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name: "James Conaty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-conaty"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 December 1895"
died: "18 December 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:38.319178+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."
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# James Conaty

Actor. Born 13 December 1895 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Died 18 December 1955.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 December 1895, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 18 December 1955
- **Active:** 1944–1947
- **Also known as:** James Thomas Conaty

## Biography

James Conaty was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films between the late 1920s and mid-1950s, most often in small uncredited roles.

His credits include Party Guest in *Laura* (1944), Nightclub Patron in *The Big Sleep* (1946), Dinner Guest in *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), and Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology in *The War of the Worlds* (1953). He was born on 13 December 1895 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and died on 18 December 1955 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, wikidata.org, findagrave.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Out of the Past* (1947), Fi1m 89, as Bartender in Acapulco (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-the-past.md)
- *Laura* (1944), Fi1m 86, as Party Guest (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Sleep* (1946), Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- *The War of the Worlds* (1953), Man at Pacific Institute of Science and Technology (uncredited)
- *Scarface* (1932), Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- *The Lost Weekend* (1945), Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)
- *Gilda* (1946), Gambler (uncredited)
- *The Killers* (1946), Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)
- *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), Auditor (uncredited)

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