Frank Conroy (actor)

Frank Conroy
Conroy in On Borrowed Time (June 1938)
Born
Frank Parrish Conroy

(1890-10-14)14 October 1890
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Died24 February 1964(1964-02-24) (aged 73)
Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
Years active1912–1961
SpouseHelen Robbins[citation needed]
Children1

Frank Parish Conroy (14 October 1890 – 24 February 1964)[1] was a British film and stage actor who appeared in many films, notably Grand Hotel (1932), The Little Minister (1934) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943).

Career

Born in Derby, England,[2] Conroy began acting on stage in 1908.[3] He acted in Shakespearean plays in England from 1910 until he moved to the United States in 1915. He was responsible for building the Greenwich Village Theatre which opened in 1917, and he directed productions of the repertory theater there for three years.[2]

He appeared in more than 40 Broadway plays, beginning with The Passing Show of 1913 (1913) and ending with Calculated Risk (1962).[4] He won a Tony Award for best supporting actor for his performance in Graham Greene's The Potting Shed (1957).[2]

Conroy's work on television included appearances on Kraft Theater and The Play of the Week.[2]

Personal life and death

Conroy had a wife, Ruth, and a son, Richard.[2] He died of heart disease in Paramus, New Jersey, at age 73.[1]

Select Broadway credits

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Frank Conroy, Actor, Dies at 73; Portrayed 'Potting Shed' Priest". The New York Times. 25 February 1964. p. 31. ProQuest 115686605. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ "Frank Conroy back in 'Compulsion' cast". The New York Times. 13 January 1958. p. 25. ProQuest 114400292. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "Frank Conroy". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.