Actor
Aldo Ray
September 25, 1926 · Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Notable work
Often works with
L.Q. Jones
3 titles together
Men in War, The Naked and the Dead, The Virginian
John Carradine
2 titles together
The Secret of NIMH, Evils of the Night
Michael Landon
2 titles together
Bonanza, God's Little Acre
Victor Sen Yung
2 titles together
Bonanza, Men in War
Tim Matheson
2 titles together
Bonanza, The Virginian
Luke Askew
2 titles together
The Green Berets, S.W.A.T.
Full filmography · 98
3-D Rarities
as Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage)
2015
Shock 'Em Dead
as Tony
19914.2
Young Rebels
as Sheriff
1989
Terror Night
as Captain Ned
1989
Night Shadow
as Gene Krebelski
1989
Blood Red
as Father Stassio
1989
Crime of Crimes
as Johnson
1989
The Shooters
as General Makepeace
1989
Drug Runners
as Victor Lazzaro
1988
The Sicilian
as Don Siano of Bisacquino
19875.2
Hollywood Cop
as Mr. Fong
19874.4
Hateman
as Sheriff Benny
1987