--- name: "J. M. Kerrigan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-m-kerrigan" roles: ["Actor"] born: "16 December 1884" died: "29 April 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-20T01:12:20.204674+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # J. M. Kerrigan Actor. Born 16 December 1884 in Dublin, Ireland. Died 29 April 1964. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 16 December 1884, Dublin, Ireland - **Died:** 29 April 1964 - **Active:** 1935–1944 - **Also known as:** J.M. Kerrigan, Joseph M. Kerrigan - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 74 (2), 1940s 70 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 78 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 4, War 2, Crime 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $405m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Kerrigan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967922, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449858/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2099 ## Biography J. M. Kerrigan (also credited as J.M. Kerrigan and Joseph M. Kerrigan) was an Irish character actor. Born Joseph Michael Kerrigan in Dublin on 16 December 1884, he worked as a newspaper reporter before joining the Abbey Players in 1907. He appeared in numerous productions by Lady Gregory, W. B. Yeats and J. M. Synge, and later performed in 35 Broadway shows, including works by Shakespeare, Ibsen and Sheridan. Kerrigan made his screen debut in the 1916 silent film *Food of Love* and settled in Hollywood in 1935 after being recruited by John Ford for *The Informer*, in which he played Terry. He appeared in over 100 films, with notable roles including Johnny Gallagher in *Gone with the Wind* (1939), Eli Matson in *The Sea Hawk* (1940), Charles Conliffe in *The Wolf Man* (1941) and Billy in *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* (1954). He also worked in television from the 1950s and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Kerrigan died in Hollywood on 29 April 1964. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Wilson* (1944), Fi1m 61, as Edward Sullivan — [page](https://film.one/film/wilson.md) - *The Long Voyage Home* (1940), Fi1m 80, as Crimp — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-voyage-home.md) - *Gone with the Wind* (1939), Fi1m 74, as Johnny Gallagher — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md) - *The Informer* (1935), Fi1m 73, as Terry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md) ## Complete filmography (101) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Mr Pickles - *The Fastest Gun Alive* (1956), as Kevin McGovern - *It's a Dog's Life* (1955), as Paddy Corbin - *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor - *Frontier* (1955), series, Actor - *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* (1954), as Billy - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Mr. Thomas J. Flaherty - *The Silver Whip* (1953), as Riley - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Jimmy, Dennis Malloy - *My Cousin Rachel* (1952), as Reverend Pascoe - *Park Row* (1952), as Dan O'Rourke - *The Wild North* (1952), as Callahan - *Two of a Kind* (1951), Actor - *Sealed Cargo* (1951), as Skipper Ben - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Dr. Makery - *Mrs. Mike* (1949), as Uncle John - *The Fighting O'Flynn* (1949), as Timothy - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Pether Flynn - *The Luck of the Irish* (1948), as Tatie the Innkeeper - *Call Northside 777* (1948), as Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited) - *Abie's Irish Rose* (1946), as Patrick Murphy - *Black Beauty* (1946), as John - *She Went to the Races* (1945), as Jeff Habbard - *The Spanish Main* (1945), as Pillery Gow - *The Crime Doctor's Warning* (1945), as Robert MacPherson (uncredited) - *The Great John L.* (1945), as Father O'Malley - *Tarzan and the Amazons* (1945), as Splivens - *The Big Bonanza* (1944), as 'Judge' Jasper Kincaid - *Wilson* (1944), as Edward Sullivan — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/wilson.md) - *The Fighting Seabees* (1944), as Sawyer Collins - *Mr. Lucky* (1943), as Mr. McDougal (uncredited) - *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Caviar Jinks (uncredited) - *Captains of the Clouds* (1942), as Foster - *The Vanishing Virginian* (1942), as John Phelps - *The Wolf Man* (1941), as Charles Conliffe - *Appointment for Love* (1941), as Timothy - *The Long Voyage Home* (1940), as Crimp — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-voyage-home.md) - *No Time for Comedy* (1940), as Jim - *The Sea Hawk* (1940), as Eli Matson - *One Crowded Night* (1940), as Brother 'Doc' Joseph - *Untamed* (1940), as Mr. Angus McGavity - *Curtain Call* (1940), as Mr. Middleton - *Young Tom Edison* (1940), as Mr. McCarney - *Congo Maisie* (1940), as Captain Finch - *Gone with the Wind* (1939), as Johnny Gallagher — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md) - *Two Thoroughbreds* (1939), as Jack Lenihan - *Sabotage* (1939), as Mel - *The Witness Vanishes* (1939), as Flinters - *Two Bright Boys* (1939), as Mike Casey - *6,000 Enemies* (1939), as Dan Barrett - *The Zero Hour* (1939), as Timothy - *Union Pacific* (1939), as Monahan - *Sorority House* (1939), as Lew Fisher - *Undercover Agent* (1939), as Tom 'Pop' Madison - *The Kid From Texas* (1939), as Farr - *The Flying Irishman* (1939), as Mr. Clyde Corrigan Sr. - *The Great Man Votes* (1939), as Hot Shot Gillings - *Ride a Crooked Mile* (1938), as Sgt. Flynn - *Little Orphan Annie* (1938), as Tom Jennings - *Spring Madness* (1938), as Mr. Maloney (uncredited) - *Vacation from Love* (1938), as Danny Dolan, Hansom Cabbie - *London by Night* (1937), as Tims - *Motor Madness* (1937), as Henry John 'Cap' McNeil - *The Plough and the Stars* (1936), as Uncle Peter - *Lloyd's of London* (1936), as Brook Watson - *The General Died at Dawn* (1936), as Leach - *Let's Make a Million* (1936), as Sam Smith - *Spendthrift* (1936), as Pop O'Connell - *Special Investigator* (1936), as Judge Plumgate - *Colleen* (1936), as Pop Reilly - *Laughing Irish Eyes* (1936), as Tim - *The Prisoner of Shark Island* (1936), as Judge Maiben - *Timothy's Quest* (1936), as Dr. Cudd - *A Feather in Her Hat* (1935), as Pobjoy - *Barbary Coast* (1935), as Judge Harper - *Hot Tip* (1935), as Matt - *Werewolf of London* (1935), as Hawkins - *The Informer* (1935), as Terry — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md) - *Vanessa: Her Love Story* (1935), as Perkins (uncredited) - *The Mystery of Edwin Drood* (1935), as Chief Verger Tope - *The Fountain* (1934), as Shordley - *The Key* (1934), as O'Duffy - *A Modern Hero* (1934), as Mr. Ryan - *The Lost Patrol* (1934), as Quincannon - *Lone Cowboy* (1933), as Mr. Curran - *Paddy the Next Best Thing* (1933), as Collins - *A Study in Scarlet* (1933), as Jabez Wilson - *Air Hostess* (1933), as Pop Kearny - *Rockabye* (1932), as Fagin - *Vanity Street* (1932), as Dan - Irish Cop (uncredited) - *Careless Lady* (1932), as Trowbridge - *The Rainbow Trail* (1932), as Paddy Harrigan - *Merely Mary Ann* (1931), as First Drayman - *The Black Camel* (1931), as Thomas MacMasters - *Don't Bet on Women* (1931), as Chipley Duff - *Under Suspicion* (1930), as Doyle - *Lightnin'* (1930), as Judge Lemuel Townsend - *New Movietone Follies of 1930* (1930), as Gateman in Show - *Song o' My Heart* (1930), as Peter - *Lucky In Love* (1929), as Connors - *Little Old New York* (1923), as John O'Day ## Gallery - ![J. M. Kerrigan](https://film.one/media/person/447524/gallery-7dfb113c9996.jpg) J. M. Kerrigan — film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/J._M._Kerrigan_in_Undercover_Agent.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Still from the American drama film Little Old New York (1923). Subjects: motion pictures, actresses](https://film.one/media/person/447524/gallery-a5228658ff61.jpg) Still from the American drama film Little Old New York (1923). Subjects: motion pictures, actresses — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Little_Old_New_York_%28SAYRE_14779%29.jpg/1280px-Little_Old_New_York_%28SAYRE_14779%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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