Noir Characters
Sam Levene
The Killers
Bert Freed
711 Ocean Drive
711 Ocean Drive
Helen Westcott
Loan Shark
Loan Shark
William Challee
Desperate
Desperate
Joe Sawyer
Deadline, USA
Deadline, USA
Walter Sande
Dark City
Dark City
Douglas Fowley
Lady In The Death House
Lady In The Death House
Tom Powers
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
Louis Jean Heydt
Roadblock
Roadblock
Regis Toomey
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
Robert Osterloh
Criss-Cross
Criss-
Frank Faylen
99 River Street
99 River Street
Adele Jergens
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery
Don Haggerty
Cry Vengeance
Cry Vengeance
Wallace Ford
T-Men
T-
Robert Keith
The Lineup
The Lineup
Sheldon Leonard
Somewhere In The Night
Somewhere In The Night
John Ridgley
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
Marvin Miller
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
Don Beddoe
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
Willis Bouchey
The Big Heat
The Big Heat
Claire Carleton
Shockproof
Shockproof
Bruce Bennett
Smart Girls Don’t Talk
Smart Girls Don’t Talk
Howard St. John
711 Ocean Drive
711 Ocean Drive
Jeff Corey
Never Trust A Gambler
Never Trust A Gambler
Myrna Dell
Nocturne
Nocturne
Hugh Sanders - Kent Smith
The Damned Don’t Cry
Ray Teal
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
Harry Morgan
Race Street
Race Street
Wendell Corey - Paul Kelly
The File On Thelma Jordan
John McIntire
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
J. C. Flippen
They Live By Night
They Live By Night
John Doucette - Rhys Williams
The Crooked Way
Stephen McNally
Criss-Cross
Criss-
King Donovan
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
James Craig
Side Street
Side Street
Wally Cassell
White Heat
White Heat
Harry Shannon
Hunt The Man Down
Hunt The Man Down
John Kellogg
Hunt The Man Down
Hunt The Man Down
Paul Frees
His Kind Of Woman
Steven Geray
The Unfaithful
The Unfaithful
Anthony Caruso
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
Art Smith
In A Lonely Place
In A Lonely Place
William Conrad
Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number
Jeff Donnell
Night Editor
Night Editor
Jay Adler
99 River Street
99 River Street
Edwin Max
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly
Paul Guilfoyle
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly
Whit Bissell
Brute Force
Brute Force
Will Wright
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
Robert Alda
Homicide
Homicide
Hillary Brooke
Strange Impersonation
Strange Impersonation
John Ireland
Raw Deal
Raw Deal
John Archer - Lyle Talbot
City of Fear
Shelley Winters
Escape In The Fog
Escape In The Fog
Ted de Corsia
Crime Wave
Crime Wave
Howard Wendell
Affair In Trinidad
Affair In Trinidad
John Hoyt
Loan Shark
Loan Shark
Joseph Calleia
Deadline At Dawn
Deadline At Dawn
A solid core of actors filled the bit parts and supporting roles that were essential in film noir. For many of the character actors it was a career in anonymity even though their face was well known to audiences. Others alternated between more substantial roles.
Charles Bronson and Lee Van Cleeve were among the few who went on to become stars in the own right. Nevertheless, this group of actors certainly made an important contribution to the unique atmosphere that was film noir never getting their proper due.
Charles Bronson and Lee Van Cleeve were among the few who went on to become stars in the own right. Nevertheless, this group of actors certainly made an important contribution to the unique atmosphere that was film noir never getting their proper due.
Morris Ankrum
The Damned Don’t Cry
The Damned Don’t Cry
Charles Lane
Backfire
Emory Parnell
A Woman’s Secret
A Woman’s Secret
Virginia Christine
Cover Up
Herb Vigran
Appointment With Danger
Appointment With Danger
Robert Burton
The Big Heat
The Big Heat
Peter Leeds
D.O.A.
D.O.A.
Dan Seymour
The Big Heat
The Big Heat
Lynn Bagget
The Mob
The Mob
Roy Engle
Breakdown
Breakdown
Hoagy Carmichael
Las Vegas Story
Las Vegas Story
William Bishop
Breakdown
Breakdown
Ralph Dunn
Deadline At Dawn
Deadline At Dawn
Robert Bryce
The Racket
The Racket
Charles Bronson
Crime Wave
Crime Wave
Lee Van Cleeve
Vice Squad
Hugh Beaumont
Railroaded
Railroaded
Celia Lovsky
The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia
Esther Howard
Murder My Sweet
Murder My Sweet
Brad Dexter
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
