Carroll Nye

Born: 1901-10-04

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Carroll Nye (October 4, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1925 and 1944. His mother, Myra Nye, worked for the Los Angeles Times. Carroll was educated at the University of California and later became a reporter and radio editor with the Times like his mother. However, he went into film business in 1924. At the beginning of his career he had a score of leading man roles in Hollywood opposite such silent screen stars as Anita Page and Corinne Griffith. In his late career, he played usually small roles, perhaps most memorably as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in Gone with the Wind (1939). His film career ended in 1944 with an uncredited role in Wilson. Nye also worked with Groucho Marx at CBS. After his film career, Nye served as a Hollywood newscaster and publicity man. He was married to actress Helen Lynch since 1928, but the marriage ended in divorce. He later married a woman named Dorothy, mentioned on his gravestone at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. His brother was respected Hollywood makeup artist Ben Nye.


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Gone with the Wind

as Frank Kennedy
Released: 1939-12-15

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical...

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Blossoms in the Dust

as Mr. Loring
Released: 1941-08-15

Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when...

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The Squall

as Paul
Released: 1929-05-09

A fiesty, sexy and manipulative gypsy disrupts the lives of a conservative farm family.

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Sing, Baby, Sing

as Radio Announcer
Released: 1936-08-21

The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is...

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Radio Announcer
Released: 1938-03-18

Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show...

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Craig's Wife

as John Fredericks
Released: 1928-09-16

Harriet Craig, whose obsession with material possessions and immaculate neatness results in...

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Buyer Beware

as George Collins (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-17

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.

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The Bishop Murder Case

as John E. Sprigg
Released: 1929-12-31

The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance...

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The Flying Fleet

as Tex (uncredited)
Released: 1929-01-19

Six friends, all hoping to become aviators, are to graduate the next day from the United States...

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The Girl from Chicago

as Bob Carlton
Released: 1927-11-09

Mary Carlton, who lives with her invalid father on a cotton plantation, receives a letter from...

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While the City Sleeps

as Marty
Released: 1928-02-15

A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an...

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Safety in Numbers

as Larsen
Released: 1938-05-30

The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich...

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Little Mickey Grogan

as Jeffrey Shore
Released: 1927-12-27

The main plot concerns an architect who, when he begins losing his eyesight, worries that he is...

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Land of the Silver Fox

as Carroll Blackton
Released: 1928-10-18

Rin-Tin-Tin's first sound feature, in which he plays an abused dog recused by a young girl in...

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Traveling Saleslady

as Burroughs
Released: 1935-03-28

A toothpaste magnate's mischievous daughter, tired of her father's traditional ways of...

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Rinty of the Desert

as Pat
Released: 1928-04-20

Rinty rescues heroine June and hero Pat from all manner of desert dangers, both natural and...

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A Race for Life

as Robert Hammond
Released: 1928-01-28

Rinty becomes the best pal of juvenile "human" hero Danny O'Shea. Their devotion to one another...

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Neck and Neck

as Frank Douglas
Released: 1931-11-04

Bill Grant is a small-time gambler who spends more time embellishing his accomplishments than...

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The Girl in the Glass Cage

as Terry Pomfret
Released: 1929-06-23

A pretty young cashier at a movie theater has a few problems--a local thug is interested in her...

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Kentucky Moonshine

as Radio Announcer
Released: 1938-05-20

The Ritz Brothers pretend to be Kentucky hillbillies in order to get a booking on a radio show.

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Don't Turn 'em Loose

as Police Radio Broadcaster
Released: 1936-09-18

A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an...

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Madame X

as Darrell, a Naval Officer
Released: 1929-08-17

A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney...

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The Black Diamond Express

as Fred Foster
Released: 1927-06-04

Dan Foster, the engineer of the Black Diamond Express express train falls in love with Jeanne...

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The Heart of Maryland

as Lloyd Calvert
Released: 1927-07-13

At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj. Alan Kendrick,...

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The Trail Blazers

as Jim Chapman
Released: 1940-11-11

The Mesquiteers try to help their friend build a telegraph system, despite a local newspaper...

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Sons of the Saddle

as Harvey
Released: 1930-08-03

Jim Brandon, foreman of the Wind River Ranch, owned by Martin Stavnow, is in love with Ronnie,...

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The Sporting Age

as Phillip Kingston
Released: 1928-03-02

Blinded in a train accident James Driscoll (Holmes Herbert), whose wife, Miriam Driscoll (Belle...

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The Earth Woman

as Steve Tilden
Released: 1926-04-04

The story is set in the hills of Tennessee, where practically everybody gets smashed on rotgut...

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Hot Water

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Released: 1937-09-24

The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous...

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The One Way Trail

as Terry Allen
Released: 1931-10-15

Tim thinks saloon owner Coldeye killed his brother. Seeking the ultimate payback, Tim gets a job...

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Her Honor, the Governor

as Bob Fenway
Released: 1926-07-19

The only son of Gov. Adele Fenway, Bob, is engaged to Marian Lee, and at a dinner Adele...

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The Devil Bear

as Bert Sifton
Released: 1929-02-19

A ship's captain keeps a tame gorilla as a pet. During a mutiny the captain is injured by a blow...

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The Silver Slave

as Larry Martin
Released: 1927-11-12

Bernice Randall, who has forsaken the love of her sweetheart, Tom Richards, to marry for wealth,...

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The Lottery Bride

as Nels
Released: 1930-09-29

Sundered lovers meet again amid tragic irony at a mining camp in northern Norway.

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Jazzland

as Homer Pew
Released: 1928-12-01

Fighting the invasion of their small New England town by a big city--type nightclub, the...

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Classified

as Mart Comet
Released: 1925-10-11

Babs Comet is employed by the classified ad department of the daily paper and uses her looks and...

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Powder My Back

as Jack Hale
Released: 1928-03-10

Rex Hale, a reform mayor, closes the musical comedy "Powder My Back" because he feels that it is...

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The Perfect Crime

as Trevor
Released: 1928-08-04

A police inspector "solves" a crime that, in fact, may not have occurred at all.

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Light Fingers

as Donald Madison
Released: 1929-07-29

"Light Fingers" is both the name and the physical description of this film's hero, a dapper...

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Kosher Kitty Kelly

as Barney Kelly
Released: 1926-09-05

The story is a variation on the Abie's Irish Rose theme, detailing the marriage between an Irish...

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The Lawless Woman

as Allan Perry
Released: 1931-05-05

Dancer June Page is charged with the murder of gangster "Honest Ed" Baker. Allan Perry, an...

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