Aldo Ray

Aldo Ray

Date of Birth:

Sep 25, 1926

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.

filmography:

Deadlock Deadlock

1969

Musketeers of the Sea Musketeers of the Sea

1962

Young Rebels Young Rebels

1989

Shock 'Em Dead Shock 'Em Dead

1991

Gone with the West Gone with the West

1975

The Shooters The Shooters

1989

The Great Skycopter Rescue The Great Skycopter Rescue

1980

The Man Who Would Not Die The Man Who Would Not Die

1975

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

1984

The Executioner Part II The Executioner Part II

1984

Haunted Haunted

1977

The Secret of NIMH The Secret of NIMH

1982

Welcome to Hard Times Welcome to Hard Times

1967

The Siege of Pinchgut The Siege of Pinchgut

1959

Bog Bog

1979

Mongrel Mongrel

1982

Let's Do It Again Let's Do It Again

1953

To Kill a Stranger To Kill a Stranger

1986

Saturday's Hero Saturday's Hero

1951

Death Dimension Death Dimension

1978

When I Am King When I Am King

1982

Promise Him Anything Promise Him Anything

1975

My True Story My True Story

1951

The Sicilian The Sicilian

1987

Vultures Vultures

1983

Flesh and Bullets Flesh and Bullets

1985

Blood Red Blood Red

1989

A Torn Page of Glory A Torn Page of Glory

1968

Don't Go Near the Park Don't Go Near the Park

1981

Johnny Nobody Johnny Nobody

1961

Night Shadow Night Shadow

1989

The Lucifer Complex The Lucifer Complex

1978

3-D Rarities 3-D Rarities

2015

Psychic Killer Psychic Killer

1975

Drug Runners Drug Runners

1988

Angel Unchained Angel Unchained

1970

Suicide Commando Suicide Commando

1968

The Barefoot Mailman The Barefoot Mailman

1951

Hateman Hateman

1987

Hollywood Cop Hollywood Cop

1987

Nightmare in the Sun Nightmare in the Sun

1965

The Naked and the Dead The Naked and the Dead

1958

God's Little Acre God's Little Acre

1958

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

Men in War Men in War

1957

Miss Sadie Thompson Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

Evils of the Night Evils of the Night

1985

Star Slammer Star Slammer

1986

The Power The Power

1968

Haunts Haunts

1976

Terror on Alcatraz Terror on Alcatraz

1986

Pat and Mike Pat and Mike

1952

The Green Berets The Green Berets

1968

We're No Angels We're No Angels

1955

Nightfall Nightfall

1956

The Centerfold Girls The Centerfold Girls

1974

Mission to Glory: A True Story Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966

Terror Night Terror Night

1989

The Glove The Glove

1979

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

The Bad Bunch The Bad Bunch

1973

The Violent Ones The Violent Ones

1967

Sam Fuller & the Big Red One Sam Fuller & the Big Red One

1984

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

Inside Out Inside Out

1975

Crime of Crimes Crime of Crimes

1989

Sweet Savage Sweet Savage

1979

Sylvia Sylvia

1965

Dark Sanity Dark Sanity

1982

Three Stripes in the Sun Three Stripes in the Sun

1955

Human Experiments Human Experiments

1979

Battle Cry Battle Cry

1955

The Dynamite Brothers The Dynamite Brothers

1974

Seven Alone Seven Alone

1974

Kill a Dragon Kill a Dragon

1967

Riot on Sunset Strip Riot on Sunset Strip

1967

The Marrying Kind The Marrying Kind

1952

And Hope to Die And Hope to Die

1972

Biohazard Biohazard

1985

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