Onest Conley

Onest Conley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Born in Evanston, Illinois, his mother was the pioneering African-American film actress Madame Sul-Te-Wan (née Nellie Crawford) and his father was Robert Reed Conley. He had two brothers; Odel and Otto. His father abandoned the family shortly after Conley's birth, leaving his actress mother to raise the three boys. Like his mother, Onest Conley gravitated toward the acting profession and began taking bit parts in films. His first film appearance was a minor role in the 1926 Frank Borzage-directed The Dixie Merchant, a film adaptation of the Barry Benefield novel The Chicken-Wagon Family. The film starred Jack Mulhall and Madge Bellamy. Despite limitations for African-American actors within the film industry during the 1920s and 1930s, Onest Conley appeared in films during the era, often typecast in stereotypical roles as "natives" and "shoeshine boys". Conley appeared alongside his brother Odel as "warriors" in the 1933 box-office hit King Kong, in which their mother also appeared in an uncredited role as a "native handmaiden". Conley also appeared alongside his mother in the 1930 Richard Thorpe-directed film The Thoroughbred as the character Ham Tolliver. His most recognizable roles include George Harris in the 1933 Cecil B. DeMille-directed crime-drama This Day and Age, Neptune in the 1935 John S. Robertson-directed romantic drama Grand Old Girl and Mose in the 1935 Sam Newfield-directed adventure film Racing Luck. By the early 1940s, however, Conley's career faltered and he received fewer and fewer roles. His last appearance as an actor was on an episode of the 1950s television series Soldiers of Fortune as a "voodoo drummer".

  • Otsikko: Onest Conley
  • Suosio: 1.047
  • Tunnettu: Acting
  • Syntymäpäivä: 1906-12-25
  • Syntymäpaikka: Evanston, Illinois, USA
  • Kotisivu:
  • Tunnetaan myös: Ernest A. Conley , Onest Conly
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Onest Conley Elokuvat

  • 1930
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    Vengeance

    Vengeance

    3.5 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Thoroughbred

    The Thoroughbred

    4.6 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    Racing Luck

    Racing Luck

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Grand Old Girl

    Grand Old Girl

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1948
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    Jungle Goddess

    Jungle Goddess

    2.6 1948 HD

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  • 1933
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    This Day and Age

    This Day and Age

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Dixie Merchant

    The Dixie Merchant

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  • 1933
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    King Kong

    King Kong

    7.6 1933 HD

    Elokuvantekijä Denham matkustaa laivalla saarelle, jonka viidakoissa huhujen mukaan asuu jättiläismäinen hirviö. Otusta...

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  • 1941
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    She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

    6.3 1941 HD

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  • 1935
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    Princess O'Hara

    Princess O'Hara

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Thrill of Brazil

    The Thrill of Brazil

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Foxes of Harrow

    The Foxes of Harrow

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1928
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    Diamond Handcuffs

    Diamond Handcuffs

    1 1928 HD

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