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Scott Brady
1924-1985
Updated 3/19/2008 with more films available on DVD!
biography
Born Gerard Kenneth Tierney in Brooklyn in 1924, rugged actor Scott Brady excelled in film noir and westerns throughout his long career in Hollywood. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Brady developed an interest in acting and enrolled in drama classes. Brady's brother, Lawrence Tierney, was already a successful actor, starring in the 1945 film Dillinger. In 1948, Brady landed the lead role in his first film, the film-noir thriller Canon City.
LEFT and CENTER: 1950s photos of Scott Brady. RIGHT: Brady's brother Lawrence Tierney in the 1951 crime drama The Hoodlum
the films of scott brady
In This Corner (1948)
From Eagle-Lion's boxing drama In This Corner. LEFT: With Anabel Shaw and Mary Meade. RIGHT: With Anabel Shaw and Charles D. Brown
Port of New York (1949)
From the film-noir thriller Port of New York
I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
From the campy film noir drama I Was a Shoplifter, released by Universal-International. LEFT and CENTER A: With Mona Freeman. CENTER B and C: With Andrea King. RIGHT: With Tony Curtis
Undercover Girl (1950)
From Universal-International's Undercover Girl. The left photo includes Richard Egan
Untamed Frontier (1952)
With Shelley Winters in the Universal-International western Untamed Frontier
Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
With Suzan Ball and Jeff Chandler in the Universal-International adventure Yankee Buccaneer
Johnny Guitar (1954)
With Ben Cooper, Joan Crawford, and Sterling Hayden in the offbeat Republic western Johnny Guitar
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
With Jane Russell, Alan Young, and Jeanne Crain in the colorful romantic comedy Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Damon Runyon Theater (1955-1956 CBS TV Series)
With Nancy Gates in the CBS anthology TV series Damon Runyon Theater, episode All Is Not Gold, which originally aired April 30, 1955
Ford's V-8 Theater, aka All Star Theatre (1956)
With Joanne Dru from a comedic 1956 episode of Ford's V-8 Theater titled Just What the Doctor Ordered
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964)
From the Paramount western Stage to Thunder Rock with Lon Chaney Jr.
The Cycle Savages (1969)
With Melody Patterson in the biker flick The Cycle Savages
Satan's Sadists (1969)
From Al Adamson's biker film Satan's Sadists
Bonnie's Kids (1973)
With Robin Mattson and Tiffany Bolling in the low-budget actioner Bonnie's Kids
later years
While in his 50s, Scott Brady was diagnosed with emphysema. Illness aside, he continued to take acting jobs in such projects as The Winds of War TV miniseries and on the hit TV series Simon and Simon and Matt Houston. In addition, he appeared in one more film, the 1984 horror/comedy Gremlins. Not long after the film's release, Brady passed away from respiratory failure in April 1985. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and brothers Lawrence Tierney and Ed Tracy.
Classic TV Cowboys Collector's Edition [DVD] DVD
Two-disc set of 15 TV western episodes includes "The Rifleman" ("Days of the Hunter," "Outlaw's Inheritance," "Mailorder Groom"), "Bat Masterson" ("The Fighter," "Stampede at Tent City"), "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" ("The Assassins"), "The Lone Ranger" ("The Renegades," "The Return of the Convict"), "Wagon Train" ("The Malachi Hobart Story"), "The Roy Rogers Show" ("The Ambush," "Western Justice"), "The Deputy" ("The Hard Decision," "The Return of Widow Brown"), and "Shotgun Slade" ("A Flower for Jenny," "Crossed Guns"). 7 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biography; photo gallery.
Shotgun Slade, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Eight episodes include "Backtrack," "The Spanish Box," "The Deadly Key," "Donna Juanita," "The Fabulous Fiddle," "The Golden Tunnel," "A Flower for Jenny," and "A Flower on Boothill." 3 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.
Shotgun Slade, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
Seven episodes include "The Ring of Death," "Charcoal Bullet," "Sudden Death," "Lost Gold," "The Smell of Money," "Crossed Guns," and "Killer's Brand." 180 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.
He Walked By Night [DVD](1948) DVD
Based on a true case, this fine film noir details the Los Angeles Police Department's search for a technically adept but mentally unbalanced thief who killed a policeman. With Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Whit Bissell and Jack Webb, who supposedly based his "Dragnet" radio show on this movie; directed by Alfred Werker and (uncredited) Anthony Mann. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
Port Of New York [DVD](1949) DVD
Gritty, expertly realized noir from director Laslo Benedek ("The Wild One") featuring Yul Brynner, with a full head of hair, playing the dangerous leader of a ring of drug runners. Scott Brady and Richard Rober are the customs agents out to topple the syndicate. With K.T. Stevens and Neville Brand. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Pirates Of The Golden Age Movie Collection [DVD] DVD
This quartet of spirited swashbucklers is sure to shiver your timbers. First, Yvonne De Carlo stars as a popular entertainer who falls in love with a wealthy aristocrat (Philip Friend) who is actually a pirate out for revenge against the sinister shipping magnate who ruined his father, in "Buccaneer's Girl" (1950). With Robert Douglas, Elsa Lanchester. Wrongly accused of piracy, a hapless shopworker (Donald O'Connor) actually joins a privateer crew and quickly earns a reputation as the most dangerous man on the high seas, in the comedic "Double Crossbones" (1951). Helena Carter co-stars. Next, the action-packed "Yankee Buccaneer" (1952) finds the crew of a 19th-century U.S. Navy frigate disguising themselves as pirates in an effort to catch some real nautical ne'er-do-wells. Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady star. And, with rapier in one hand and rope in the other, Errol Flynn swings into action as a British naval officer charged with stopping pirate Anthony Quinn, in "Against All Flags" (1952). Maureen O'Hara also stars. 5 1/3 hrs. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; theatrical trailers.
Bloodhounds Of Broadway [DVD](1952) DVD
Peppy musical comedy stars Mitzi Gaynor as a simple Southern girl with a talent for song and dance who meets a New York bookie (Scott Brady) who's travelling through Georgia while fleeing criminal charges. Charmed by Gaynor's goodness, Brady decides to face the music, taking her with him to Manhattan where she hits the big time performing at an upscale nightclub. With Mitzi Green, Marguerite Chapman; look quickly for a young Charles Bronson in an uncredited role as a waiter. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; featurettes; interview; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
Forgotten Noir: Collector's Set Series One [DVD] DVD
Three-disc set includes "Portland Expose," "They Were So Young," "Loan Shark," "Arson, Inc.," "Shadow Man" (1953), and "Shoot to Kill" (1947).
Lux Video Theatre: Holiday Affair(1955) VHS
In this romantic, Christmas-themed episode of the mid-'50s anthology series, Phyllis Thaxter plays a department store "comparison shopper" who falls for a toy salesman after she causes him to lose his job. With Scott Brady, Robert Hutton. This print also includes original commercials and a special preview of the film "Glory" with stars Walter Brennan and Margaret O'Brien. 54 min.
Mohawk [DVD](1956) DVD
A peace-loving federal agent (Scott Brady) and an Indian woman (Rita Gam) work together to prevent a range war, only to fall in love in the process and face rejection from both their peoples. Western drama also stars Neville Brand, Lori Nelson. 80 min.
Journey To The Center Of Time(1967) VHS
Low-budget sci-fi gem whose ideas exceed its limitations, as a crew of time travellers undertake a voyage that stretches from the age of dinosaurs to a futuristic dictatorship. Scott Brady, Gigi Perreau star; look for Lyle Waggoner as an albino alien! AKA: "Time Warp." 83 min.
Marooned [DVD](1969) DVD
Science-fiction drama about a three-man team of American astronauts who are stranded in orbit 200 miles above the Earth when their ship's engines fail, and the desperate global race to rescue them. Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, David Janssen and James Franciscus star. 134 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Japanese, French.
Satan's Sadists [DVD](1969) DVD
The ads promised "Motorcycle Maniacs on Wheels," "Breezy Riders Roaring to Hell!" and "Human Garbage--in the Sickest Love Parties!," and B-legend Al Adamson delivered with this sordid cycle tale of LSD-taking bikers who kidnap and assault innocent women. With Russ Tamblyn, Scott Brady, Greydon Clark as Acid and, Regina Carrol as "the freak-out girl." AKA: "Nightmare Bloodbath." 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; documentary; theatrical trailer; TV spot; interview; photo gallery.
The Mighty Gorga (1970)/One Million AC/DC (1968) [DVD] DVD
A double feature of prehistoric hi-jinks opens with desperate circus owner Anthony Eisley and great white huntress Megan Timothy heading to the Congo in search of "a rare species of giant ape." Once there, they must contend with lost white tribe dressed in Indian costumes (!) who worship the gargantuan Gorga. With Scott Brady, Kent Taylor. Next, using the name "Akdov Telmig" (read it backwards), Ed Wood penned a nutty antediluvian sex farce that offers a smorgasbord of softcore fun, chintzy effects, sex with a gorilla, stock footage, cavemen and lines like "I'm off to see the lizard"! With Gary Kent. 148 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus shorts; art gallery; theatrical trailers; radio spots.
Five Bloody Graves (1970)/Nurse Sherri [DVD](1978) DVD
B-movie auteur Al Adamson's savage shoot-'em-up "Five Bloody Graves" stars Robert Dix (son of Richard) as a gunslinger hired to defend a group of gorgeous gals on a wagon train from a group of notorious outlaws. Dix has his hands full as the gals keep turning up tortured or dead! With Jim Davis, John Carradine, Vicki Volante, Paula Raymond and Darlene Lucht (the former "Miss Sun Fun"). AKA: "Gun Riders." And, "Nurse Sherri," Adamson's answer to Roger Corman's nurse movies, stars Jill Jacobson as the lady in white, possessed by a demon and stalking and killing patients at the hospital. The only way to stop the terror is to destroy the corpse of the ghoul that possesses her! With Geoffrey Land. AKA: "Beyond the Living," "Black Voodoo," "Hospital of Terror," "The Possession of Nurse Sherri." Includes both the theatrical and an alternate version of "Nurse Sherri." Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers. Two-disc set.
Bikers From Hell Triple Feature [DVD] DVD
Three-disc boxed set includes "Hell's Angels '69," "Run Angel Run" and "Hell's Bloody Devils."
The Night Stalker (1971)/The Night Strangler [DVD](1973) DVD
Darren McGavin stars in the original chillers that were among the highest-rated TV movies to date and spawned the 1974-75 series. In "The Night Stalker," rumpled Las Vegas reporter Carl Kolchak (McGavin) tracks a series of bizarre deaths and becomes convinced a vampire is roaming the neon streets. With Barry Atwater, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland. McGavin returns as Kolchak, exiled from Vegas and now in Seattle, in "The Night Strangler," where a string of brutal murders sends the monster-hunting newshound into the catacombs of an underground city and a confrontation with a century-old killer. With Oakland, Jo Ann Pflug, Richard Anderson. 164 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; fe
When Every Day Was The Fourth Of July (1978)/The Long Days Of Summer [DVD](1980) DVD
A lawyer in a small Depression New England town is asked by his daughter to help her friend, a shell-shocked mute, against a charge of murder in the emotional drama "When Every Day Was the Fourth of July." Dean Jones, Louise Sorel and Geoffrey Lewis star. Then, a small town in 1930s New England is the focus for "The Long Days of Summer," which looks at prejudice as seen through the eyes of a young Jewish boy whose lawyer father comes under attack from the townspeople. Dean Jones, Joan Hackett and Donald Moffat star. 185 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; photo gallery.
The Last Ride Of The Dalton Gang [DVD](1979) DVD
Western action and adventure with the infamous outlaw band whose raid on the town of Coffeyville, Kansas, led to a final showdown with the law. Randy Quaid, Bo Hopkins, Larry Wilcox, and Jack Palance star. 146 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; photo gallery; interview.
The China Syndrome [DVD](1979) DVD
A dogged TV reporter and cynical cameraman are present at a nuclear facility when the walls begin to shake...and their quest to uncover the truth about this allegedly "minor incident" leads down a path of killers and deception. Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon star. 122 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Thai; deleted scenes; filmographies; documentaries.
The Winds Of War [DVD](1983) DVD
The Emmy-winning TV mini-series, bringing to life Herman Wouk's tale of a Navy family's devotion to duty and to each other in the days shortly before America's entry into World War II, features an acclaimed cast that includes Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Tennant, John Houseman, Polly Bergen, Lisa Eilbacher, and Ralph Bellamy, reprising his screen role as FDR. 14 1/2 hrs. on six discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; "making of" documentary; featurettes.
Gremlins [DVD](1984) DVD
Gremlins may be cute and cuddly, but don't get them wet or feed them after midnight, or else you'll have more monsters than anyone can handle. "E.T." meets "The Thing" by way of "It's a Wonderful Life" in this horror gem from Joe Dante and Steven Spielberg; with Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton and the great Dick Miller. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary by Dante, Cates, others; deleted scenes; bloopers; documentary; theatrical trailers; photo gallery.
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filmography
FILM
Gremlins (1984) with Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, and Dick Miller
Strange Behavior (1981) with Michael Murphy and Louise Fletcher
The China Syndrome (1979) with Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and Michael Douglas
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979) with Cliff Potts, Randy Quaid, Larry Wilcox, Sharon Farrell, John Karlen, and Bo Hopkins
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978) with Dean Jones, Louise Sorel, Geoffrey Lewis, Henry Wilcoxon, and Moosie Drier
Bonnie's Kids (1973) with Robin Mattson and Tiffany Bolling
Wicked, Wicked (1973) with Tiffany Bolling, Edd Byrnes, Diane McBain, and Madeleine Sherwood
The Night Strangler (1973) with Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug, Richard Anderson, Wally Cox, Margaret Hamilton, John Carradine, and Al Lewis
The Loners (1972) with Gloria Grahame, Richard O'Brien, Hortense Petra, and Tim Rooney
Cain's Cutthroats (1971) with John Carradine, Robert Dix, and Valda Hansen
$ (1971) with Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, and Gert Fröbe
Doctors' Wives (1971) with Dyan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman, and Carroll O'Connor
Five Bloody Graves (1970) with Robert Dix, Jim Davis, Paula Raymond, and
John Carradine; directed by Al Adamson
Hell's Bloody Devils (1970) with Broderick Crawford, John Gabriel, Kent Taylor, Robert Dix, Keith Andes, John Carradine, and Jack Starrett; directed by Al Adamson
The Ice House (1969) with Jim Davis
The Mighty Gorga (1969) with Anthony Eisley, Kent Taylor, Gary Kent, and Greydon Clark
Space Travelers (1969) with Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, Gene Hackman, Lee Grant, Nancy Kovack, and Mariette Hartley; once aired on Mystery Science Theater 3000
D.A.: Murder One (1969) with Robert Conrad and Diane Baker
The Cycle Savages (1969) with Bruce Dern, Chris Robinson, and Melody Patterson
Satan's Sadists (1969) with Regina Carrol and Russ Tamblyn; directed by Al Adamson
Nightmare in Wax (1969) with Cameron Mitchell and Anne Helm
Portrait of Violence (1968) with Jock Mahoney
The Road Hustlers (1968) with Jim Davis
They Ran for Their Lives (1968) with John Payne and Luana Patten
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968) with Yvonne De Carlo and John Ireland
Fort Utah (1967) with John Ireland, Virginia Mayo, John Russell, and Richard Arlen
Journey to the Center of Time (1967) with Gigi Perreau and Anthony Eisley
Red Tomahawk (1967) with Howard Keel
Castle of Evil (1966) with Virginia Mayo, Hugh Marlowe, and David Brian
Destination Inner Space (1966) with Sheree North and Gary Merrill
Black Spurs (1965) with Rory Calhoun and Linda Darnell
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) with Barry Sullivan, Ralph Taeger, and John Agar
Operation Bikini (1963) with Tab Hunter, Frankie Avalon, and Jody McCrea
Battle Flame (1959) with Robert Blake and Richard Harrison
Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) with Clint Eastwood
Blood Arrow (1958) with Phyllis Coates
The Restless Breed (1957) with Jim Davis, Anne Bancroft, and Myron Healey
The Storm Rider (1957) with Mala Powers and Bill Williams
Mohawk (1956) with Allison Hayes, Lori Nelson, and Neville Brand
The Maverick Queen (1956) with Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan
Terror at Midnight (1956)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) with Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain
The Vanishing American (1955) with Forrest Tucker and Lee Van Cleef
They Were So Young (1954) with Raymond Burr and Gert Frobe
Three Steps to the Gallows (1954)
The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954) with Betta St. John; directed by William Castle
Johnny Guitar (1954) with Sterling Hayden, Joan Crawford, and Mercedes McCambridge
A Perilous Journey (1953) with Vera Ralston and David Brian
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) with Mitzi Gaynor
Bronco Buster (1952) with Joyce Holden and Chill Wills
Yankee Buccaneer (1952) with Jeff Chandler and Suzan Ball
Montana Belle (1952) with Jane Russell and George Brent
Untamed Frontier (1952) with Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, and Lee Van Cleef
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) with Jeanne Crain and Thelma Ritter
Undercover Girl (1950) with Alexis Smith, Richard Egan, and Gerald Mohr
Kansas Raiders (1950) with Audie Murphy, Richard Long, Dewey Martin, Brian Donlevy, and Tony Curtis
I Was a Shoplifter (1950) with Mona Freeman, Tony Curtis, Peggie Castle, and Rock Hudson
The Gal Who Took the West (1949) with Yvonne De Carlo
Undertow (1949) with Bruce Bennett, Peggy Dow, John Russell, and Rock Hudson
Port of New York (1949) with Yul Brynner
Canon City (1948) with Whit Bissell and Ralph Byrd
He Walked by Night (1948) with Richard Basehart, Whit Bissell, and Jack Webb
In This Corner (1948)
TELEVISION SERIES
Shotgun Slade, 1959-1961 syndicated TV series, 78 episodes. Brady portrayed Shotgun Slade, a detective in the Old West
Police Story, 1973-1977 anthology TV series. Brady portrayed Vinnie in a recurring role.
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