Lawrence Tierney

Legendary Hollywood "tough guy", on screen and off. Remembered as the title character in _Dillinger (1945)_ (qv) and as the consummately brutal lover of 'Claire Trevor' (qv) in _Born to Kill (1947)_ (qv). Notorious also for his frequent, well-publicized past involvements in public altercations - like barroom brawls - and other real-life manifestations of rowdiness. (In a 1973 incident, he managed to get himself stabbed.) Though now a puffy-faced, totally bald old man, he continues as screen actor to project the hard-as-nails mien that has been ingrained since his younger days, as he evidences quite amply in 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv)'s _Reservoir Dogs (1992)_ (qv).::Bill Takacs <[email protected]>