Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, from 1923 to 1962.
Laidlaw was born in Butte, Montana, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of Charles Porter Laidlaw and Nellie Laidlaw (née Otis). Laidlaw was a graduate of the University of Michigan, and he worked as an engineer, then ventured into acting when he lived in Chicago. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Laidlaw was married to Mildred Carter, an actress. He died in May 1963 in Los Angeles at the age of 63.
Acted in
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Townsman (uncredited)
Pressure Point
1962
Shootout at Big Sag
1962
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Party Member at Convention (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
1959
as James Gang Member
Man with a Camera
1958
as Miner (uncredited)
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Hard Man
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Townsman
The Brothers Rico
1957
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Pardners
1956
as Townsman (uncredited)
Army Daze
1956
as Spy (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
1955
as Barfly (uncredited)
Apache Ambush
1955
Phantom Trails
1955
as Ben Leslie
Ten Wanted Men
1955
The Violent Men
1955
as Gunman (uncredited)
Broken Lance
1954
as Mac Andrews Henchman (uncredited)
The Raid
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Far Country
1954
as Miner (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
1953
as Barfly (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Man from the Alamo
1953
Spies and Guys
1953
as Enemy Soldier (uncredited)
Flaming Feather
1952
Bend of the River
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
In Old Amarillo
1951
as Henchman (uncredited)
Frenchie
1950
as Townsman (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Observer on Street (uncredited)
Union Station
1950
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Winchester '73
1950
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
The Nevadan
1950
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Deputy (uncredited)
Laramie
1949
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
1949
as Henchman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Commercial Fisherman
Ladies of the Chorus
1948
Joan of Arc
1948
as Jean d'Aulon, Joan's squire
Whispering Smith
1948
Station West
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Four Faces West
1948
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Lured
1947
as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Soldier in Show (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1947
as Barfly (uncredited)
California
1947
as Reb (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Sanders
The Killers
1946
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Stranger
1946
as Todd, Customer in Potter's Store (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
1946
as Lt. Patton (uncredited)
Mr. Noisy
1946
as Ballplayer in Hotel Room (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
1946
as Worker
Road to Utopia
1946
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Cowboy (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Merchant
Bad Men of the Border
1945
as Gus
The Body Snatcher
1945
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop (uncredited)
Uncertain Glory
1944
Marshal of Gunsmoke
1944
as Pete Larkin
The Lone Star Trail
1943
as Steve Bannister
Fugitive from Sonora
1943
as Hack Roberts
Coney Island
1943
as Henchman
Border Buckaroos
1943
as Hank Dugan
The Desperadoes
1943
as Cass
The Outlaw
1943
as Deputy (uncredited)
Riding Through Nevada
1942
as Woods
Lucky Legs
1942
as Duke
Overland Mail
1942
as Jake - Henchman
The Omaha Trail
1942
as Oxen Train Bullwhacker
Sabotage Squad
1942
as Office Henchman
The Great Man's Lady
1942
as Man in Saloon
Stagecoach Express
1942
as Henchman Lou
Valley of the Sun
1942
as Johnson
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942
as Henchman Spike
The Lone Star Vigilantes
1942
as Corporal Benson, Henchman
Riders of the Badlands
1941
as Henchman Bill
Among the Living
1941
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
as Henchman Jack
Texas
1941
as Ringsider
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
Badlands Of Dakota
1941
as Gambler
Wide Open Town
1941
as Waiter-Henchman at Jail
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Henchman Rusty
Law of the Range
1941
as Henchman Jeff Hobart
Hands Across the Rockies
1941
as Bartender
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Lottery Thug (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Saloon Waiter
The Sea Wolf
1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
as Outlaw
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
as Jenkins, aka Jennings
Law and Order
1940
as Kurt Daggett
Junior G-Men
1940
as Watchman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Constable Adams
The Gay Caballero
1940
as Henchman
Wagon Train
1940
as Henchman Pat Hays
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Rigby Henchman
The Tulsa Kid
1940
as Henchman Nick Carson
Captain Caution
1940
as Prisoner in Brig
Stage to Chino
1940
as Wheeler
Son of Roaring Dan
1940
as Matt Gregg
Girls of the Road
1940
as Brakeman (Uncredited)
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Henchman
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Policeman in First Montage (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Davis Henchman
Dark Command
1940
as Guerrilla
Virginia City
1940
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Little Orvie
1940
as Man at Dog Pound (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High
1940
as Barnes
Double Alibi
1940
as Policeman in Cellar
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Cop Outside Police Station (uncredited)
The Night of Nights
1939
as Roustabout in Play (uncredited)
Cowboys from Texas
1939
as Duke Plummer
Allegheny Uprising
1939
as One of Jim's Black Boys
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Cop in Montage (uncredited)
Blackmail
1939
as Oil Worker (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's G-Men
1939
as Pete
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Film Delivery Man (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Tough
Western Caravans
1939
as Henchman Scanlon
Three Texas Steers
1939
as Henchman Morgan
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Sentry (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Irishman (uncredited)
Lucky Night
1939
as Bouncer in Dusty's (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939
as Luke
The Night Riders
1939
as Andrews
Jesse James
1939
as Barshee's Henchman (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Man in Rodeo Stands (uncredited)
Rhythm of the Saddle
1938
as Tex Robinson
Juvenile Court
1938
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
I'm from the City
1938
as Jeff, Ranch Foreman
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Martin's Henchman (uncredited)
Border G-Man
1938
as Curly
Born to Be Wild
1938
as Henchman (uncredited)
Romance Road
1938
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937
as Patrol Guard Rocky
The Game That Kills
1937
as Cab Driver
The Toast of New York
1937
as Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937
as Henchman Burke
You Only Live Once
1937
as Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)
Come and Get It
1936
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
1936
as Peters - a Sailor
Sea Spoilers
1936
as Louie
High Tension
1936
as Winch Operator
Special Investigator
1936
as Larring
Panic on the Air
1936
as Ed
Two in Revolt
1936
as Bill Donlan
Silly Billies
1936
as Trigger
Yellow Dust
1936
as Henchman Bogan
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935
as Henchman
Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Fin Sharkey
The Arizonian
1935
as Henchman in Saloon
Les Misérables
1935
as Gendarme at Bishop's Home
Captain Hurricane
1935
as Man on Freighter
Bachelor Bait
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)
Rainbow Riders
1934
as Haley Davis
Pirate Treasure
1934
as Curt
Perils of Pauline
1933
as Fake Museum Watchman
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Member of Rocci's Mob
To the Last Man
1933
as Colby Man (uncredited)
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Henchman Pete
The Woman I Stole
1933
as Lentz's Henchman
Murders in the Zoo
1933
as Policeman Reardon (Uncredited)
Parole Girl
1933
as Guard
The Expert
1932
as Policeman
The Tip-Off
1931
as Henchman
Dugan of the Badlands
1931
as Dan Kirk
Gun Smoke
1931
as Gangster
Dishonored
1931
Beyond Victory
1931
as Soldier in Prelude
Cimarron
1931
as (uncredited)
Pardon My Gun
1930
as Tex
Paradise Island
1930
as Rowdy Sailor
A Royal Romance
1930
as Cossack Guard (uncredited)
Laughing at Death
1929
as Karl Stronberg
The Little Savage
1929
as Blake
The Big Diamond Robbery
1929
as Chick
Outlawed
1929
as McCasky
Rough Ridin' Red
1928
as Cal Rogers
The Big Killing
1928
as Third Beagle Son
Breed of Courage
1927
as Brack McQuinn
Thunderbolt's Tracks
1927
as Buck Moulton
The Silent Rider
1927
as Red Wender
Crack O' Dawn
1926
as Red Riley
Racing Romance
1926
as Thornhill
Dangerous Traffic
1926
as Foxy Jim Stone
The Masquerade Bandit
1926
as Duncan
Lightning Hutch
1926
as Detective [Chs. 2-3] / Kosloff Henchman [Ch. 4 onwards] (uncredited)
Born to Battle
1926
as Trube
The Wyoming Wildcat
1925
as Rudy Kopp
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as (uncredited)