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 Scott Brady

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Scott Brady Famous memorial Veteran

Original Name
Gerard K. Tierney
Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
16 Apr 1985 (aged 60)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.9935332, Longitude: -118.3837901
Plot
Mausoleum, Block 156, Crypt B7
Memorial ID
1529 View Source

Actor. Born Gerard Kenneth Tierney in Brooklyn, New York. Brother of actors Lawrence Tierney and Ed Tracy. He served in the Navy during World War II, where he was a Navy boxing champion. He was a lumberjack early in life before taking up acting. Brady took drama classes, appearing in his first film, "Canon City," in 1948. He usually played the tough guy roles as in the films, "He Walked by Night" and "Johnny Guitar." He appeared regularly on the 1970s TV cop show, "Police Story." He was offered the role of Archie Bunker in "All in the Family" (1971) but turned it down. He did, however, make a later guest appearance. He acted in over 60 movies from 1948 through 1984. While in his 50s, Scott Brady was diagnosed with emphysema. He continued to take acting jobs in such projects as "The Winds of War" TV miniseries and on the TV series' "Simon and Simon" and "Matt Houston." His last film role was in the 1984 movie "Gremlins". Not long after the film's release, Brady passed away from respiratory failure.

Actor. Born Gerard Kenneth Tierney in Brooklyn, New York. Brother of actors Lawrence Tierney and Ed Tracy. He served in the Navy during World War II, where he was a Navy boxing champion. He was a lumberjack early in life before taking up acting. Brady took drama classes, appearing in his first film, "Canon City," in 1948. He usually played the tough guy roles as in the films, "He Walked by Night" and "Johnny Guitar." He appeared regularly on the 1970s TV cop show, "Police Story." He was offered the role of Archie Bunker in "All in the Family" (1971) but turned it down. He did, however, make a later guest appearance. He acted in over 60 movies from 1948 through 1984. While in his 50s, Scott Brady was diagnosed with emphysema. He continued to take acting jobs in such projects as "The Winds of War" TV miniseries and on the TV series' "Simon and Simon" and "Matt Houston." His last film role was in the 1984 movie "Gremlins". Not long after the film's release, Brady passed away from respiratory failure.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 25 Apr 1998
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 1529
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1529/scott-brady: accessed ), memorial page for Scott Brady (13 Sep 1924–16 Apr 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1529, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.