Aldo Ray profile
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Aldo Ray

25th September 1926 Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

82 Movies 22 TV Shows 104 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

3-D Rarities poster
3-D Rarities 11th June 2015 as Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage)
Hateman poster
Hateman 1st January 1987 as Sheriff Benny
Bog poster
Bog 1st May 1979 as Sheriff Neal Rydholm
Haunts poster
Haunts 27th August 1976 as Sheriff Peterson
Paesano poster
Paesano 24th December 1975 as J. Arthur Cobra
Deadlock poster
Deadlock 22nd February 1969 as Edward Logan
Sylvia poster
Sylvia 10th February 1965 as Jonas Karoki
Nightfall poster
Nightfall 9th November 1956 as James Vanning / Art Rayburn