Carroll Nye
Born: 1901-10-04 in Akron, Ohio, USA
Died: 1974-03-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1941
- Blossoms in the Dust as Mr. Loring
1940
- The Trail Blazers as Jim Chapman
- Buyer Beware as George Collins (uncredited)
1939
- Gone with the Wind as Frank Kennedy
1938
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Radio Announcer
- Kentucky Moonshine as Radio Announcer
- Safety in Numbers as Larsen
1937
- Hot Water as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1936
- Don't Turn 'em Loose as Police Radio Broadcaster
- Sing, Baby, Sing as Radio Announcer
1935
- Traveling Saleslady as Burroughs
1932
- Temptation's Workshop as Bob Lawton
1931
- Neck and Neck as Frank Douglas
- The One Way Trail as Terry Allen
- The Lawless Woman as Allan Perry
- Hell-Bent for Frisco as Lane Garwood
1930
- Sons of the Saddle as Harvey
- The Lottery Bride as Nels
1929
- The Squall as Paul
- Madame X as Darrell, a Naval Officer
- The Flying Fleet as Tex (uncredited)
- The Bishop Murder Case as John E. Sprigg
- The Girl in the Glass Cage as Terry Pomfret
- Light Fingers as Donald Madison
- The Devil Bear as Bert Sifton
1928
- While the City Sleeps as Marty
- The Sporting Age as Phillip Kingston
- Craig's Wife as John Fredericks
- Jazzland as Homer Pew
- A Race for Life as Robert Hammond
- The Perfect Crime as Trevor
- Powder My Back as Jack Hale
- Rinty of the Desert as Pat
- Land of the Silver Fox as Carroll Blackton
1927
- The Girl from Chicago as Bob Carlton
- The Heart of Maryland as Lloyd Calvert
- The Black Diamond Express as Fred Foster
- The Silver Slave as Larry Martin
- What Every Girl Should Know as Dave Sullivan
- The Brute as El
- Little Mickey Grogan as Jeffrey Shore
- Death Valley as Boy
1926
- Kosher Kitty Kelly as Barney Kelly
- The Wolf Hunters as Roderick Drew
- Her Honor, the Governor as Bob Fenway
- The Earth Woman as Steve Tilden
- The Impostor as Dick Gilbert
1925
- Classified as Mart Comet