Aldo Ray
Actor
Biography
Aldo Ray was born in the borough of Pen Argyl, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on 25 September 1926. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, served as a US Navy frogman during WWII and saw action on Iwo Jima.
While constable of Crockett, California, he drove his brother Guido to an audition for the film Idols in the Dust (1951). Director David Miller hired him for a small role as a cynical football player. Ray's husky frame, thick neck and raspy voice made him perfect for playing tough sexy roles. He was the star of George Cukor's The Marrying Kind (1952) and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953). Ray was the none-too-bright boxer in Cukor's Pat and Mike (1952) and an escaped convict in 'Michael Curtiz"s We're No Angels (1955). His career started downhill in the 1970s, with him appearing in a string of low-budget films as a character actor. His last film was Shock 'Em Dead (1991).
Ray was married three times, with one daughter Claire born in 1951 to his first wife Shirley Green whom he married on on 20 June 1947. Ray was then briefly married to actress Jeff Donnell and then had two sons and a daughter with his third wife, Johanna Ray, one of whom is the actor Eric DaRe. Aldo Ray died of throat cancer on 27 March 1991.
Filmography
We're No Angels
as Albert 1955
The Green Berets
as Sgt. Muldoon 1968
The Sicilian
as Don Siano of Bisacquino 1987
Nightfall
as James Vanning / Art Rayburn 1956
Pat and Mike
as Davie Hucko 1952
Men in War
as Sgt. Montana 1957
Evils of the Night
as Fred 1985
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as Sergeant Rizzo 1966
Star Slammer
as The Inquisitor 1986
Biohazard
as General Randolph 1985
The Naked and the Dead
as Sam Croft 1958
God's Little Acre
as Bill Thompson 1958
Don't Go Near the Park
as Taft 1981
The Power
as Bruce 1968
Shock 'Em Dead
as Tony 1991
The Marrying Kind
as 'Chet' Keefer 1952