Lawrence Tierney

Birth Name: Lawrence James Tierney

Date of Birth: March 15, 1919

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: February 26, 2002

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Irish

Lawrence Tierney was an American actor. Known for his “tough guy” screen persona, his roles included the films Dillinger (1945), Back to Bataan, Those Endearing Young Charms, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, Born to Kill, Kill or Be Killed (1950), Best of the Badmen, The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Singing in the Dark, Such Good Friends, The Prowler (1981), Stephen King’s Silver Bullet, Tough Guys Don’t Dance, Murphy’s Law, The Runestone, and Reservoir Dogs.

He was the son of Mary Alice (Crowley) and Lawrence Hugh Tierney, a police officer, with the New York aqueduct police force. His brothers were actors Scott Brady (born Gerard Kenneth Tierney) and Edward Tierney. He had a daughter.

Lawrence’s paternal grandfather was named James Henry Tierney. James was Irish.

Lawrence’s paternal grandmother was named Mary J. Laughlin. Mary J. was Irish.

Lawrence’s maternal grandfather was Timothy Francis or Thomas J. Crowley (the son of Timothy Crowley and Alice Condon). Lawrence’s grandfather was an Irish emigrant, from Kilmallock, County Limerick. Alice was the daughter of James Condon and Brigid Carrol.

Lawrence’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Mae/Mary Barry (the daughter of Thomas W. Barry and Mary Cahill). Margaret was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Irish parents. Thomas was from County Cork. Lawrence’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Cavan, the daughter of John Cahill and Margaret Smith/Smythe.

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