Lawrence Tierney Jr. (March 15, 1919 — February 26, 2002) was an American actor known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and tough guys, roles that mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. He was always billed as Lawrence Tierney. 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.”
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Lawrence Tierney Jr. (March 15, 1919 — February 26, 2002) was an American actor known for his many screen portrayals of mobsters and tough guys, roles that mirrored his own frequent brushes with the law. He was always billed as Lawrence Tierney. 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.”