D'Arcy Corrigan

D'Arcy Corrigan (2 January 1870 – 25 December 1945) was an Irish lawyer who became an American film character actor.

D'Arcy Corrigan
Born	(1870-01-02)2 January 1870 County Cork, Ireland
Died	25 December 1945(1945-12-25) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor and lawyer
Years active	1925–1940

Life and career

D'Arcy Corrigan was born in County Cork, playing over 50 film roles from 1925–45. His early career included a stint as private secretary for a member of Parliament and as a stock company leading man.

Films in which he appeared included Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Informer (1935), and A Christmas Carol (1938). His later roles were mostly uncredited, such as the thoughtful Professor LaTouche in the first scene of Bringing Up Baby.

Last years and death

Corrigan retired from acting widely in 1940 and died on Christmas Day in 1945, in Los Angeles, aged 75.

Filmography

Credited

• Double Action Daniels (1925)
• Lady Robinhood (1925)
• Ella Cinders (1926)
• Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
• Wild Geese (1927)
• Napoleon's Barber (1929)
• The Last Warning (1929)
• The Man from Blankley's (1930)
• Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
• The Informer (1935)
• Rosia de Francia (1935)
• Mary of Scotland (1936)
• The Plough and the Stars (1936)
• It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
• All Over Town (1937)
• A Christmas Carol (1938)
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
• The Great Commandment (1939)

Uncredited

• The Merry Widow (1925)
• Exit Smiling (1926)
• The Man Who Laughs (1928)
• Law and Order (1932)
• Diplomaniacs (1933)
• Morning Glory (1933)
• The Invisible Man (1933)
• We Live Again (1934)
• Clive of India (1935)
• Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
• I'll love you always (1935)
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• The Arizonian (1935)
• Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
• Metropolitan (1935)
• A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
• Klondike Annie (1936)
• Show Boat (1936)
• Fatal Lady (1936)
• Ramona (1936)
• Lloyd's of London (1936)
• The Road Back (1937)
• Parnell (1937)
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
• Stage Door (1937)
• Conquest (1937)
• Merry-go-Around of 1938 (1937)
• Frisco-Express (1937)
• Wise Girl (1937)
• Bringing up Baby (1938)
• Goodbye Broadway (1938)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• The Toy Wife (1938)
• $1000 a Touchdown (1939)
• The Night of the Nights (1939)
• Adventure (1945)

References

External links

• D'Arcy Corrigan on IMDb