Biography
Christopher Joseph Devlin (February 7, 1894 – October 1, 1973), better known as Joe Devlin, was a vaudeville and burlesque performer, and American actor with over 170 film and television credits.
A singer, comedian, and actor, he toured extensively in vaudeville and burlesque between 1911 and 1937. Devlin was a member of the Minsky Winter Garden house company in New York City for a few seasons. He relocated to California in 1937 and worked as a character actor in film and TV until 1967, often playing henchmen, bartenders, and cops. He had a co-starring role in Dick Tracy TV series in the early 1950s.
Filmography
all 105
Movies 99
TV Shows 6
Bartender
Good Times (1967)
Movie
Dog Owner (uncredited)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Movie
3.5
Ticket Scalper
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
TV
5.8
Man (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Movie
Cook at diner
Hell's Five Hours (1958)
Movie
Policeman
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1956)
Movie
Policeman
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
TV
Newspaper Teletype Operator (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps (1956)
Movie
Prendergast
Tennessee's Partner (1955)
Movie
Mike (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Movie
6
Pat - Bartender
Bitter Creek (1954)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Movie
Louie Lumpkin
All That I Have (1951)
Movie
Malone's Henchman
Insurance Investigator (1951)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Pretty Baby (1950)
Movie
Sam Catchem
Dick Tracy (1950)
TV
Card Player (uncredited)
Our Very Own (1950)
Movie
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Movie
Barney (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Movie
Bugs Mason
The Enchanted Valley (1948)
Movie
Silent Cy - Steve's Henchman (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie (1948)
Movie
First Cab Driver (uncredited)
Always Together (1947)
Movie
Prince (uncredited)
Body and Soul (1947)
Movie
Clothing Shop Proprietor (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
Movie
Dog Man (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk (1947)
Movie
'Broadway' Johnson
San Quentin (1946)
Movie
Brownie
Criminal Court (1946)
Movie
Joe Williams, Morning World (uncredited)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Movie
6
Kelly - Bartender (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Movie
Steve Caveroni
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
Movie
Augustus (uncredited)
Her Favorite Patient (1945)
Movie
Police Sgt. Tim Brown
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
Movie
Toll Collector on Henry Hudson Parkway (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Movie
Louis Schaber
Mystery of the Riverboat (1944)
Movie
Nicky Piastro
My Buddy (1944)
Movie
Sergeant
Dixie Jamboree (1944)
Movie
Detective Hanahan
Delinquent Daughters (1944)
Movie
Boat Employee (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Movie
Mess Hall Sergeant (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
Movie
Boss - 1st Robber
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
Movie
Benito Mussolini (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)
Movie
6
Benito Mussolini
Nazty Nuisance (1943)
Movie
Bartender
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
Movie
Stretch
Taxi, Mister (1943)
Movie
Painter (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Sergeant
Fall In (1942)
Movie
Hogan (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Movie
Benito Mussolini
The Devil with Hitler (1942)
Movie
Motorcycle cop / Mulligan - Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House (1942)
Movie
Mug Starting Fight at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Movie
5.36
Joe (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Masher in Saloon
Honky Tonk (1941)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Manpower (1941)
Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Movie
Fourth Sailor (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
Movie
Detective
Sis Hopkins (1941)
Movie
Shorty (uncredited)
The Penalty (1941)
Movie
Tramp at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed (1941)
Movie
Used Car Dealer
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
Movie
Man with Seal (Uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
Movie
Joe Dolan - Henchman
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Movie
3 Balls 10¢ Attendant
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Movie
Fatso, Driver (uncredited)
They Drive by Night (1940)
Movie
6
Vince Connell (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Movie
Hinky-Dink
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
Movie
Cassidy, Motorcycle Cop
Chasing Trouble (1940)
Movie
Henchman
The Shadow (1940)
Movie
Mug Who Brings Drink to Chuck (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
Movie
Barney (uncredited)
Another Thin Man (1939)
Movie
5.6
Order-Taker (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Movie
6
Waiter (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Nails - a Henchman (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Movie
Stone - Dolan Henchman (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Movie
Joe - New York Bartender (uncredited)
Panama Lady (1939)
Movie
Circulation Man (uncredited)
Outside These Walls (1939)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
Movie
Police Lt. George Devlin
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
Movie
3.29
Officer Jim
Gangster's Boy (1938)
Movie
Thug playing cards
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)
Movie
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Racket Busters (1938)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-02-07
Deathday1973-10-01 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJoe A. Devlin, Christopher Joseph Devlin
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