Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Earl Sydnor(1907-1989)

  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Earl Sydnor was born on 17 September 1907 in Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Defenders (1961), Sunday Sinners (1940) and Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941). He died on 9 July 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 17, 1907
DiedJuly 9, 1989(81)
BornSeptember 17, 1907
DiedJuly 9, 1989(81)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
The Defenders
7.9
TV Series
  • Judge
Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris, Alec Lovejoy, and Mamie Smith in Sunday Sinners (1940)
Sunday Sinners
6.8
  • Reverend Jesse Hampton
  • 1940
Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941)
Murder on Lenox Avenue
4.9
  • Gregory
  • 1941
Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
Play of the Week
7.1
TV Series
  • Miller

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Somewhere, Tomorrow (1983)
    Somewhere, Tomorrow
    5.9
    • Groom
    • 1983
  • Susan Sarandon, Richard Chamberlain, and Blythe Danner in F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles' (1974)
    F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles'
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Oliver
    • 1974
  • Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
    Funny Girl
    7.4
    • Pullman Porter (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • William Shatner in For the People (1965)
    For the People
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Warden
    • 1965
  • George C. Scott and Linden Chiles in East Side/West Side (1963)
    East Side/West Side
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Undertaker
    • 1963
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1962
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Miller
    • 1960
  • Paul Stewart in Deadline (1959)
    Deadline
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Technician
    • 1959
  • The Green Pastures (1957)
    The Green Pastures
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Archangel
    • 1957
  • William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
    Encounter
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Edison
    • 1956
  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941)
    Murder on Lenox Avenue
    4.9
    • Gregory
    • 1941
  • Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris, Alec Lovejoy, and Mamie Smith in Sunday Sinners (1940)
    Sunday Sinners
    6.8
    • Reverend Jesse Hampton
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 17, 1907
    • Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 9, 1989
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.