Emerson Treacy
Biography
Emerson Treacy was an American actor whose career took in film, Broadway, and radio. Born in Philadelphia, he had planned to study law before turning to the stage, and he graduated from St. Joseph College. His professional debut came with the Provincetown Players in a production of Inheritors, after which he spent two years with a company headed by Jasper Deeter. His stage work took him to New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and his credits there included Tommy, The Master Builder, Take My Advice, Pigs, and Skidding; on Broadway he played Purdy in Searching for the Son (1936). Treacy appeared in the Our Gang shorts Bedtime Worries and Wild Poses as the flustered father of Spanky McFarland, took small parts in dozens of features, among them Adam's Rib (1949) and The Wrong Man, and worked in television on The Lone Ranger, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Perry Mason. He died in 1967.
66years old at death
- Born Philadelphia
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 11 years1949 to 1960
Every film, newest first
- 1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsIMDb rating 7.1
- 1955Run for CoverIMDb rating 6.7
- 1951The ProwlerIMDb rating 7.1
- 1949Adam's RibIMDb rating 7.4
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First role
Emerson Treacy made his professional acting debut in a Provincetown Players production of Inheritors, then spent two years working in a company headed by Jasper Deeter.
A change of course
Treacy served as press agent for Basil O'Connor, the American Red Cross chairman, and directed entertainment in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. He also wrote for the United States Office of War Information.
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Worked with
Emerson Treacy shares two films with Madge Blake, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Joseph LoseyDirector, 1 film, 1951
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