam 'Polka Dot' McGee
movieCounterfeit
1936 · Capper Stevens
movieDevil's Squadron
1936 · Dana Kirk
movieBig Brown Eyes
1936 · Russ Cortig
movieLady of Secrets
1936 · Michael Harvey
movieYou May Be Next!
1936 · Neil Bennett
movieOne Way Ticket
1935 · Jerry
movieShe Couldn't Take It
1935 · Tex
movieAtlantic Adventure
1935 · Dan Miller
movie'G' Men
1935 · Hugh Farrell
movieStolen Harmony
1935 · Chesty Burrage