Stanley Ridges

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Stanley Ridges

Acting July 17, 1890

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stanley Ridges (17 July 1890 – 22 April 1951) was a British-born actor who made his mark in films by playing a wide assortment of character…

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To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

7.8 1942 Movie
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

7.2 1941 Movie
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

6.7 1941 Movie
No Way Out

No Way Out

6.9 1950 Movie
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

6.7 1939 Movie
Possessed

Possessed

6.9 1947 Movie
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

7.2 1941 Movie
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

6.6 1949 Movie
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

6.7 1946 Movie
The Suspect

The Suspect

6.8 1945 Movie
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

6.8 1939 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stanley Ridges (17 July 1890 – 22 April 1951) was a British-born actor who made his mark in films by playing a wide assortment of character parts. Born 17 July 1890 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK, Stanley Ridges became a protégé of Beatrice Lillie, a star of musical stage comedies, and spent many years learning and honing his craft on the stage. Eventually making his way to America, Ridges began as a song-and-dance man on Broadway, but later turned to dramatic roles onstage, appearing in such plays as Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland (as Lord Morton) and Valley Forge (as Lieutenant Colonel Lucifer Tench), becoming a romantic leading man. Ridges' silent film debut was in Success (1923). With his excellent diction and rich speaking voice, he easily made the transition into sound films, with his career taking off at age 43, in Crime Without Passion (1934), with Claude Rains. Ridges found himself cast in character roles, as his greying hair put his romantic leading man days at an end. His most best known roles were probably two different characters in one film, one of them the kindly Professor Kingsley and the other the murderous Red Cannon in the thriller Black Friday (1940). The Jekyll and Hyde transformations gave Ridges a chance to display his acting ability. Ridges was often cast in supporting roles in many classic films, and played the lead only once, in the B-picture False Faces (1943). Among Ridges's other film roles were as the Scotland Yard inspector who is shadowing Charles Laughton in the film The Suspect (1944), as Major Buxton (Gary Cooper's commanding officer) in Sergeant York (1942), as Professor Siletsky in To Be or Not to Be (also 1942), and as Cary Travers Grayson, the official White House physician in Wilson (1944). By 1950, he had just begun appearing in television anthologies such as Studio One and Philco Television Playhouse. His last feature film, the Ginger Rogers comedy The Groom Wore Spurs, in which he played a mobster, was released a month before he died. Stanley Ridges died 22 April 1951, in Westbrook, Connecticut, aged 60.

Filmography

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  1. 1951
    The Groom Wore Spurs

    Movie Harry Kallen

  2. 1950
    No Way Out

    Movie Sam Moreland

  3. 1950
    The Man Who Had Influence

    Movie J. C. Grant

  4. 1950
    Paid in Full

    Movie Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston

  5. 1949
    The File on Thelma Jordon

    Movie Kingsley Willis

  6. 1949
    Task Force

    Movie Sen. Bentley

  7. 1949
    You're My Everything

    Movie Mr. Henry Mercer

  8. 1949
    Streets of Laredo

    Movie Major Bailey

  9. 1948
    An Act of Murder

    Movie Doctor Walter Morrison

  10. 1948
    Studio One

    TV show Police Chief Scott Anderson

  11. 1947
    Possessed

    Movie Dr. Harvey Willard

  12. 1946
    Mr. Ace

    Movie Toomey

  13. 1946
    Canyon Passage

    Movie Jonas Overmire

  14. 1946
    Because of Him

    Movie Charles Gilbert

  15. 1945
    Captain Eddie

    Movie Col. Hans Adamson

  16. 1945
    The Phantom Speaks

    Movie Dr. Paul Renwick

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  1. 1945
    God Is My Co-Pilot

    Movie Col. Merian 'Steve' Cooper

  2. 1945
    The Suspect

    Movie Inspector Huxley

  3. 1944
    The Master Race

    Movie Phil Carson

  4. 1944
    Wilson

    Movie Dr. Cary Grayson

  5. 1944
    The Story of Dr. Wassell

    Movie Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins

  6. 1943
    The Voice That Thrilled the World

    Movie Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)

  7. 1943
    This Is the Army

    Movie John Davidson

  8. 1943
    False Faces

    Movie District Attorney Stanley S. Harding

  9. 1943
    Air Force

    Movie Maj. Mallory - Clark Field

  10. 1943
    Tarzan Triumphs

    Movie Colonel Von Reichart

  11. 1942
    Eyes in the Night

    Movie Hansen

  12. 1942
    Eagle Squadron

    Movie Air Minister

  13. 1942
    The Big Shot

    Movie Martin T. Fleming, Attorney

  14. 1942
    To Be or Not to Be

    Movie Professor Alexander Siletsky

  15. 1942
    The Lady Is Willing

    Movie Kenneth Hanline

  16. 1941
    They Died with Their Boots On

    Movie Maj. Romulus Taipe

  17. 1941
    Sergeant York

    Movie Major Buxton

  18. 1941
    Mr. District Attorney

    Movie District Attorney Tom F. Winton

  19. 1941
    The Sea Wolf

    Movie Johnson

  20. 1940
    Black Friday

    Movie Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon

  21. 1939
    Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Movie Doctor Frankton (as Stanley C. Ridges)

  22. 1939
    Espionage Agent

    Movie Hamilton Peyton

  23. 1939
    Dust Be My Destiny

    Movie Charles 'Charlie' Garreth

  24. 1939
    Each Dawn I Die

    Movie Mueller