
Lloyd Nolan
Acting
155
Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lloyd Benedict Nolan (August 11, 1902 β 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...
Known For
Filmography
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
2000
as Narrator

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Evan

Prince Jack
1985
as Joe Kennedy

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Monsignor Donoghue

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Julian Tenley

Remington Steele
1982
as Lloyd Nolan

Galyon
1980
as Willard Morgan

Valentine
1979
as Brother Joe
$weepstake$
1979
as Dr. Warnecke

My Boys Are Good Boys
1978
as Dan Montgomery

Fire!
1977
as Doc Bennett

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
as Attorney General Harlan Stone

Flight to Holocaust
1977
as Wilton Bender

The November Plan
1977
as Gen. Smedley Butler

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Quincy, M.E.
1976

City of Angels
1976

The Abduction of Saint Anne
1975
as Carl Gentry

The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Cornwall

Ellery Queen
1975

Earthquake
1974
as Dr. James Vance

Police Woman
1974

Lincoln
1974
as William H. Seward

Isn't It Shocking?
1973
as Jesse Chapin

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self

The Magician
1973
as Charles Keegan

The Waltons
1972
as Cyrus Guthrie

Airport
1970
as Harry Standish

McCloud
1970

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Dr. Karl Richardson

Ice Station Zebra
1968
as Admiral Garvey

Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Gen. Amos Bailey

Julia
1968
as Dr. Morton Chegley

The Double Man
1967
as Edwards

Wings of Fire
1967
as Max Clarity

Mannix
1967
as Sam Dubrio

Judd, for the Defense
1967

An American Dream
1966
as Barney Kelly

Never Too Late
1965
as Mayor Crane

The F.B.I.
1965
as Judge Harper

Circus World
1964
as Cap Carson

Daniel Boone
1964
as Ben Hanks

The Bing Crosby Show
1964

We Joined the Navy
1963
as Vice Admiral Ryan

The Girl Hunters
1963
as Arthur Rickerby

The Great Adventure
1963
as Col. Fraser

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Gen. Amos Bailey

The Outer Limits
1963
as Tom Kagan

The Virginian
1962
as Wade Anders

The Virginian
1962
as Abe Clayton

The Virginian
1962
as Tom Foster

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Susan Slade
1961
as Roger Slade

The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Vernon Clay

Bus Stop
1961

Portrait in Black
1960
as Matthew S. Cabot

Girl of the Night
1960
as Dr. Mitchell

Outlaws
1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as George McShane

Laramie
1959

Bonanza
1959
as Inspector Charles Leduque

Startime
1959
as Narrator

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958

A Hatful of Rain
1957
as John Pope, Sr

Peyton Place
1957
as Dr. Matthew Swain

Seven Waves Away
1957
as Frank Kelly

The Last Hunt
1956
as Woodfoot

Toward the Unknown
1956
as Brig. Gen. Bill Banner

Santiago
1956
as Clay Pike

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Dr. Elisha Pittman
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
Ford Star Jubilee
1955

MGM Parade
1955
as Self

Climax!
1954
as Jack London

Island in the Sky
1953
as Captain Stutz

Crazylegs
1953
as Win Brockmeyer

General Electric Theater
1953
as Robert Hale

General Electric Theater
1953
as Michael Bowen

Natural Vision 3-Dimension
1952
as Self

The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
as Oxford Charley

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Nat Miller

What's My Line?
1950
as Self

Easy Living
1949
as Lenahan

The Sun Comes Up
1949
as Thomas I. Chandler

Bad Boy
1949
as Marshall Brown

Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949

The Street with No Name
1948
as Inspector George A. Briggs

Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
as Rob McLaughlin

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Ford Theatre Hour
1948
as Nifty Miller

Wild Harvest
1947
as Kink

Lady in the Lake
1946
as Lieutenant DeGarmot

Two Smart People
1946
as Bob Simms

Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Police Lt. Donald Kendall

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Officer McShane

The House on 92nd Street
1945
as Agent George A. Briggs

Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Sam Lord

Captain Eddie
1945
as Lt. Jim Whitaker

War Comes to America
1945
as Narrator

Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944
as USAF Debriefing Officer / Narrator

Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944
as Narrator (voice)

Bataan
1943
as Cpl. Barney Todd

Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Sgt. Hook Malone

Don't Be a Sucker!
1943
as Commentator (voice)

Time to Kill
1942
as Michael Shayne

It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Frank 'Butterfingers' Maguire

The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Michael Shayne

Just Off Broadway
1942
as Michael Shayne

Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Michael Shayne

Manila Calling
1942
as Lucky Matthews

Apache Trail
1942
as Trigger Bill Folliard

Blues in the Night
1941
as Del Davis

Dressed to Kill
1941
as Michael Shayne

Mr. Dynamite
1941
as Tommy N. Thornton ('Mr. Dynamite')

Sleepers West
1941
as Michael Shayne

Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Rocky Evans

Buy Me That Town
1941
as Rickey Deane

The House Across the Bay
1940
as Slant Kolma

Johnny Apollo
1940
as Mickey Dwyer

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
as Michael Shayne

Pier 13
1940
as Danny Dolan

The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Gus Fender

The Man I Married
1940
as Kenneth Delane

Behind the News
1940
as Stuart Woodrow

Charter Pilot
1940
as King Morgan

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Joe Monday

Gangs of Chicago
1940
as Matthew J. 'Matty' Burns

The Magnificent Fraud
1939
as Sam Barr

Undercover Doctor
1939
as Robert Anders

Ambush
1939
as Tony Andrews

St. Louis Blues
1939
as Dave Geurney
We're in the Movies, Now!
1939
as Himself

King of Alcatraz
1938
as Raymond Grayson

Tip-Off Girls
1938
as Bob Anders

Dangerous to Know
1938
as Inspector Brandon

Hunted Men
1938
as Joe Albany

Prison Farm
1938
as Larry Harrison

Wells Fargo
1937
as Dal Slade

Ebb Tide
1937
as Attwater

Exclusive
1937
as Charles Gillette

King of Gamblers
1937
as Jim Adams

Internes Can't Take Money
1937
as Hanlon

Every Day's a Holiday
1937
as John Quade

The Texas Rangers
1936
as Sam 'Polka Dot' McGee

Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Russ Cortig

You May Be Next!
1936
as Neil Bennett

Devil's Squadron
1936
as Dana Kirk

15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Det. Sgt. Walsh

Counterfeit
1936
as Capper Stevens

Lady of Secrets
1936
as Michael Harvey

Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Dan Miller

She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Tex

Stolen Harmony
1935
as Chesty Burrage

'G' Men
1935
as Hugh Farrell

One Way Ticket
1935
as Jerry