
J.M. Kerrigan
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Joseph Michael Kerrigan (16 December 1884 β 29 April 1964), better known as J.M. Kerrigan, was an Irish character actor. Kerrigan was born in Dublin, Ireland. He worked as a newspaper reporter until 1907 when he joined the famous Abbey Players. There he became a stalwart, appearing in plays by Lady Gregory, William Butler Yeats and John Millington Synge (for whom he played the role of Shawn Keogh in The Playboy of the Western World. His first screen appearance was in the silent film Food of Love...
Known For
Filmography

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Mr Pickles

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Kevin McGovern

It's a Dog's Life
1955
as Paddy Corbin

Matinee Theater
1955

Frontier
1955

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
as Billy

The Silver Whip
1953
as Riley

General Electric Theater
1953
as Jimmy

Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mr. Thomas J. Flaherty

General Electric Theater
1953
as Dennis Malloy

Park Row
1952
as Dan O'Rourke

My Cousin Rachel
1952
as Reverend Pascoe

The Wild North
1952
as Callahan

Sealed Cargo
1951
as Skipper Ben

Two of a Kind
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Makery

Mrs. Mike
1949
as Uncle John

The Fighting O'Flynn
1949
as Timothy

Call Northside 777
1948
as Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)

The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Tatie the Innkeeper

Studio One
1948
as Pether Flynn

Abie's Irish Rose
1946
as Patrick Murphy

Black Beauty
1946
as John

The Spanish Main
1945
as Pillery Gow

She Went to the Races
1945
as Jeff Habbard

The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Robert MacPherson (uncredited)

The Great John L.
1945
as Father O'Malley

Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
as Splivens

The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Sawyer Collins

The Big Bonanza
1944
as 'Judge' Jasper Kincaid

Wilson
1944
as Edward Sullivan

Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Caviar Jinks (uncredited)

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Mr. McDougal (uncredited)

Captains of the Clouds
1942
as Foster

The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as John Phelps

The Wolf Man
1941
as Charles Conliffe

Appointment for Love
1941
as Timothy

Congo Maisie
1940
as Captain Finch

One Crowded Night
1940
as Brother 'Doc' Joseph

The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Crimp

Untamed
1940
as Mr. Angus McGavity

No Time for Comedy
1940
as Jim

The Sea Hawk
1940
as Eli Matson

Young Tom Edison
1940
as Mr. McCarney

Curtain Call
1940
as Mr. Middleton

Gone with the Wind
1939
as Johnny Gallagher

The Witness Vanishes
1939
as Flinters

Two Thoroughbreds
1939
as Jack Lenihan

6,000 Enemies
1939
as Dan Barrett

The Zero Hour
1939
as Timothy

Union Pacific
1939
as Monahan

Sorority House
1939
as Lew Fisher

Undercover Agent
1939
as Tom 'Pop' Madison

The Kid From Texas
1939
as Farr

The Flying Irishman
1939
as Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr.

The Great Man Votes
1939
as Hot Shot Gillings

Sabotage
1939
as Mel

Two Bright Boys
1939
as Mike Casey

Spring Madness
1938
as Mr. Maloney (uncredited)

Ride a Crooked Mile
1938
as Sgt. Flynn
Little Orphan Annie
1938
as Tom Jennings

Vacation from Love
1938
as Danny Dolan, Hansom Cabbie

London by Night
1937
as Tims

Motor Madness
1937
as Henry John 'Cap' McNeil

The Barrier
1937
as Sgt. Thomas

Lloyd's of London
1936
as Brook Watson

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Judge Maiben

Colleen
1936
as Pop Reilly

Timothy's Quest
1936
as Dr. Cudd

The Plough and the Stars
1936
as Uncle Peter

Spendthrift
1936
as Pop O'Connell

Special Investigator
1936
as Judge Plumgate

The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Leach

Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Tim

Let's Make a Million
1936
as Sam Smith

Werewolf of London
1935
as Hawkins

The Informer
1935
as Terry

A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Pobjoy

Barbary Coast
1935
as Judge Harper

Hot Tip
1935
as Matt

Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Perkins (uncredited)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
as Chief Verger Tope

The Lost Patrol
1934
as Quincannon

The Key
1934
as O'Duffy

The Fountain
1934
as Shordley

A Modern Hero
1934
as Mr. Ryan

A Study in Scarlet
1933
as Jabez Wilson

Air Hostess
1933
as Pop Kearny

Lone Cowboy
1933
as Mr. Curran

Paddy the Next Best Thing
1933
as Collins

Rockabye
1932
as Fagin

Vanity Street
1932
as Dan - Irish Cop (uncredited)

Careless Lady
1932
as Trowbridge

The Rainbow Trail
1932
as Paddy Harrigan

The Black Camel
1931
as Thomas MacMasters

Don't Bet on Women
1931
as Chipley Duff

Merely Mary Ann
1931
as First Drayman

Lightnin'
1930
as Judge Lemuel Townsend

Song o' My Heart
1930
as Peter

New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
as Gateman in Show

Under Suspicion
1930
as Doyle
Lucky In Love
1929
as Connors

Little Old New York
1923
as John O'Day