Birth Day: 1926-09-25
Place of birth: Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, USA
Aldo Ray was born in the borough of Pen Argyl, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on 25 September 1926. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, served as a US Navy frogman during WWII and saw action on Iwo Jima. While constable of Crockett, California, he drove his brother Guido to an audition for the film Idols in the Dust (1951). Director David Miller hired him for a small role as a cynical football player. Ray's husky frame, thick neck and raspy voice made him perfect for playing tough sexy roles. He was the star of George Cukor's The Marrying Kind (1952) and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953). Ray was the none-too-bright boxer in Cukor's Pat and Mike (1952) and an escaped convict in 'Michael Curtiz"s We're No Angels (1955). His career started downhill in the 1970s, with him appearing in a string of low-budget films as a character actor. His last film was Shock 'Em Dead (1991). Ray was married three times, with one daughter Claire born in 1951 to his first wife Shirley Green whom he married on on 20 June 1947. Ray was then briefly married to actress Jeff Donnell and then had two sons and a daughter with his third wife, Johanna Ray, one of whom is the actor Eric DaRe. Aldo Ray died of throat cancer on 27 March 1991.
Credits
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As Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage) -
As Tony -
As General Makepeace -
As Johnson -
As Father Stassio -
As Sheriff -
As Captain Ned -
As Gene Krebelski -
As Victor Lazzaro -
As Don Siano of Bisacquino -
As Mr. Fong -
As Sheriff Benny -
As Frank Morris -
As Inspector Benedict -
As The Inquisitor -
As Police Lieutenant -
As General Randolph -
As Fred -
As Bürgermeister Niederhangen -
As Police Commissioner -
As Narrator -
As Wally -
As The Manager -
As Sullivan (voice) -
As Bouchard -
As Larry Craig -
As Taft -
As Sheriff Burgess -
As Banner -
As Sheriff Neal Rydholm -
As Mat Tibbs -
As Tiny -
As Verde -
As Karl Krauss -
As Andrew -
As Mine Boss -
As Stubby Stebbins -
As Sheriff Peterson -
As Mimmo, Stage Robber -
As Frank Keefer -
As Cop -
As Lt. Dave Anderson -
As J. Arthur Cobra -
As M.Sgt. Prior -
As Burke -
As Ed Walker -
As Dr. Dutch -
As Lt. Stans -
As Mattone -
As Sheriff -
As Edward Logan -
As Sgt. Muldoon -
As Major Comack -
As Seargent Cloadec -
As Bruce -
As Vigo -
As Man from Bodie -
As Lieutenant Walt Lorimer -
As Joe Vorzyck -
As Eddie Hart -
As Sergeant Rizzo -
As Jonas Karoki -
As Sheriff -
As Moreau -
As Mark Wheeler (aka Johnny Nobody) -
As Charles Norgate -
As Matt Kirk -
As Sam Croft -
As Bill Thompson -
As Sgt. Montana -
As James Vanning / Art Rayburn -
As Andy Hookens -
As Hugh O'Reilly -
As Albert -
As Frank McGraw -
As Sgt. Phil O'Hara -
As Davie Hucko -
As 'Chet' Keefer -
As Mark Foster -
As Theron Henchman (uncredited) -
As Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe)