Carroll Nye
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1901-10-04
- Died
- 1974-03-17
- Place of birth
- Akron, Ohio, USA
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.
Known For
Movies (48)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Frank Kennedy
Madame X
1929
as Darrell, a Naval Officer
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mr. Loring
The Heart of Maryland
1927
as Lloyd Calvert
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
as Radio Announcer
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Burroughs
Buyer Beware
1940
as George Collins (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Marty
Jazzland
1928
as Homer Pew
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Radio Announcer
The Bishop Murder Case
1929
as John E. Sprigg
The Flying Fleet
1929
as Tex (uncredited)
Hot Water
1937
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
as Police Radio Broadcaster
The Lottery Bride
1930
as Nels
The Girl in the Glass Cage
1929
as Terry Pomfret
Craig's Wife
1928
as John Fredericks
Land of the Silver Fox
1928
as Carroll Blackton
Kosher Kitty Kelly
1926
as Barney Kelly
The One Way Trail
1931
as Terry Allen
The Perfect Crime
1928
as Trevor
The Silver Slave
1927
as Larry Martin
The Wolf Hunters
1926
as Roderick Drew
The Trail Blazers
1940
as Jim Chapman
The Squall
1929
as Paul
Neck and Neck
1931
as Frank Douglas
The Black Diamond Express
1927
as Fred Foster
The Brute
1927
as El
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Radio Announcer
Rinty of the Desert
1928
as Pat
Temptation's Workshop
1932
as Bob Lawton
Safety in Numbers
1938
as Larsen
Classified
1925
as Mart Comet
Little Mickey Grogan
1927
as Jeffrey Shore
The Impostor
1926
as Dick Gilbert
The Girl from Chicago
1927
as Bob Carlton
The Lawless Woman
1931
as Allan Perry
The Earth Woman
1926
as Steve Tilden
A Race for Life
1928
as Robert Hammond
Hell-Bent for Frisco
1931
as Lane Garwood
The Devil Bear
1929
as Bert Sifton
Her Honor, the Governor
1926
as Bob Fenway
Light Fingers
1929
as Donald Madison
Sons of the Saddle
1930
as Harvey
Powder My Back
1928
as Jack Hale
What Every Girl Should Know
1927
as Dave Sullivan
The Sporting Age
1928
as Phillip Kingston
Death Valley
1927
as Boy
About Carroll Nye
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. I… With 48 credits spanning from 1925 to 1941, Carroll Nye has appeared in 48 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carroll Nye Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Frank Kennedy
- Madame X (1929) — as Darrell, a Naval Officer
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) — as Mr. Loring
- The Heart of Maryland (1927) — as Lloyd Calvert
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) — as Radio Announcer
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