Acting

Sayre Dearing

Born September 19, 1899

Died July 5, 1979 · aged 79

No biography available.

Known For

Sex and the Single Girl · 1964

Sex and the Single Girl

★ 6.61964

MovieComedyRomance

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

Judgment at Nuremberg · 1961

Judgment at Nuremberg

★ 8.01961

MovieDramaHistory

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.

Robin and the 7 Hoods · 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

★ 6.21964

MovieComedyCrime

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Nightmare Alley · 1947

Nightmare Alley

★ 7.21947

MovieDramaThriller

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.

Filmography

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Sex and the Single Girl · 1964

Sex and the Single Girl

★ 6.61964

MovieComedyRomance

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.

Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

Nightсlub Patron (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg · 1961

Judgment at Nuremberg

★ 8.01961

MovieDramaHistory

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Robin and the 7 Hoods · 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

★ 6.21964

MovieComedyCrime

Courtroom Reporter / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley · 1947

Nightmare Alley

★ 7.21947

MovieDramaThriller

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into disagreements and divorce. But their separate attempts to get back out on the dating scene have a funny way of bringing them together.

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Hollow Triumph · 1948

Hollow Triumph

★ 6.61948

MovieThrillerCrime

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.

Man (uncredited)

Guys and Dolls · 1955

Guys and Dolls

★ 6.61955

MovieComedyCrime

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Tough (uncredited)

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps · 1951

The Company She Keeps

★ 6.21951

MovieDrama

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

Man Viewing Line-Up (uncredited)

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

Bartender (uncredited)

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

Concertgoer in Lobby (uncredited)

Escape from Fort Bravo · 1953

Escape from Fort Bravo

★ 6.31953

MovieWestern

A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.

Confederate Prisoner (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling · 1949

It's a Great Feeling

★ 6.01949

MovieComedyMusic

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.

Studio Employee (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man · 1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

★ 6.31951

MovieHorrorComedy

As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.

Reporter (uncredited)

Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancée and sinks into a solitary world of hatred and hostility. Head physician, Dr. Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Bluebeard's 8th Wife · 1938

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

★ 7.11938

MovieComedyRomance

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy to tame him.

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Act of Violence · 1949

Act of Violence

★ 6.91949

MovieThrillerDrama

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

Conventioneer (uncredited)