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Jay Novello

1904–1982 · Actor

Biography

No biography available for Jay Novello.

Notable Noir Roles

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948Dir. Norman Foster · Sea Captain of Pelicano

Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the ass…

Crime Wave

1953Dir. André de Toth · Dr. Otto Hessler

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

The Mad Magician

1954Dir. John Brahm · Frank Prentiss

Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gall…

Lisbon

1956Dir. Ray Milland · Fonseca

For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he's hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment -- sneaking an imprisoned American o…

Full Noir Filmography

4 films · 1948–1956