Biography
Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, between 1923 and 1962.
Laidlaw was born in Butte, Montana, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of Charles Porter Laidlaw and Nellie Laidlaw (née Otis). Laidlaw was a graduate of the University of Michigan and worked as an engineer before venturing into acting when he lived in Chicago. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.Laidlaw was married to Mildred Carter, an actress. He died in May 1963 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 63.
Filmography
all 203
Movies 201
TV Shows 2
Townsman (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Movie
5.4
Pressure Point (1962)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Shootout at Big Sag (1962)
Movie
Party Member at Convention (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Movie
3.67
James Gang Member
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Movie
Miner (uncredited)
Man with a Camera (1958)
TV
Barfly (uncredited)
Saddle the Wind (1958)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Hard Man (1957)
Movie
Townsman
Decision at Sundown (1957)
Movie
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Pardners (1956)
Movie
Spy
Army Daze (1956)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
A Lawless Street (1955)
Movie
4
Bank robber
One Spooky Night (1955)
Movie
Townsman
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
TV
Apache Ambush (1955)
Movie
Ben Leslie
Phantom Trails (1955)
Movie
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Movie
Gunman (uncredited)
The Violent Men (1955)
Movie
Mac Andrews Henchman (uncredited)
Broken Lance (1954)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Raid (1954)
Movie
Miner (uncredited)
The Far Country (1954)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
Movie
Lame Jack Banner
Powder River (1953)
Movie
Enemy Soldier
Spies and Guys (1953)
Movie
Flaming Feather (1952)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Bend of the River (1952)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
In Old Amarillo (1951)
Movie
Henchman
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Frenchie (1950)
Movie
Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives (1950)
Movie
Observer on Street (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Movie
Police Detective (uncredited)
Union Station (1950)
Movie
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Winchester '73 (1950)
Movie
4.57
Guard (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Movie
Gang Member
Marinated Mariner (1950)
Movie
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Nevadan (1950)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Laramie (1949)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe (1949)
Movie
Commercial Fisherman
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Movie
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
Movie
Jean d'Aulon, Joan's squire
Joan of Arc (1948)
Movie
Whispering Smith (1948)
Movie
7.33
Townsman (uncredited)
Station West (1948)
Movie
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Movie
Man in Dance Hall
Lured (1947)
Movie
Reb
California (1947)
Movie
Silk Stevens
Singin' in the Corn (1946)
Movie
Sanders
Magnificent Doll (1946)
Movie
Pirate Dirk
Three Little Pirates (1946)
Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Killers (1946)
Movie
4
Louie Todd
Rustler's Round-up (1946)
Movie
Todd, Customer in Potter's Store (uncredited)
The Stranger (1946)
Movie
Lt. Patton (uncredited)
Badman's Territory (1946)
Movie
Ballplayer in Hotel Room (uncredited)
Mr. Noisy (1946)
Movie
Worker
From This Day Forward (1946)
Movie
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Road to Utopia (1946)
Movie
4.67
Cowboy (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Movie
Merchant
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
Movie
Gus
Bad Men of the Border (1945)
Movie
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Movie
3.5
Townsman (uncredited)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
Movie
Cop (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Movie
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Movie
Pete Larkin
Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944)
Movie
Steve Bannister
The Lone Star Trail (1943)
Movie
Hack Roberts
Fugitive from Sonora (1943)
Movie
Henchman
Coney Island (1943)
Movie
Henchman Hank Dugan
Border Buckaroos (1943)
Movie
Cass
The Desperadoes (1943)
Movie
6
Deputy (uncredited)
The Outlaw (1943)
Movie
Woods
Riding Through Nevada (1942)
Movie
Duke
Lucky Legs (1942)
Movie
Jake - Henchman
Overland Mail (1942)
Movie
Oxen Train Bullwhacker
The Omaha Trail (1942)
Movie
Office Henchman
Sabotage Squad (1942)
Movie
Man in Saloon
The Great Man's Lady (1942)
Movie
Lou - Henchman
Stagecoach Express (1942)
Movie
Johnson
Valley of the Sun (1942)
Movie
Henchman Spike
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
Movie
Corporal Benson, Henchman
The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942)
Movie
Bill
Riders of the Badlands (1941)
Movie
Among the Living (1941)
Movie
Henchman Jack
Riders of the Purple Sage (1941)
Movie
Ringsider
Texas (1941)
Movie
Actor
Westward Ho-Hum (1941)
Movie
Gambler
Badlands Of Dakota (1941)
Movie
Waiter-Henchman at Jail
Wide Open Town (1941)
Movie
Henchman Rusty
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Movie
Henchman Jeff Hobart
Law of the Range (1941)
Movie
Bartender
Hands Across the Rockies (1941)
Movie
Lottery Thug (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana (1941)
Movie
Saloon Waiter
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
Movie
The Sea Wolf (1941)
Movie
Outlaw
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)
Movie
Jenkins, aka Jennings
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Movie
Kurt Daggett
Law and Order (1940)
Movie
Watchman
Junior G-Men (1940)
Movie
Constable Adams
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Movie
Pat Hays - Henchman
Wagon Train (1940)
Movie
Henchman
The Gay Caballero (1940)
Movie
Rigby Henchman
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Movie
Nick Carson - Henchman
The Tulsa Kid (1940)
Movie
Prisoner in Brig
Captain Caution (1940)
Movie
Wheeler
Stage to Chino (1940)
Movie
Matt Gregg
Son of Roaring Dan (1940)
Movie
Brakeman (Uncredited)
Girls of the Road (1940)
Movie
Henchman
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
Movie
Policeman in First Montage (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
Movie
Davis Henchman
An Angel from Texas (1940)
Movie
Guerrilla
Dark Command (1940)
Movie
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Virginia City (1940)
Movie
Man at Dog Pound (uncredited)
Little Orvie (1940)
Movie
Barnes
The Marines Fly High (1940)
Movie
Policeman in Cellar
Double Alibi (1940)
Movie
Cop Outside Police Station (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
Movie
Roustabout in Play (uncredited)
The Night of Nights (1939)
Movie
Duke Plummer
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
Movie
One of Jim's Black Boys
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
Movie
1
Cop in Montage (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Movie
4.25
Oil Worker (uncredited)
Blackmail (1939)
Movie
Pete
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Movie
Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music (1939)
Movie
Tough
Frontier Marshal (1939)
Movie
Henchman Scanlon
Western Caravans (1939)
Movie
Henchman Morgan
Three Texas Steers (1939)
Movie
3.5
Sentry (uncredited)
Hotel Imperial (1939)
Movie
Irishman (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939)
Movie
Bouncer in Dusty's (uncredited)
Lucky Night (1939)
Movie
Luke
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)
Movie
Andrews
The Night Riders (1939)
Movie
Henchman Carter
Home on the Prairie (1939)
Movie
Barshee's Henchman (uncredited)
Jesse James (1939)
Movie
Man in Rodeo Stands (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Movie
Tex Robinson
Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
Movie
Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Juvenile Court (1938)
Movie
Jeff, Ranch Foreman
I'm from the City (1938)
Movie
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)
Movie
Martin's Henchman (uncredited)
Racket Busters (1938)
Movie
Henchman Curly
Border G-Man (1938)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild (1938)
Movie
Stunts
Penitentiary (1938)
Movie
Romance Road (1938)
Movie
Patrol Guard Rocky
Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)
Movie
Cab Driver
The Game That Kills (1937)
Movie
Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
The Toast of New York (1937)
Movie
Tex - Rustler Boss
Goofs and Saddles (1937)
Movie
Henchman Burke
Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)
Movie
Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Movie
4
Lumberjack (uncredited)
Come and Get It (1936)
Movie
Peters - a Sailor
Mummy's Boys (1936)
Movie
Louie
Sea Spoilers (1936)
Movie
Winch Operator
High Tension (1936)
Movie
Larring
Special Investigator (1936)
Movie
Ed
Panic on the Air (1936)
Movie
Bill Donlan
Two in Revolt (1936)
Movie
Trigger
Silly Billies (1936)
Movie
Henchman Bogan
Yellow Dust (1936)
Movie
Henchman
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935)
Movie
Fin Sharkey
Powdersmoke Range (1935)
Movie
Henchman in Saloon
The Arizonian (1935)
Movie
Man on Freighter
Captain Hurricane (1935)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Movie
Haley Davis
Rainbow Riders (1934)
Movie
Curt
Pirate Treasure (1934)
Movie
Fake Museum Watchman
Perils of Pauline (1933)
Movie
Member of Rocci's Mob
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Movie
Colby Man (uncredited)
To the Last Man (1933)
Movie
Pete
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)
Movie
Lentz's Henchman
The Woman I Stole (1933)
Movie
Policeman Reardon (Uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo (1933)
Movie
6
Guard
Parole Girl (1933)
Movie
Red
Speed Demon (1932)
Movie
Policeman
The Expert (1932)
Movie
Henchman
The Tip-Off (1931)
Movie
Dan Kirk
Dugan of the Badlands (1931)
Movie
Gangster
Gun Smoke (1931)
Movie
Dishonored (1931)
Movie
Soldier in Prelude
Beyond Victory (1931)
Movie
(uncredited)
Cimarron (1931)
Movie
Rowdy Sailor
Paradise Island (1930)
Movie
Cossack Guard (uncredited)
A Royal Romance (1930)
Movie
Sailor
Love Comes Along (1930)
Movie
Tom Benton
Bride Of The Desert (1929)
Movie
Karl Stronberg
Laughing at Death (1929)
Movie
Blake
The Little Savage (1929)
Movie
Chick
The Big Diamond Robbery (1929)
Movie
McCasky
Outlawed (1929)
Movie
Cal Rogers
Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
Movie
Third Beagle Son
The Big Killing (1928)
Movie
Brack McQuinn
Breed of Courage (1927)
Movie
Buck Moulton
Thunderbolt's Tracks (1927)
Movie
Vanellis Pal
Wolf's Clothing (1927)
Movie
Red Wender
The Silent Rider (1927)
Movie
Red Riley
Crack O' Dawn (1926)
Movie
Thornhill
Racing Romance (1926)
Movie
Foxy Jim Stone
Dangerous Traffic (1926)
Movie
Detective [Chs. 2-3]
Lightning Hutch (1926)
Movie
Trube
Born to Battle (1926)
Movie
Actor
A Peaceful Riot (1925)
Movie
Rudy Kopp
The Wyoming Wildcat (1925)
Movie
(uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Movie
4.58
Ratings
Average 5.07
Based on 697 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1936
1940
1937
1962
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-11-25
Deathday1963-05-25 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceButte, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEthan Allen Laidlaw
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