Edgar Warren Hymer (February 25, 1906 – March 25, 1948) was an American theatre and film actor.

Early life

He was born in New York City. His father, John Bard Hymer (1875/1876 – 1953) was a playwright (with nine Broadway plays to his credit, according to the

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), vaudeville writer and actor, while his mother, Eleanor Kent, was an actress.

Career

He appeared in 129 films between 1929 and 1946, as well as the 1928 Broadway play ''The Grey Fox.'' Despite his typical screen persona as an unsophisticated tough guy with a Brooklyn accent, he actually attended

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. In the late 1930s,

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had him removed from the studio after he showed up for work drunk. Hymer responded by breaking into Cohn's office and urinating on his desk. Cohn then blackballed him in the film industry, making it hard for him to find work.

Death

He died in

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, reportedly of a "stomach ailment" at age 42 in 1948. His remains are interred at

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Filmography

* '' The Far Call'' (1929) - Soup Brophy (silent) * ''

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'' (1929) - Cannon Delmont * ''

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 ''Fox Movietone Follies of 1929'', also known as ''Movietone Follies of 1929'' and ''The William Fox Movietone Follies of 1929'', is an American black-and-white and color pre-Code musical film released by Fox Film Corporation. Plot George Shelb ...

'' (1929) - Martin * '' The Cock-Eyed World'' (1929) - Marine Corporal Scout (uncredited) * '' The Girl from Havana'' (1929) - Spike Howard * '' Frozen Justice'' (1929) - Bartender * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1930) - Bowery Kid * '' Men Without Women'' (1930) - Kaufman * '' Born Reckless'' (1930) - Big Shot * '' Up the River'' (1930) - Dannemora Dan * ''

Sinners' Holiday ''Sinners' Holiday'' is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking crime drama film starring Grant Withers and Evalyn Knapp, and featuring James Cagney (in his film debut), Lucille La Verne, and Joan Blondell. It is based on the 1930 play ''Penny A ...

'' (1930) - Mitch * '' Oh, For a Man!'' (1930) - 'Pug' Morini * '' Men on Call'' (1930) - Joe Burke * '' The Seas Beneath'' (1931) - 'Lug' Kaufman * '' Charlie Chan Carries On'' (1931) - Max Minchin * ''

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'' (1931) - Spike Moore * ''

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'' (1931) - Schmidt (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) - Smiley Corbin * '' Love is a Racket'' (1932) - Burney Olds * '' The Night Mayor'' (1932) - Riley * '' Hold 'Em Jail'' (1932) - Steele * '' One Way Passage'' (1932) - Steve Burke * ''

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'' (1932) - Brassie Randall * ''

20,000 Years in Sing Sing ''20,000 Years in Sing Sing'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film set in Sing Sing Penitentiary, the maximum security prison in Ossining, New York, starring Spencer Tracy as an inmate and Bette Davis as his girlfriend. It was directed by Mic ...

'' (1932) - Hype * '' The Billion Dollar Scandal'' (1932) - Kid McGurn * '' The Mysterious Rider'' (1933) - Jitney Smith * ''

A Lady's Profession ''A Lady's Profession'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Walter DeLeon and Nina Wilcox Putnam. The film stars Alison Skipworth, Roland Young, Sari Maritza, Kent Taylo ...

'' (1933) - Nutty Bolton * ''

Midnight Mary ''Midnight Mary'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone. Plot The very scary story begins with an indifferent Mary Martin (Young) sitting in a c ...

'' (1933) - Angelo * ''

I Love That Man ''I Love That Man'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by C. Graham Baker, Casey Robinson and Gene Towne. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody, Warren Hymer, Grant M ...

'' (1933) - Mousey * ''

Her First Mate ''Her First Mate'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William Wyler and written by Clarence Marks, Earle Snell and H. M. Walker, who adapted it from the play written by Frank Craven, John Golden and Daniel Jarrett. The film st ...

'' (1933) - Percy * '' My Woman'' (1933) - Al—Butler (uncredited) * '' In the Money'' (1933) - Gunboat Bimms * ''

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'' (1933) - Goofy * ''

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'' (1934, Short) - Man at Gunpoint in Fictitious Film Scene (uncredited) * '' The Crosby Case'' (1934) - Sam Collins * ''

The Gold Ghost ''The Gold Ghost'' is a 1934 short American pre-code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Two wealthy fathers Jim and George try to arrange their children Gloria and Wally to marry in order to strengthen their families. Gloria refuses to ...

'' (1934, Short) - Bugs Kelly * ''

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'' (1934) - Pete Pandos - Greek Wrestler * ''Woman Unafraid'' (1934) - John * ''

One Is Guilty ''One Is Guilty'' is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Ralph Bellamy, Shirley Grey and Rita La Roy. It is the second in a series of four films featuring Bellamy as Inspector Steve Trent followin ...

'' (1934) - 'Knock-Out' Walters * ''

Little Miss Marker ''Little Miss Marker'' (also known as ''The Girl in Pawn'') is an American Pre-Code 1934 comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Hall. It was written by William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman, and Gladys Lehman after a 1932 short story of the same n ...

'' (1934) - Canvas Back * ''

The Cat's-Paw ''The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was Lloyd's seventh and final collaboration with Taylor and the fourth of his seven starring roles in sound. ''The Cat’s Paw'', a novel by Clarence ...

'' (1934) - 'Spike' Slattery * '' She Loves Me Not'' (1934) - Mugg Schnitzel * '' Young and Beautiful'' (1934) - The Champion * '' Belle of the Nineties'' (1934) - St. Louis Fighter * '' Kid Millions'' (1934) - Louie the Lug * '' The Gilded Lily'' (1935) - Taxi Driver * ''

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'' (1935) - Oscar Pender * ''

Hold 'Em Yale ''Hold 'Em Yale'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Damon Runyon, Paul Gerard Smith, and Eddie Welch. The film stars Patricia Ellis, Cesar Romero, Buster Crabbe, William Frawley, Andy Devine, and George ...

'' (1935) - Sam, The Gonoph * '' Silk Hat Kid'' (1935) - Misty * ''

The Daring Young Man ''The Daring Young Man'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Sam Hellman, William Hurlbut and Glenn Tryon. The film stars James Dunn, Mae Clarke, Neil Hamilton, Sidney Toler, Warren Hymer and Stanley Fi ...

'' (1935) - Pete Hogan * '' Dante's Inferno'' (1935) - Bozo - a Stoker (uncredited) * '' She Gets Her Man'' (1935) - Spike * '' Navy Wife'' (1935) - Butch * '' Our Little Girl'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) - 'Midget' Regan * '' Hong Kong Nights'' (1935) - Wally * '' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) - Gimp * '' The Widow from Monte Carlo'' (1935) - Dopey Mullins * ''

Hitch Hike Lady ''Hitch Hike Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Gordon Rigby and Lester Cole. The film stars Alison Skipworth, Mae Clarke, Arthur Treacher, James Ellison, Warren Hymer and Beryl Mercer. The film was ...

'' (1935) - Cluck Regan * '' The Leavenworth Case'' (1936) - Detective O'Malley * ''

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'' (1936) - Joe Sloan, Betty's Boyfriend * ''King of the Islands'' (1936, Short) - A Shipwrecked Sailor * '' Laughing Irish Eyes'' (1936) - Tiger O'Keefe * ''

Everybody's Old Man ''Everybody's Old Man'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by James Flood and written by Patterson McNutt and A.E. Thomas. The film stars Irvin S. Cobb, Rochelle Hudson, Johnny Downs, Norman Foster, Alan Dinehart, Sara Haden, Donald Meek an ...

'' (1936) - Mike Murphy * '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936) - Bodyguard (uncredited) * '' A Message to Garcia'' (1936) - Departing Sailor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Hymie * '' Nobody's Fool'' (1936) - Sour Puss * ''

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'' (1936) - Hazeltine * '' Rhythm on the Range'' (1936) - Big Brain * '' 36 Hours to Kill'' (1936) - Hazy * '' Love Letters of a Star'' (1936) - Chuck * '' You Only Live Once'' (1937) - Buggsy * '' She's Dangerous'' (1937) - Herman Valentz * '' Join the Marines'' (1937) - Herman * '' Navy Blues'' (1937) - Gerald 'Biff' Jones * '' We Have Our Moments'' (1937) - Smacksey * '' Married Before Breakfast'' (1937) - Harry * '' Meet the Boyfriend'' (1937) - Wilbur 'Bugs' Corrigan * '' Wake Up and Live'' (1937) - First Gunman * ''

Sea Racketeers ''Sea Racketeers'' is a 1937 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Weldon Heyburn, Jeanne Madden, and Warren Hymer. Plot summary Cast *Weldon Heyburn as Chief Bos'n Mate Jim Wilson *Jeanne Madden as Patricia 'Pat' Coll ...

'' (1937) - Mate 'Spud' Jones * ''

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'' (1937) - 'Shorty' * ''

Ali Baba Goes to Town ''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' is a 1937 musical film directed by David Butler and starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. Cantor plays a hobo named Aloysius "Al" Babson, who walks into the camp of a movie company that is making the ...

'' (1937) - Tramp * '' Telephone Operator'' (1937) - Shorty * ''

Lady Behave! ''Lady Behave!'' is a 1938 American film directed by Lloyd Corrigan. The sophisticated comedy was released by Republic Pictures. Plot Prior to leaving for Haiti, two sisters and their godfather/legal advisor are having a holiday in New Orle ...

'' (1937) - Butch * '' Bluebeard's Eighth Wife'' (1938) - Kid Mulligan * ''

Arson Gang Busters ''Arson Gang Busters'' is a 1938 American action film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Alex Gottlieb, Norman Burnstine and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Robert Livingston, Rosalind Keith, Jackie Moran, Warren Hymer, Jack La Rue and Clay ...

'' (1938) - Tom Jones * ''

Joy of Living ''Joy of Living'' is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with supporting performances from Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Jean Dixon, Eric Blore and Lucille Ball. It features the ...

'' (1938) - Mike * '' You and Me'' (1938) - Gimpy * '' Gateway'' (1938) - Guard-Waiter * '' Submarine Patrol'' (1938) - Seaman Rocky Haggerty * '' Thanks for Everything'' (1938) - Marine Sergeant * '' The Lady and the Mob'' (1939) - Frankie O'Fallon * '' Mr. Moto in Danger Island'' (1939) - Twister McGurk * '' Boy Friend'' (1939) - Greenberg * ''

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'' (1939) - Lancelot O'Hara * '' Calling All Marines'' (1939) - Snooker * '' Destry Rides Again'' (1939) - Bugs Watson * ''

Charlie McCarthy, Detective ''Charlie McCarthy, Detective'' is a 1939 American comedy film starring Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and Robert Cummings Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990) was an American film and television act ...

'' (1939) - Dutch * '' I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby'' (1940) - Big Foot Louie * '' Love, Honor, and Oh Baby!'' (1940) - Bull * ''

Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...

'' (1941) - Angelface * '' Reaching for the Sun'' (1941) - Percy Shelley * ''

Buy Me That Town ''Buy Me That Town'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Murray Boltinoff, Harry A. Gourfair, Gordon Kahn and Martin Rackin. The film stars Lloyd Nolan, Constance Moore, Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard, Barbar ...

'' (1941) - Crusher Howard * ''

Birth of the Blues ''Birth of the Blues'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Brian Donlevy. The plot loosely follows the origins and breakthrough success of the Original Dixieland Jass Band in ...

'' (1941) - Limpy * ''

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'' (1941) - Big Man in Subway Car * ''

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'' (1942) - Marine * '' Jail House Blues'' (1942) - Big Foot Louie * '' Mr. Wise Guy'' (1942) - Dratler * '' Girls' Town'' (1942) - Joe * ''

So's Your Aunt Emma ''So's Your Aunt Emma'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring ZaSu Pitts and Roger Pryor. The film is also known as ''Meet the Mob''. Plot Emma Bates is an old spinster living with her equally unmarried sister ...

'' (1942) - Joe * ''

Dr. Broadway ''Dr. Broadway'' is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Anthony Mann (as his directorial debut) and written by Art Arthur. The film stars Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips, Eduardo Ciannelli, Richard Lane, J. Carrol Naish, Joan Woodbury and Ar ...

'' (1942) - Maxie the Goat * '' She's in the Army'' (1942) - Cpl. Buck Shane * ''

One Thrilling Night ''One Thrilling Night'' is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine. The film is also known as ''Horace Takes Over'' (American TV title) with working titles being ''Do Not Disturb'' and ''Army Bride''.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/172 ...

'' (1942) - Pat Callahan * ''

Henry and Dizzy ''Henry and Dizzy'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney and Maude Eburne. The film was released on June 5, 1942 ...

'' (1942) - Tramp at Picnic * ''

Lure of the Islands ''Lure of the Islands'' is a 1942 American adventure film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Edmond Kelso, George Bricker and Scott Littleton. The film stars Margie Hart, Robert Lowery, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Gale Storm, Ivan Lebede ...

'' (1942) - Albert, a gendarme * '' Baby Face Morgan'' (1942) - Wise Willie * '' Police Bullets'' (1942) - Gabby Walsh * '' Phantom Killer'' (1942) - Police Sgt. Pete Corrigan * ''

Hitler – Dead or Alive ''Hitler – Dead or Alive'' is a 1942 American propaganda war film directed by Nick Grinde. The plot of ''Hitler – Dead or Alive'' was inspired by true events but takes a quasi-comic tone. Plot In 1939, during the early days of World War II ...

'' (1942) - Hans 'Dutch' Havermann * ''Spy Train'' (1943) - Herman Krantz * ''Danger! Women at Work'' (1943) - Pete * ''Gangway for Tomorrow'' (1943) - Pete * ''Government Girl'' (1943) - Military Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''Since You Went Away'' (1944) - Convalescent Wishing for Tutti Frutti (uncredited) * ''Three Is a Family'' (1944) - Coolie * ''The Affairs of Susan'' (1945) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''Joe Palooka, Champ'' (1946) - Ira Eyler * ''Gentleman Joe Palooka'' (1946) - Louie - Sparring Partner

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