1926-09-25 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.
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3-D Rarities | Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage) | 2015-06-11 |
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Shock 'Em Dead | Tony | 1991-01-31 |
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The Shooters | General Makepeace | 1989-01-01 |
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Terror Night | Captain Ned | 1989-10-01 |
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Crime of Crimes | Johnson | 1989-01-01 |
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Night Shadow | Gene Krebelski | 1989-09-23 |
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Young Rebels | Sheriff | 1989-10-31 |
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Blood Red | Father Stassio | 1989-08-18 |
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Drug Runners | Victor Lazzaro | 1988-03-10 |
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Hollywood Cop | Mr. Fong | 1987-09-22 |
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The Sicilian | Don Siano of Bisacquino | 1987-10-07 |
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Hateman | Sheriff Benny | 1987-01-01 |
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Star Slammer | The Inquisitor | 1986-10-10 |
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To Kill a Stranger | Inspector Benedict | 1986-02-06 |
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Terror on Alcatraz | Frank Morris | 1986-01-01 |
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Evils of the Night | Fred | 1985-10-10 |
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Flesh and Bullets | Police Lieutenant | 1985-05-08 |
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Biohazard | General Randolph | 1985-08-03 |
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Sam Fuller & the Big Red One | Narrator | 1984-02-04 |
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Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie | Bürgermeister Niederhangen | 1984-01-01 |
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The Executioner Part II | Police Commissioner | 1984-06-01 |
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Vultures | Wally | 1983-01-01 |
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When I Am King | The Manager | 1982-07-08 |
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Dark Sanity | Larry Craig | 1982-01-01 |
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The Secret of NIMH | Sullivan (voice) | 1982-06-17 |
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Mongrel | Bouchard | 1982-08-23 |
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Don't Go Near the Park | Taft | 1981-09-01 |
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The Great Skycopter Rescue | Sheriff Burgess | 1980-12-31 |
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The Glove | Tiny | 1979-12-01 |
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Bog | Sheriff Neal Rydholm | 1979-05-01 |
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Sweet Savage | Banner | 1979-09-01 |
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Human Experiments | Mat Tibbs | 1979-10-19 |
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The Lucifer Complex | Karl Krauss | 1978-01-01 |
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Death Dimension | Verde | 1978-07-01 |
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Mission to Glory: A True Story | Mine Boss | 1977-01-01 |
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Haunted | Andrew | 1977-03-04 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Stubby Stebbins | 1976-07-26 |
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Haunts | Sheriff Peterson | 1976-08-27 |
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Psychic Killer | Lt. Dave Anderson | 1975-12-01 |
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The Man Who Would Not Die | Frank Keefer | 1975-06-01 |
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Promise Him Anything | Cop | 1975-05-14 |
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Gone with the West | Mimmo, Stage Robber | 1975-09-01 |
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Inside Out | M.Sgt. Prior | 1975-10-19 |
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Seven Alone | Dr. Dutch | 1974-12-20 |
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Dynamite Brothers | Burke | 1974-05-01 |
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The Centerfold Girls | Ed Walker | 1974-08-08 |
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Tom | Lt. Stans | 1973-10-01 |
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La Course du lièvre à travers les champs | Mattone | 1972-09-15 |
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Angel Unchained | Sheriff | 1970-12-09 |
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Deadlock | Edward Logan | 1969-02-22 |
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Commando Suicida | Seargent Cloadec | 1968-10-09 |
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A Torn Page of Glory | Major Comack | 1968-01-01 |
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The Power | Bruce | 1968-02-21 |
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The Green Berets | Sgt. Muldoon | 1968-07-04 |
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Welcome to Hard Times | Man from Bodie | 1967-04-30 |
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Kill a Dragon | Vigo | 1967-12-06 |
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The Violent Ones | Joe Vorzyck | 1967-10-01 |
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Riot on Sunset Strip | Lieutenant Walt Lorimer | 1967-03-01 |
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round | Eddie Hart | 1966-10-12 |
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? | Sergeant Rizzo | 1966-08-31 |
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Nightmare in the Sun | Sheriff | 1965-03-06 |
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Sylvia | Jonas Karoki | 1965-02-10 |
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I moschettieri del mare | Moreau | 1962-02-23 |
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Johnny Nobody | Mark Wheeler (aka Johnny Nobody) | 1961-10-01 |
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Charles Norgate | 1960-09-04 |
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The Siege of Pinchgut | Matt Kirk | 1959-08-01 |
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God's Little Acre | Bill Thompson | 1958-09-23 |
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The Naked and the Dead | Sam Croft | 1958-08-06 |
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Men in War | Sgt. Montana | 1957-05-03 |
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Nightfall | James Vanning / Art Rayburn | 1956-11-09 |
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Three Stripes in the Sun | Hugh O'Reilly | 1955-11-23 |
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Battle Cry | Andy Hookens | 1955-02-02 |
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We're No Angels | Albert | 1955-07-07 |
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Miss Sadie Thompson | Sgt. Phil O'Hara | 1953-12-23 |
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Let's Do It Again | Frank McGraw | 1953-06-16 |
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Pat and Mike | Davie Hucko | 1952-06-13 |
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The Marrying Kind | 'Chet' Keefer | 1952-02-01 |
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Saturday's Hero | Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe) | 1951-03-01 |
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The Barefoot Mailman | Theron Henchman (uncredited) | 1951-12-03 |
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My True Story | Mark Foster | 1951-03-08 |
