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Scott Brady

Biography

Scott Brady was an American film and television actor who became known for Westerns and for a steady stream of television parts. Born Gerard Kenneth Tierney in Brooklyn and raised in Westchester County, he was the brother of the actors Lawrence and Edward Tierney and trained at the Beverly Hills Drama School before making his 1948 debut as a boxer in In This Corner. Tough-guy roles followed in He Walked by Night (1949) and Undertow (1949), and he took the romantic comedy lead in The Model and the Marriage Broker. From 1959 to 1961 he starred as the title character of the Western series Shotgun Slade, which ran for 78 episodes, and he went on to guest spots in many other Western shows. His other films included Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958), the film $ (1971) and Gremlins (1984), in which he played Sheriff Frank Reilly in his final screen role. He died in 1985.

60years old at death

  • Born Brooklyn
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Gerard Kenneth Tierney (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
35 years1949 to 1984

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Brady declined the part of Archie Bunker on All in the Family, but in 1976 he played Joe Foley on four episodes of the show.

  2. About the name

    Brady's screen name came from a short story by a friend. In that story, the hero was a boxer who was named Scott Brady.

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  1. The China Syndrome1979 Drama, Thrilleras Herman De Young

    IMDb rating 7.436K votes

  2. Johnny Guitar1954 Drama, Westernas Dancin' Kid

    IMDb rating 7.622K votes

  3. Gremlins1984as Sheriff Frank

    IMDb rating 7.3278K votes

  4. He Walked by Night1949as Police Sgt. Marty Brennan

    IMDb rating 7.07.6K votes

  5. The Night Strangler1973as Capt. Schubert

    IMDb rating 7.34.9K votes

  6. Port of New York1949as Michael "Mickey" Waters

    IMDb rating 6.01.2K votes

  7. Journey to the Center of Time1967as Stanton

    IMDb rating 3.71.2K votes

  8. Undertow1949as Tony Reagan

    IMDb rating 6.61.2K votes

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David L. Hewitt directed two of these films, Francis D. Lyon two. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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