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name: "Edward Nugent"
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born: "7 February 1904"
died: "3 January 1995"
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# Edward Nugent

Actor. Born 7 February 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 3 January 1995.

## Details

- **Born:** 7 February 1904, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 January 1995
- **Also known as:** Eddie Nugent, Edward J. Nugent, Edward James Nugent
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Nugent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3048566, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637789/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30006

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*42nd Street*](https://film.one/film/42nd-street.md) (82)

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## Biography

Edward Nugent was an American actor. Born Edward James Nugent on 7 February 1904 in New York City, he appeared in around 80 films between 1928 and 1937, often in supporting roles. He is credited as Terry in the musical *42nd Street* (1933) and as Eagan in *Night Nurse* (1931).

As a child, Nugent sang with the Metropolitan Opera. He performed in vaudeville and on radio before his film career. He later worked on Broadway, with credits including *See My Lawyer* (1939), *Brooklyn USA* (1941) and *Junior Miss* (1942). He subsequently worked as a television producer, writer and director.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *42nd Street* (1933), Fi1m 82, as Terry — [page](https://film.one/film/42nd-street.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Case of Spring Fever* (1940), as Golfer
- *Island Captives* (1937), as Tom Willoughby
- *Speed to Spare* (1937), as Larry 'Skids' Brannigan
- *Man Of The People* (1937), as Edward Spetner
- *A Man Betrayed* (1936), as Frank Powell
- *Two Minutes to Play* (1936), as Jack Gaines
- *Pigskin Parade* (1936), as Sparks
- *The Big Game* (1936), as Drunk
- *Prison Shadows* (1936), as Gene Harris
- *Bunker Bean* (1936), as Mr. Glab (as Edward Nugent)
- *The Harvester* (1936), as Bert Munroe
- *Doughnuts and Society* (1936), as Jerry Flannagan
- *Dancing Feet* (1936), as Jimmy Cassidy
- *Just My Luck* (1935), as Vic Dunne
- *Ah, Wilderness!* (1935), as Wint
- *Forced Landing* (1935), as Jim Redfern (as Eddie Nugent)
- *Fighting Youth* (1935), as Anthony Tonnetti
- *The Old Homestead* (1935), as Rudy Nash
- *Skybound* (1935), as Doug Kent
- *College Scandal* (1935), as Jake Lansing
- *Kentucky Blue Streak* (1935), as Martin Marion
- *Baby Face Harrington* (1935), as Albert
- *The Lottery Lover* (1935), as Gibbs
- *Girl o' My Dreams* (1934), as Larry Haines
- *Lost in the Stratosphere* (1934), as Lt. Richard 'Woody' Wood
- *A Girl of the Limberlost* (1934), as Phillip Ammon
- *No Ransom* (1934), as Eddie Winfield
- *She Loves Me Not* (1934), as Buzz Jones
- *Handy Andy* (1934), Actor
- *This Side of Heaven* (1934), as Vance
- *Beauty for Sale* (1933), as Bill Merrick
- *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1933), as Joe Pitt
- *This Day and Age* (1933), as Don Merrick
- *Flirting in the Park* (1933), as Charlie Jones
- *College Humor* (1933), as Whistler
- *Dance Hall Hostess* (1933), as Patrick Gibbs Jr.
- *See You Tonight* (1933), as Eddie Norton
- *The Girl in 419* (1933), as Interne
- *Uncle Jake* (1933), as Eddie - Husband
- *42nd Street* (1933), as Terry — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/42nd-street.md)
- *Caliente Love* (1933), as George
- *Easy on the Eyes* (1933), as Lt. Bill Decker
- *The Past of Mary Holmes* (1933), as Flanagan
- *Men Are Such Fools* (1932), as Eddie Martin
- *Crooner* (1932), as Henry - Band Member
- *The Honor of the Press* (1932), as Daniel H. Greely
- *Behind Stone Walls* (1932), as Bob Clay
- *A Fool's Advice* (1932), as Steve
- *Local Boy Makes Good* (1931), as Wally Pierce
- *The Star Witness* (1931), as Jackie Leeds
- *Night Nurse* (1931), as Eagan
- *Up Pops the Devil* (1931), as George Kent
- *Young Sinners* (1931), as Bud
- *Shipmates* (1931), as What-Ho
- *Crashing Hollywood* (1931), Actor
- *Strangers May Kiss* (1931), as 2nd Admirer
- *Girls Demand Excitement* (1931), as Tommy
- *Three Hollywood Girls* (1931), as Bill
- *War Nurse* (1930), as Frank Stevens
- *Remote Control* (1930), as Radio Engineer
- *Bright Lights* (1930), as Windy Jones
- *Clancy in Wall Street* (1930), as Donald MacIntosh
- *Loose Ankles* (1930), as Andy Martin (as Eddie Nugent)
- *The Vagabond Lover* (1929), as Sport
- *Untamed* (1929), as Paul (as Edward Nugent)
- *Our Modern Maidens* (1929), as Reg
- *The Girl in the Show* (1929), as Dave Amazon
- *The Duke Steps Out* (1929), as Tommy Welles
- *The Bellamy Trial* (1929), as Reporter
- *The Flying Fleet* (1929), as Midshipman Dizzy (uncredited)
- *A Single Man* (1929), as Dickie
- *Our Dancing Daughters* (1928), as Freddie
- *The Man in Hobbles* (1928), as Jake Harris

## Gallery

- ![Edward Nugent](https://film.one/media/person/1225903/gallery-17b81961c29b.png) Edward Nugent — Erin van Schendel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Edward_J._Nugent.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Mary Carlisle and Edward Nugent in the American comedy film Girl o’ My Dreams (1934).](https://film.one/media/person/1225903/gallery-20aa1fb53af5.jpg) Mary Carlisle and Edward Nugent in the American comedy film Girl o’ My Dreams (1934). — Monogram Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Mary_Carlisle_and_Edward_Nugent%2C_Girl_o%27_My_Dreams_%281934%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Edward Nugent](https://film.one/media/person/1225903/gallery-48681a538528.jpg) Edward Nugent — Image via TMDB

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