Gerard Kenneth Tierney Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
He had the manly good looks and rugged appeal to make it to top stardom in Hollywood and succeeded quite well as a sturdy leading man of standard action on film and TV. Born in Brooklyn on September 13, 1924, Irish-American Scott Brady was christened Gerard Kenneth Tierney (called Jerry) by parents Lawrence and Maria Tierney. His father, chief of ...
Full Name
Gerard Kenneth Tierney
Net Worth
$17 Million
Date Of Birth
September 13, 1924
Died
1985-04-16
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Occupation
Actor
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Spouse
Mary Lizabeth Tirony Brady ; children
Children
Timothy and Terence Brady
Nicknames
Scott Brady, Brady, Scott
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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The stage is fun, but picture work is easier and a lot more lucrative. Broadway is a gas. But even if you get the work, who can afford it?
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I don't want my boys to be actors. They'd meet too many kinky broads.
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Fact
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Was originally offered the part of "Archie Bunker" in All in the Family (1971) but turned it down. The part was eventually played by Carroll O'Connor.
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Scott's father Lawrence Sr. retired to California in the late 1950s and, through his sons, got some work in print advertising.
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Scott's brother Edward Tierney became a building contractor after quitting as an actor, and Scott financed several of his projects. One of these includes the apartment building where the infamous Wonderland murders took place.
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According to Scott's son Tim, Scott had a falling out with brother Lawrence Tierney in the late 1960s that lasted nearly two decades.
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Scott was a fanatical fan of Notre Dame football and knew many players and coaches personally. For years it was his annual tradition to throw a party for the team at his home in the Hollywood Hills when they came to California to play USC.
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Scott dropped out of high school to enlist in the Navy and got his G.E.D. a couple of years later. At the enlistment station he initially got into the line for the Marines but switched to the Navy when he saw his friends in that line, a decision he thinks saved his life. Similarly, in the Navy he volunteered for gunnery school and was assigned to be a torpedo bomber tail gunner but eventually found himself as a mechanic's mate, another life-saving twist of fate in his opinion.
Born Gerard Tierney, his family was not related to actress Gene Tierney.
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Appeared occasionally on stage in such touring productions as "Picnic," "Detective Story" and "The Best Man". He made his Broadway debut in the 1959 musical "Destry Rides Again," based on the James Stewart/Marlene Dietrich film classic of the same name. The musical starred Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray with Scott playing the villainous role Brian Donlevy played in the original.
