Aldo Ray
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2015 · 3-D Rarities as Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage)
- 1991 · Shock 'Em Dead as Tony
- 1989 · 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
- 1988 · Drug Runners as Victor Lazzaro
- 1987 · The Sicilian as Don Siano of Bisacquino
- 1987 · Hollywood Cop as Mr. Fong
- 1987 · Hateman as Sheriff Benny
- 1986 · Star Slammer as The Inquisitor
- 1986 · To Kill a Stranger as Inspector Benedict
- 1986 · Terror on Alcatraz as Frank Morris
- 1985 · Evils of the Night as Fred
- 1985 · Biohazard as General Randolph
- 1985 · Flesh and Bullets as Police Lieutenant
- 1984 · The Executioner Part II as Police Commissioner
- 1984 · Sam Fuller & the Big Red One as Narrator
- 1984 · Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie as Bürgermeister Niederhangen
- 1983 · Vultures as Wally
- 1982 · Mongrel as Bouchard
- 1982 · When I Am King as The Manager
- 1982 · The Secret of NIMH as Sullivan (voice)
- 1982 · Dark Sanity as Larry Craig
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Phil McLish
- 1981 · Don't Go Near the Park as Taft
- 1980 · The Great Skycopter Rescue as Sheriff Burgess
- 1979 · The Glove as Tiny
- 1979 · Human Experiments as Mat Tibbs
- 1979 · Sweet Savage as Banner
- 1979 · Bog as Sheriff Neal Rydholm
- 1979 · Women in White as Frederick Thaler
- 1979 · Sweepstakes as
- 1978 · Death Dimension as Verde
- 1978 · The Lucifer Complex as Karl Krauss
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · Haunted as Andrew
- 1977 · Mission to Glory: A True Story as Mine Boss
- 1976 · Haunts as Sheriff Peterson
- 1976 · Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Stubby Stebbins
- 1976 · The Quest as
- 1975 · Psychic Killer as Lt. Dave Anderson
- 1975 · Inside Out as M.Sgt. Prior
- 1975 · Gone with the West as Mimmo, Stage Robber
- 1975 · The Man Who Would Not Die as Frank Keefer
- 1975 · Promise Him Anything as Cop
- 1975 · S.W.A.T. as
- 1974 · Seven Alone as Dr. Dutch
- 1974 · The Centerfold Girls as Ed Walker
- 1974 · The Dynamite Brothers as Burke
- 1973 · The Bad Bunch as Lt. Stans
- 1972 · And Hope to Die as Mattone
- 1972 · The Houndcats as
- 1970 · Angel Unchained as Sheriff
- 1969 · Deadlock as Edward Logan
- 1968 · Suicide Commando as Seargent Cloadec
- 1968 · The Outsider as
- 1968 · The Green Berets as Sgt. Muldoon
- 1968 · The Power as Bruce
- 1968 · A Torn Page of Glory as Major Comack
- 1967 · Kill a Dragon as Vigo
- 1967 · The Violent Ones as Joe Vorzyck
- 1967 · Welcome to Hard Times as Man from Bodie
- 1967 · Riot on Sunset Strip as Lieutenant Walt Lorimer
- 1966 · Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as Eddie Hart
- 1966 · What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? as Sergeant Rizzo
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Vince Murdock
- 1965 · Nightmare in the Sun as Sheriff
- 1965 · Sylvia as Jonas Karoki
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Benton
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Sam Kimber
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Mister Harold
- 1962 · The Virginian as Frank Krause
- 1962 · The Virginian as Jacob 'Jake' Walker
- 1962 · Musketeers of the Sea as Moreau
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · Johnny Nobody as Mark Wheeler (aka Johnny Nobody)
- 1960 · The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Charles Norgate
- 1959 · Riverboat as Hunk Farber
- 1959 · The Siege of Pinchgut as Matt Kirk
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1958 · Naked City as Elvin Rhodes
- 1958 · God's Little Acre as Bill Thompson
- 1958 · The Naked and the Dead as Sam Croft
- 1957 · Men in War as Sgt. Montana
- 1956 · Nightfall as James Vanning / Art Rayburn
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self
- 1955 · Three Stripes in the Sun as Hugh O'Reilly
- 1955 · Hollywood Preview as Self
- 1955 · We're No Angels as Albert
- 1955 · Battle Cry as Andy Hookens
- 1953 · Miss Sadie Thompson as Sgt. Phil O'Hara
- 1953 · Let's Do It Again as Frank McGraw
- 1952 · Pat and Mike as Davie Hucko
- 1952 · The Marrying Kind as 'Chet' Keefer
- 1951 · The Barefoot Mailman as Theron Henchman (uncredited)
- 1951 · My True Story as Mark Foster (as Aldo DaRe)
- 1951 · Saturday's Hero as Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self