Cy Kendall
Date of birth: 1898-03-09
Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Cyrus Willard Kendall, Cyrus W. Kendall, Cyrus Kendall
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cyrus Willard Kendall (March 10, 1898 – July 22, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1935 and 1950. Kendall's heavy-set, square-jawed appearance and deep voice were perfect for wiseguy roles such as policemen and police chiefs, wardens, military officers, bartenders, reporters, and mobsters. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Woodland Hills, California.
Movie Credits
Youth Will Be Served
1940-11-22
A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur.
Call Northside 777
1948-02-13
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by F
Fugitive at Large
1939-12-07
George Storm is a reputable construction engineer but his life changes the moment a bandit trio hold
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942-05-01
Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his
Johnny Eager
1941-12-09
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
Whispering Footsteps
1943-12-30
An Ohio bank clerk's life becomes a nightmare when his descriptions is a fit of a maniac killer.
Bury Me Dead
1947-10-18
A woman watches her own funeral, then sets out with her lawyer to learn who was in the casket.
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940-07-05
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He
The Power of the Whistler
1945-04-19
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then
The House Across the Bay
1940-03-01
Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charge
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
1944-05-20
To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings
The Fargo Kid
1940-12-06
The Fargo Kid is mistaken for a killer and is hired to kill another man...
The Glass Alibi
1946-04-27
Eying a large inheritance, a reporter marries a rich woman with failing health. When she begins feel
Lady in the Death House
1944-03-15
As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her f
Alias Boston Blackie
1942-04-02
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up pl
They Won't Forget
1937-07-14
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration D
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943-03-18
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942-11-05
Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and del
The Saint Takes Over
1940-06-07
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the a
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
1940-10-01
The Dead End Kids smash a spy ring in this feature-length version of the Universal serial Junior G-M
Angel's Holiday
1937-06-07
Lively June, teen-aged daughter of mystery writer Waldo Everett, who calls her "Angel," becomes invo
Crime School
1938-05-10
In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fig
In This Corner
1948-09-20
A Navy veteran takes up boxing and winds up killing his own friend in the ring during a championship
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939-02-23
An ace reporter with a girlfriend nails a numbers racketeer for murders.
The Shadow Strikes
1937-10-29
Lamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939-08-26
A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending
Billy the Kid
1941-05-30
Billy Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who narrowly skirts a life of crime by being befriended and
Hit-and-Run Driver
1935-12-28
A man runs over a young couple on a deserted road, then leaves the scene and tries to cover up the i
Crime by Night
1944-09-09
A private eye and his secretary probe a murder and find an international spy.
Rawhide
1938-04-08
Saunders with his Cattlemen's Protective Agency is running roughshod over the ranchers. Lawyer Larry
Sword of the Avenger
1948-06-02
Roberto Balagtas is falsely arrested for treason and sent to prison where he is tortured. He escapes
Men Without Souls
1940-05-20
A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of reveng
The Lonely Trail
1936-05-25
Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid o
Secret Agent X-9
1945-07-24
American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for
The Tiger Woman
1945-11-16
Murder mystery programmer from Republic pictures
Robin Hood of the Pecos
1941-01-14
Robin Hood of the Pecos is a 1941 American film starring Roy Rogers and directed by Joseph Kane. Fol
The Last Ride
1944-10-07
A police lieutenant is determined to bust the gang of crooks selling defective automobile tires.
Bulldog Edition
1936-09-13
Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gan
Desperate
1947-06-20
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
Land Beyond the Law
1937-03-13
A wild cowboy changes course and becomes a sheriff after his father is murdered.
Meet the Boy Friend
1937-07-12
A heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish actres
Girl Rush
1944-10-21
During the California Gold Rush, two down-on-their-luck vaudevillians attempt to become wealthy by b
The Scarlet Horseman
1946-01-22
Government agents work to interfere with schemes to trick the Comanches into war with the Texans.
Jungle Queen
1945-01-22
A young girl journeys to Africa to find her father, an explorer who vanished in the jungle.
Pacific Blackout
1941-12-31
Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. U
Hawaii Calls
1938-03-12
After being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobby
Blonde for a Day
1946-06-10
Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.
Breaking the Ice
1938-09-22
The story begins while Tommy Martin and his mother, Martha Martin say goodbye to Henry and Reuben Jo
Women Are Trouble
1936-07-31
A young reporter tries to prove her mettle by exposing a liquor racketeering gang.
The Night Hawk
1938-10-01
Gangster Charlie McCormick despairs as his young brother Bobby lays near death and vows to break the
The Old Prospector
1938-09-02
An old prospector who never made a strike, and his mule, revisit the old ghost towns from their pros
Queen Esther
1948-01-02
A Jewish woman, born as Hadassah but known as Esther, becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide
The Invisible Menace
1938-01-11
Army Private Eddie Pratt smuggles his new bride into camp in hopes of having a happy wedding night.
Young Dr. Kildare
1938-10-14
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigo
Next Time I Marry
1938-12-09
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." H
Dancing Feet
1936-01-20
Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate part
Public Wedding
1937-07-09
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fak
Sworn Enemy
1936-09-11
A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster.
Pacific Liner
1939-01-06
The S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938-06-04
A young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.
Stand Up and Fight
1939-01-06
A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.
Docks of New York
1945-02-24
The East Side Kids are pursued by killers seeking a stolen necklace.
Frontier Marshal
1939-07-28
Wyatt Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in Tombstone in this very romanticized versi
Christmas Holiday
1944-06-17
A young femme fatale realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.
Blackmail
1939-09-08
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
She Loved a Fireman
1937-12-18
A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.
Midnight Court
1937-03-06
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car
Calling All Marines
1939-09-20
Gang members Blackie Cross and Snooker try to pick up Judy Fox and her friend Pat as they welcome ho
Jungle Safari
1956-01-01
Feature version of the 1945 Universal serial, JUNGLE QUEEN.
Tahiti Nights
1944-12-28
During World War Two, an American band leader, Jack (Dave O'Brien) arrives on a Tahitian island , an
Mystery Ship
1941-09-03
FBI agents Allan Harper and Tommy Baker are in charge of a group of subversives, spies and saboteurs
Race Street
1948-09-11
A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
Scarlet Street
1945-12-25
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kit
Fly By Night
1942-01-19
Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out t
Without Reservations
1946-05-13
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train
The Green Hornet
1940-01-08
A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious maske
Man Hunt
1936-01-29
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
Valley of the Giants
1938-09-17
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive e
Perilous Waters
1948-02-14
Because of his virulent crusade against gambling, Dana Ferris has been targeted for extermination by
Sea Spoilers
1936-09-30
Bob Randall, temporarily in command of the Coast Guard vessel Niobe, expects a promotion and the cap
Dancing in Manhattan
1944-12-14
In this comedy, a garbage truck driver stumbles across $5,000. He decides to use the money for a wil
The Whistler
1944-03-30
A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. Bu
Trouble in Sundown
1939-03-23
The bank has been robbed, the night watchman killed and the safe opened. The townspeople want John a
Shadow Of Terror
1945-10-04
A scientist possessing the formula for making a nuclear bomb finds himself chased by evil gangsters
White Bondage
1937-08-05
A reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.
Hot Money
1936-07-18
Salesman develops a fake stock plan in new invention before it is finished.
My Favorite Wife
1940-05-17
Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her hu
Hullabaloo
1940-10-25
A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.
Sky Murder
1940-09-27
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth
Women Without Names
1940-03-14
Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of
Junior G-Men
1940-11-01
A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join fo
The Invisible Informer
1946-08-19
An aristocratic but destitute southern family attempts to swindle an insurance company by faking the
Coffins on Wheels
1941-06-07
Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.
Outlaw Trail
1944-04-29
Carl Beldon has disappeared and the Trail Blazers have been sent to investigate. Arriving in town, t
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943-08-19
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her ci
Silver Queen
1942-11-14
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and h
Honky Tonk
1941-10-01
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944-10-24
A movie serial in 13 chapters: Some swampland becomes valuable, and various factions squabble over
They Dare Not Love
1941-05-16
An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a bea
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942-04-28
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland a
Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very y
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943-10-26
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wart
Meatless Flyday
1944-01-28
A hungry spider is trying to catch a fly for dinner. Both pull pranks on each other until the fly is
Inside Job
1946-06-14
A pair of married ex-convicts trying to go straight get jobs at a department store. A gangster who k
King of the Pecos
1936-03-09
Profiteer Alexander Stiles lays claim to a million acres of range in the Pecos River country, but a
It Could Happen to You
1937-06-28
A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the c
She Gets Her Man
1945-01-12
The corny daughter of a famed policewoman tries to catch a blowgun killer.
Hot Water
1937-09-24
The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous new
Borrowing Trouble
1937-12-10
The Jones family drugstore is robbed and it looks like the culprit is a boy the family has taken a l
Safety in Numbers
1938-05-30
The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral d
The Public Pays
1936-10-10
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is bro
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939-08-31
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beaut
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948-02-07
Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight
A Night to Remember
1942-12-10
A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect
Gold Rush Maisie
1940-07-26
Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining h
Road to Morocco
1942-11-10
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the lus
A Thousand and One Nights
1945-07-20
On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, w
Cornered
1945-11-23
A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12
Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a
Prairie Law
1940-06-14
Judge Curry is selling Austin's land to nesters and his men are rustling his cattle to provide beef.
Dancing Pirate
1936-05-22
Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jona
Lady in the Lake
1946-12-19
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But whe
Sinbad the Sailor
1947-01-13
Daredevil sailor Sinbad embarks on a voyage across the Seven Seas to find the lost riches of Alexand
Tall in the Saddle
1944-09-29
When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been