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Aldo Ray

Known for: Acting

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.

Filmography 50

The Secret of NIMH 1982Movie as Sullivan (voice)
The Sicilian 1987Movie Amazon Prime Video as Don Siano of Bisacquino
Inside Out 1975Movie Plex as M.Sgt. Prior
Men in War 1957Movie Plex as Sgt. Montana
Battle Cry 1955Movie as Andy Hookens
Blood Red 1989Movie as Father Stassio
Gone with the West 1975Movie Plex as Mimmo, Stage Robber
Star Slammer 1986Movie as The Inquisitor
Riot on Sunset Strip 1967Movie as Lieutenant Walt Lorimer
Flesh and Bullets 1985Movie as Police Lieutenant
Psychic Killer 1975Movie as Lt. Dave Anderson
Biohazard 1985Movie as General Randolph
The Shooters 1989Movie as General Makepeace
Saturday's Hero 1951Movie as Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe)
Sylvia 1965Movie as Jonas Karoki
3-D Rarities 2015Movie as Sgt. Phil O'Hara (archive footage)
Haunts 1976Movie as Sheriff Peterson
Suicide Commando 1968Movie as Seargent Cloadec