Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

actor

Ethan Laidlaw was born on Nov 25, 1899 in USA. Ethan Laidlaw's big-screen debut came with The Hunchback of Notre Dame directed by Wallace Worsley in 1923, strarring . Ethan Laidlaw is known for To Kill a Mockingbird directed by Robert Mulligan, Gregory Peck stars as Atticus Finch and John Megna as Dill Harris. The upcoming new movie Ethan Laidlaw plays is Irma la Douce which will be released on Aug 08, 1963.

Born in Butte Montana just before the turn of the century, Ethan Laidlaw worked as a steam fitter, bus driver, mechanic, salesman, and policeman, before moving to the Los Angeles in the early 1920's. Laidlaw's tall, lean frame and chiseled features made him a natural for gangster pictures, Westerns, and for any role that required a villain, heavy, or tough guy. While he seldom had a substantial speaking park, he found steady work for almost four decades.Between the movies and the proliferation of TV Westerns in the 1950's, Laidlaw kept busy from 1925 until his death from a heart attack in 1963. All told, he had almost 450 known appearances in movies, and about 400 on TV. He was one of Hugh O'Brian's regulars on "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," (which included Jimmy Noel, Buddy Roosevelt, Bill Coontz, and Phil Schumacher), with over 130 appearances on that series alone.An avid biker, Laidlaw could be seen traveling the countryside on his motorcycle during the few times he wasn't working. Laidlaw lived in the Whitley Hills area of Hollywood, not far from the studios, from the early 1940's until his death.

  • Birthday

    Nov 25, 1899
  • Place of Birth

    Butte, Montana, USA

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