Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

actor, writer, soundtrack

Tom Dugan was born on Jan 01, 1889 in Ireland. Tom Dugan's big-screen debut came with The Swell-Head directed by Ralph Graves in 1927, strarring Malone's Manager. Tom Dugan is known for Just Across the Street directed by Joseph Pevney, Ann Sheridan stars as Henrietta Smith and John Lund as Fred Newcombe. The upcoming new movie Tom Dugan plays is Crashout which will be released on Mar 01, 1955.

Prolific Irish character actor Thomas J. Dugan was born in Dublin on New Year's Day 1889. At a young age, his family moved to Philadelphia, where Dugan attended high school. He had a good tenor voice so, after leaving school, he decided to pursue a career in show business. Before appearing on stage, Dugan performed in minstrel and traveling medicine shows that were popular at the time. He played in musical comedies in New York City and vaudeville theaters such as Earl Carroll's Vanities before eventually becoming a comedian on Broadway.Dugan began his acting career in 1927 with roles in some obscure silent movies. He was lucky enough to be cast in Lights of New York (1928), the very first feature film with all synchronous dialogue (Le chanteur de jazz (1927) was the first movie to use audible dialogue, but it still used title cards). His best-known films are Ernst Lubitsch's satirical World War II comedy Jeu dangereux (1942) and the Gene Kelly/Frank Sinatra/Esther Williams musical Match d'amour (1949).Over the years, Dugan appeared in more than 260 films, appearing on silver screens frequently until a road accident in California took his life on March 7, 1955. He was 66 years old at the time of his death.

  • Birthday

    Jan 01, 1889

  • Place of Birth

    Dublin, Ireland

Known For

Just Across the Street
Movie
Just Across the Street

19527.4

On the Town
Movie
On the Town

19497.3

Alias Nick Beal
Movie
Alias Nick Beal

19497.1

The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie
The Best Years of Our Lives

19478.1

The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home

19457.3

Hi, Beautiful
Movie
Hi, Beautiful

19447.1

To Be or Not to Be
Movie
To Be or Not to Be

19428.2

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Movie
Yankee Doodle Dandy

19427.6

The Major and the Minor
Movie
The Major and the Minor

19427.4

Love Affair
Movie
Love Affair

19397.3

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