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  • BIRTH 25/09/1926
  • DEATH 27/03/1991
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 3
  • MOVIES 25

Aldo Ray

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.

Aldo Ray

Shows (3)

The Virginian
The Virginian
Frank Krause / Jacob 'Jake' Walker
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Benton
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Mister Harold

Movies (25)

The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH
Sullivan (voice)
We're No Angels
We're No Angels
Albert
The Sicilian
The Sicilian
Don Siano of Bisacquino
Star Slammer
Star Slammer
The Inquisitor
La Course du lièvre à travers les champs
La Course du lièvre à travers les champs
Mattone
The Power
The Power
Bruce
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
Andy Hookens
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Eddie Hart
Psychic Killer
Psychic Killer
Lt. Dave Anderson
God's Little Acre
God's Little Acre
Bill Thompson
Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
Davie Hucko
Death Dimension
Death Dimension
Verde
Don't Go Near the Park
Don't Go Near the Park
Taft
The Centerfold Girls
The Centerfold Girls
Ed Walker
Dynamite Brothers
Dynamite Brothers
Burke
Blood Red
Blood Red
Father Stassio
3-D Rarities
3-D Rarities
Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage)
Nightfall
Nightfall
James Vanning / Art Rayburn
Sylvia
Sylvia
Jonas Karoki
Men in War
Men in War
Sgt. Montana
The Green Berets
The Green Berets
Sgt. Muldoon
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Sergeant Rizzo
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead
Sam Croft
Biohazard
Biohazard
General Randolph
Hollywood Cop
Hollywood Cop
Mr. Fong