Aldo Ray(1926-1991)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Aldo DaRe 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
Saturday's Hero (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.
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
Saturday's Hero (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.