Robert Wesley Addy
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Aug 4, 1913 Omaha, NE |
| Died | Dec 31, 1996 Danbury, CT |
| Age | Died at 83 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Wesley Addy | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1950-1996 |
| Known for | Cold, calculating villains |
| Top Roles | Sheriff Luke Standish, John, Lt. Pat Murphy, Wolfgang Sulke, Winthrop Trowbridge |
| Top Genres | Drama, Thriller/Suspense, Film Noir, Crime, Film Adaptation, Horror |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Money, Sibling Rivalry |
| Top Collaborators | Robert Aldrich (Director), Nick Dennis, Victor Buono, Marjorie Bennett |
| Shares birthday with | Louis Armstrong, William Keighley, Anita Page see more.. |
Wesley Addy Overview:
Character actor, Wesley Addy, was born Robert Wesley Addy on Aug 4, 1913 in Omaha, NE. Addy appeared in over 75 film and TV roles. His best known films include What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Loving, Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte and Network. Addy died at the age of 83 on Dec 31, 1996 in Danbury, CT and was cremated and his unknown .
MINI BIO:
Tall, slim, and white-haired, Wesley Addy appeared almost entirely on stage, often in productions with his wife (since 1961), former Hollywood star Celeste Holm. His few film roles (often in pictures directed by Robert Aldrich) have been as cold, calculating characters, less showy than the main villain, but less like to pay the price.
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Wesley Addy Quotes:
Lt. Pat Murphy:
Now listen, Mike. Listen carefully. I'm going to pronounce a few words. They're harmless words. Just a bunch of letters scrambled together. But their meaning is very important. Try to understand what they mean. "Manhattan Project, Los Alamos, Trinity."
Lt. Pat Murphy: Let the big slob sit there and think about his girl. What's likely to happen to her?
Mike Hammer: I didn't know.
Lt. Pat Murphy: You didn't know. Do you think you'd have done any different if you had known?
Lt. Pat Murphy: You're so bright working on your own, you penny-ante gumshoe. You thought you saw something big and you tried to horn in.
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Lt. Pat Murphy: Let the big slob sit there and think about his girl. What's likely to happen to her?
Mike Hammer: I didn't know.
Lt. Pat Murphy: You didn't know. Do you think you'd have done any different if you had known?
Lt. Pat Murphy: You're so bright working on your own, you penny-ante gumshoe. You thought you saw something big and you tried to horn in.
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