Cyrus Willard Kendall (March 10, 1898 – July 22, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1935 and 1950. Kendall's heavy-set, square-jawed appearance and deep voice were perfect for wiseguy roles such as policemen and police chiefs, wardens, military officers, bartenders, reporters, and mobsters. On

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, Kendall portrayed Judge Carter in the drama ''The Remarkable Miss Tuttle''. On early television, he played detective Jonas Flint on the game show ''Armchair Detective''. Kendall was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in

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Filmography

* '' His Night Out'' (1935) - Detective (uncredited) * '' Hitch Hike Lady'' (1935) - Fruit Dealer (uncredited) * '' Dancing Feet'' (1936) - Hotel Detective * '' Man Hunt'' (1936) - Sheriff at Hackett * '' King of the Pecos'' (1936) - Alexander Stiles * '' Dancing Pirate'' (1936) - Bouncing Betty's Cook (uncredited) * ''

The Lonely Trail ''The Lonely Trail'' is a 1936 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ann Rutherford. Plot Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlist ...

'' (1936) - Adjutant General Benedict Holden * ''

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'' (1936) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Hot Money'' (1936) - Joe Morgan * '' Women Are Trouble'' (1936) - Inspector Matson * ''

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'' (1936) - Simmons * '' Bulldog Edition'' (1936) - Nick Enright * '' Sea Spoilers'' (1936) - Detective * '' The Public Pays'' (1936, Short) - Police Chief John Carney (uncredited) * '' The Magnificent Brute'' (1936) - Chief of Police (uncredited) * '' Once a Doctor'' (1937) - Dr. Deardon (scenes deleted) * '' Midnight Court'' (1937) - Milt - the Reporter (uncredited) * '' Land Beyond the Law'' (1937) - Slade Henaberry * '' Angel's Holiday'' (1937) - Chief of Police Davis * '' It Could Happen to You'' (1937) - Detective * '' Public Wedding'' (1937) - Police Captain (uncredited) * '' Meet the Boyfriend'' (1937) - Walters * '' They Won't Forget'' (1937) - Detective Laneart * '' White Bondage'' (1937) - Rickets (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Chief of Police (uncredited) * '' The Shadow Strikes'' (1937) - Brossett * '' Borrowing Trouble'' (1937) - Chief Kelly * '' She Loved a Fireman'' (1937) - Deputy Fire Commissioner (uncredited) * '' The Invisible Menace'' (1938) - Colonel Rogers * '' Gold Is Where You Find It'' (1938) - Kingan (uncredited) * '' Hawaii Calls'' (1938) - Hawaiian Policeman * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1938) - Hank - Gambler (scenes deleted) * '' Rawhide'' (1938) - Sheriff Kale * '' Crime School'' (1938) - Morgan * '' Safety in Numbers'' (1938) - Chief of Police * ''

Little Miss Thoroughbred ''Little Miss Thoroughbred'' is a 1938 film directed by John Farrow. Peggy Ann Garner made her debut in the film. It was also known as Little Lady Luck. Plot Knowing her father's out there somewhere, little Janet runs away from an orphanage. A c ...

'' (1938) - District Attorney Sheridan * '' Valley of the Giants'' (1938) - Sheriff Graber * '' Breaking the Ice'' (1938) - Judd * '' The Night Hawk'' (1938) - Capt. Teague * '' Young Dr. Kildare'' (1938) - Charlie (uncredited) * '' Next Time I Marry'' (1938) - A.L. Butterfield (uncredited) * '' Pacific Liner'' (1939) - Deadeyes * '' Stand Up and Fight'' (1939) - Foreman Ross * '' North of Shanghai'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Twelve Crowded Hours'' (1939) - George Costain * '' Trouble in Sundown'' (1939) - Ross Daggett * '' Man of Conquest'' (1939) - Indian Affairs Agent (uncredited) * ''

Mickey the Kid ''Mickey the Kid'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Bruce Cabot, Ralph Byrd and ZaSu Pitts. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. Plot Dr. Ben Cameron is worried about 12-year-old Mickey, son of ...

'' (1939) - Waldo (uncredited) * '' Frontier Marshal'' (1939) - Winning Card Player (uncredited) * '' Fugitive at Large'' (1939) - Prison Guard Captain * '' The Angels Wash Their Faces'' (1939) - Haines * ''

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'' (1939) - Southern Sheriff (uncredited) * '' Calling All Marines'' (1939) - Big Joe Kelly * '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939) - Nobleman Signing Petition (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940, Serial) - Curtis Monroe * '' The House Across the Bay'' (1940) - Crawley * '' Women Without Names'' (1940) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

My Favorite Wife ''My Favorite Wife'' (released in the U.K. as ''My Favourite Wife'') is a 1940 screwball comedy produced by Leo McCarey and directed by Garson Kanin. The picture stars Irene Dunne as a woman who, after being shipwrecked on a tropical island ...

'' (1940) - Police Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited) * '' Opened by Mistake'' (1940) - Oberweiser (uncredited) * '' Men Without Souls'' (1940) - Capt. White * '' The Saint Takes Over'' (1940) - Max Bremer * '' Prairie Law'' (1940) - Pete Gore * '' Andy Hardy Meets Debutante'' (1940) - Mr. Carrillo * '' Gold Rush Maisie'' (1940) - Assayer (uncredited) * '' Sky Murder'' (1940) - Harrigan - House Detective (uncredited) * '' Junior G-Men'' (1940) - Brand * ''

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'' (1940) - Mr. Wilson * '' Youth Will Be Served'' (1940) - Sheriff * '' The Fargo Kid'' (1940) - Nick Kane * ''

Robin Hood of the Pecos '' Robin Hood of the Pecos '' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Cast * Roy Rogers as Vance Corbin * George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabriel "Gabby" Hornaday * Marjorie Reynolds as Jeanie Grayson * Cy K ...

'' (1941) - Ambrose Ballard * '' Ride, Kelly, Ride'' (1941) - Louis Becker * '' They Dare Not Love'' (1941) - Maj. Kenlein (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Cass McAndrews (Sheriff) * '' Blossoms in the Dust'' (1941) - Harrington (uncredited) * '' Mystery Ship'' (1941) - Condor * ''

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'' (1941) - Man with Tar (uncredited) * '' Johnny Eager'' (1941) - Halligan * ''

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'' (1941) - Hotel Clerk * ''

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'' (1942) - Dahlig * '' Born to Sing'' (1942) - Police Captain * '' Alias Boston Blackie'' (1942) - Jumbo Madigan * '' The Wife Takes a Flyer'' (1942) - Gestapo Agent (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Boxing Promoter (uncredited) * '' Tarzan's New York Adventure'' (1942) - Colonel Ralph Sergeant * ''

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood ''Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood'' is a 1942 American crime film, fourth of the fourteen Boston Blackie films of the 1940s Columbia's series of B pictures based on Jack Boyle's pulp-fiction character. Plot summary Boston Blackie (Chester Morri ...

'' (1942) - Jumbo Madigan (uncredited) * '' Road to Morocco'' (1942) - Fruit Vendor (uncredited) * ''

Silver Queen ''Silver Queen'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring George Brent and Priscilla Lane. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Score and one for Best Art Direction (Ralph Berger, Emile Kuri) ...

'' (1942) - Sheriff * '' A Night to Remember'' (1942) - Louis Kaufman (uncredited) * ''

After Midnight with Boston Blackie ''After Midnight with Boston Blackie'' is a 1943 crime film directed by Lew Landers. It is the fifth of a series of 14 Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie. When a recently paroled friend of Boston Blackie is killed, h ...

'' (1943) - Joe Herschel (uncredited) * ''

A Gentle Gangster ''A Gentle Gangster'' is a 1943 black-and-white drama film, directed by Phil Rosen and produced by A. W. Hackel. Cast *Molly Lamont as Ann Hallit *Barton MacLane as Mike Hallit *Dick Wessel as Steve Parker *Joyce Compton as Kitty Parker *Jack ...

'' (1943) - Al Malone * '' A Lady Takes a Chance'' (1943) - Gambling House Boss * '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' (1943) - Jumbo Madigan (uncredited) * '' Whispering Footsteps'' (1943) - Detective Brad Dolan * '' Meatless Flyday'' (1944, Short) - Spider (voice, uncredited) * '' Lady in the Death House'' (1944) - Detective * ''

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'' (1944) - Gus, Bartender (uncredited) * ''Outlaw Trail'' (1944) - Honest John Travers * '' The Chinese Cat'' (1944) - Webster Deacon * '' Roger Touhy, Gangster'' (1944) - Edward Latham (uncredited) * '' Christmas Holiday'' (1944) - Teddy Jordan (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Charles F. Murphy (uncredited) * '' Kismet'' (1944) - Herald (uncredited) * '' Crime by Night'' (1944) - Sheriff Max Ambers * '' Tall in the Saddle'' (1944) - Cap, Bartender (uncredited) * '' The Last Ride'' (1944) - Capt. Butler * '' A Wave, a WAC and a Marine'' (1944) - Mike * '' Girl Rush'' (1944) - 'Honest' Greg Barlan * '' Mystery of the River Boat'' (1944, Serial) - Police Chief F.E. Dumont * ''

Dancing in Manhattan ''Dancing in Manhattan'' is a 1944 American film directed by Henry Levin. It was originally called ''Tonight We Dance''.FILMLAND BRIEFS Los Angeles Times4 Nov 1944: 5. Plot A garbage truck driver, Eddie Martin (Fred Brady) from Manhattan finds ...

'' (1944) - Inspector Kirby * '' Tahiti Nights'' (1944) - Chief Enoka * '' She Gets Her Man'' (1945) - Police Chief Brodie * '' Jungle Queen'' (1945, Serial) - Tambosa Tim hs. 6-8* '' The Cisco Kid Returns'' (1945) - Jennings - Hired killer * '' Docks of New York'' (1945) - Compeau * '' The Power of the Whistler'' (1945) - Druggist (uncredited) * '' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1945) - Auctioneer (uncredited) * '' Secret Agent X-9'' (1945, Serial) - Lucky Kamber * ''

Shadow of Terror ''Shadow of Terror'' is a 1945 American thriller film directed by Lew Landers and written by Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Richard Fraser, Grace Albertson, Cy Kendall, Emmett Lynn, Kenneth MacDonald and Eddie Acuff. The film was released ...

'' (1945) - Victor Maxwell * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1945) - Inspector Henry Leggett * ''

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'' (1945) - Detective (uncredited) * '' Scarlet Street'' (1945) - Nick (uncredited) * '' The Scarlet Horseman'' (1946) - Amigo Mañana * ''

The Glass Alibi ''The Glass Alibi'' is a 1946 crime drama film noir directed by W. Lee Wilder starring Paul Kelly, Douglas Fowley, Anne Gwynne and Maris Wrixon.. Plot A reporter marries a dying girl for her money, but she recovers from her illness so he plot ...

'' (1946) - Red Hogan * '' Without Reservations'' (1946) - Bail Bondsman (uncredited) * '' Blonde for a Day'' (1946) - Inspector Pete Rafferty * '' Inside Job'' (1946) - Police Capt. Martin (uncredited) * '' The Invisible Informer'' (1946) - Sheriff Ladeau * '' Lady in the Lake'' (1946) - Jailer (uncredited) * ''

Sinbad the Sailor Sinbad the Sailor (; ar, سندباد البحري, Sindibādu al-Bahriyy; fa, سُنباد بحری, Sonbād-e Bahri or Sindbad) is a fictional mariner and the hero of a story-cycle of Persian origin. He is described as hailing from Baghda ...

'' (1947) - Hassan-Ben-Hassan (uncredited) * '' The Farmer's Daughter'' (1947) - Sweeney * '' Desperate'' (1947) - Ace Morgan (uncredited) * ''

Bury Me Dead ''Bury Me Dead'' is a 1947 American film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The drama features Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont and Mark Daniels.. Plot When the remains of a woman's body are found after a fire consumes the stable ...

'' (1947) - Detective (uncredited) * '' Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad'' (1948) - Commissioner R.E. Carfter * ''

Call Northside 777 ''Call Northside 777'' is a 1948 reality-based newspaper drama directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder was wrongly convicted 11 years before. James Stewart star ...

'' (1948) - Second Bartender (uncredited) * '' Perilous Waters'' (1948) - The Boss * '' Tenth Avenue Angel'' (1948) - Higgins (uncredited) * '' Sword of the Avenger'' (1948) - Count Velasquez * '' Race Street'' (1948) - Shoeshine Customer (uncredited) * '' In This Corner'' (1948) - Tiny Reed * '' Bungalow 13'' (1948) - Police Officer (uncredited) * ''Queen Esther'' (1948) - Chamberlain * '' Mysteries of Chinatown'' (1949, TV Series) - Regular Player (1949-1950) * ''

Nancy Goes to Rio ''Nancy Goes to Rio'' is a Technicolor musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1950. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, based on a story by Ralph Block, Frederic ...

'' (1950) - Capt. Ritchie (uncredited)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kendall, Cy 1898 births 1953 deaths American male film actors American male radio actors Male actors from St. Louis 20th-century American male actors American male television actors