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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lloyd Benedict Nolan (August 11, 1902 – September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Among his many roles, Nolan is remembered for originating the role of private investigator Michael Shayne in a series of 1940s B movies. Nolan was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Margaret and James Nolan, who was a shoe manufacturer of Irish descent. He attended Santa Clara Preparatory School and Stanford University, flunking out of Stanford as a freshman "because I never got around to attending any other class but dramatics." His...
Highest rated appearances
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Monsignor Donoghue

Valentine
as Brother Joe

My Boys Are Good Boys
as Dan Montgomery

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Attorney General Harlan Stone

Fire!
as Doc Bennett

Flight to Holocaust
as Wilton Bender

The November Plan
as Gen. Smedley Butler

The Abduction of Saint Anne
as Carl Gentry

The Sky's the Limit
as Cornwall

Earthquake
as Dr. James Vance

Isn't It Shocking?
as Jesse Chapin

Airport
as Harry Standish

Ice Station Zebra
as Admiral Garvey

Sergeant Ryker
as Gen. Amos Bailey

The Double Man
as Edwards

Wings of Fire
as Max Clarity

An American Dream
as Barney Kelly

Never Too Late
as Mayor Crane

Circus World
as Cap Carson

The Girl Hunters
as Arthur Rickerby

We Joined the Navy
as Vice Admiral Ryan

Susan Slade
as Roger Slade

Girl of the Night
as Dr. Mitchell

Portrait in Black
as Matthew S. Cabot

Peyton Place
as Dr. Matthew Swain

A Hatful of Rain
as John Pope, Sr

Seven Waves Away
as Frank Kelly

Toward the Unknown
as Brig. Gen. Bill Banner

Santiago
as Clay Pike

The Last Hunt
as Woodfoot
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Crazylegs
as Win Brockmeyer

Island in the Sky
as Captain Stutz

Natural Vision 3-Dimension
as Self

The Lemon Drop Kid
as Oxford Charley

Easy Living
as Lenahan

The Sun Comes Up
as Thomas I. Chandler

Bad Boy
as Marshall Brown

The Street with No Name
as Inspector George A. Briggs

Green Grass of Wyoming
as Rob McLaughlin

Wild Harvest
as Kink

Lady in the Lake
as Lieutenant DeGarmot

Somewhere in the Night
as Police Lt. Donald Kendall

Two Smart People
as Bob Simms

The House on 92nd Street
as Agent George A. Briggs

Captain Eddie
as Lt. Jim Whitaker

War Comes to America
as Narrator

Circumstantial Evidence
as Sam Lord

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Officer McShane

Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as USAF Debriefing Officer / Narrator

Attack! The Battle for New Britain
as Narrator (voice)

Guadalcanal Diary
as Sgt. Hook Malone

Don't Be a Sucker!
as Commentator (voice)

Bataan
as Cpl. Barney Todd

Time to Kill
as Michael Shayne

Manila Calling
as Lucky Matthews

Apache Trail
as Trigger Bill Folliard

Just Off Broadway
as Michael Shayne

It Happened in Flatbush
as Frank 'Butterfingers' Maguire

The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Michael Shayne

Blue, White and Perfect
as Michael Shayne

Steel Against the Sky
as Rocky Evans

Blues in the Night
as Del Davis

Buy Me That Town
as Rickey Deane

Dressed to Kill
as Michael Shayne

Sleepers West
as Michael Shayne

Mr. Dynamite
as Tommy N. Thornton ('Mr. Dynamite')

Behind the News
as Stuart Woodrow

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Michael Shayne

Charter Pilot
as King Morgan

The Golden Fleecing
as Gus Fender

The Man I Married
as Kenneth Delane

Pier 13
as Danny Dolan

Gangs of Chicago
as Matthew J. 'Matty' Burns

Johnny Apollo
as Mickey Dwyer

The House Across the Bay
as Slant Kolma

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Joe Monday

The Magnificent Fraud
as Sam Barr

Undercover Doctor
as Robert Anders
We're in the Movies, Now!
as Himself

St. Louis Blues
as Dave Geurney

Ambush
as Tony Andrews

King of Alcatraz
as Raymond Grayson

Prison Farm
as Larry Harrison

Hunted Men
as Joe Albany

Tip-Off Girls
as Bob Anders

Dangerous to Know
as Inspector Brandon

Wells Fargo
as Dal Slade

Every Day's a Holiday
as John Quade

Ebb Tide
as Attwater

Exclusive
as Charles Gillette

King of Gamblers
as Jim Adams

Internes Can't Take Money
as Hanlon

15 Maiden Lane
as Det. Sgt. Walsh

The Texas Rangers
as Sam 'Polka Dot' McGee

Counterfeit
as Capper Stevens

Devil's Squadron
as Dana Kirk

Big Brown Eyes
as Russ Cortig

Lady of Secrets
as Michael Harvey

You May Be Next!
as Neil Bennett

One Way Ticket
as Jerry

She Couldn't Take It
as Tex

Atlantic Adventure
as Dan Miller

'G' Men
as Hugh Farrell

Stolen Harmony
as Chesty Burrage