01/18/1904
Horfield, Bristol, England, UK:
Cary Grant (nato Archibald Alec Leach; 18 gennaio 1904 – 29 novembre 1986) è stato un attore britannico-americano, celebre per il suo fascino elegante, il tempismo comico impeccabile e la sofisticata presenza sullo schermo. Divenne uno dei protagonisti più iconici di Hollywood, recitando in classici come Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Notorious (1946) e North by Northwest (1959). Grant ebbe un'infanzia difficile, segnata dall'internamento della madre e dall'alcolismo del padre. A 16 anni si unì alla Pender Troupe, un gruppo di acrobati, che lo portò a New York, dove costruì una carriera nel vaudeville prima di trasferirsi a Hollywood nei primi anni '30. La sua svolta arrivò con le commedie screwball, dove la sua interpretazione arguta e il carisma senza sforzo lo resero uno dei beniamino del pubblico. Ha lavorato con registi leggendari come Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock e George Cukor, consolidando la sua reputazione di star versatile e duratura. Grant si è sposato cinque volte, ma la sua lunga collaborazione con l'attore Randolph Scott ha alimentato le speculazioni sulla sua sessualità. I due vissero insieme per oltre un decennio, condividendo una casa a Los Angeles, il che portò a voci secondo cui fossero stati una relazione sentimentale. Sebbene Grant non abbia mai affrontato pubblicamente queste affermazioni, alcuni biografi suggeriscono che il suo rapporto con Scott fosse più di una semplice amicizia. Nonostante le speculazioni, Grant mantenne un'immagine pubblica accuratamente curata, spesso interpretando il protagonista romantico ideale accanto alle attrici più glamour di Hollywood, tra cui Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman e Grace Kelly. Grant si ritirò dalla recitazione nel 1966, scegliendo di concentrarsi su attività imprenditoriali e sulla sua famiglia. Ricevette un Premio Onorario dell'Academy nel 1970 e fu insignito del Kennedy Center Award nel 1981. Morì il 29 novembre 1986, all'età di 82 anni. La sua eredità rimane ineguagliabile, con l'American Film Institute che lo ha classificato come la seconda più grande star maschile dell'età d'oro di Hollywood. Il suo fascino senza tempo, la sua sofisticazione naturale e la sua enigmatica vita personale continuano ad affascinare sia il pubblico che gli storici del cinema.
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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026) as Self (archive footage) |
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True Blue (2025) as (Archive Footage) |
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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin (2022) as Self (archive footage) |
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Devenir Marilyn (2022) as |
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The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes (2022) as |
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Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage) |
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Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (2021) as |
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Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière (2019) as Self (archive footage) |
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Dans l'ombre d'Hitchcock, Alma et Hitch (2019) as Self (archive footage) |
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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Becoming Cary Grant (2017) as Self (archive footage) |
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Mansfield 66/67 (2017) as |
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Discovering Audrey Hepburn (2015) as Self (archive footage) |
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012) as Self (archive footage) |
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Metropolis refundada (2010) as Self (archive footage) |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage) |
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Il était une fois... « Les enchaînés » (2009) as Self (archive footage) |
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Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly (2009) as Self (archive footage) |
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Warner at War (2008) as (archive footage) |
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Hippies (2007) as Self (archive footage) |
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) as Self (archive footage) |
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On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday' (2006) as Self (archive footage) |
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On Location with Gunga Din (2004) as Archibald Cutter (archive footage) |
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Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (2004) as Self (archive footage) |
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Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) as Self (archive footage) |
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003) as Self (Archive Footage) |
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Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage) |
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) as Self (archive footage) |
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Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief (2002) as Self (archive footage) |
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Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000) as Self (archive footage) |
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage) |
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Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) as Self (archive footage) |
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996) as Self (archive footage) |
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994) as Self (archive footage) |
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Gay! Gay! Hollywood (1994) as |
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Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990) as Self (archive footage) |
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) as Self (archive footage) |
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Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly (1990) as |
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990) as (archive footage) |
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) as (archive footage) |
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988) as Self (archive footage) |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self (archive footage) |
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) as Self (archive footage) |
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All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986) as Self |
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986) as Self |
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That's Dancing! (1985) as Self (archive footage) |
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All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984) as Self |
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All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983) as Self |
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Notre Dame de la Croisette (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as Self (archive footage) |
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "Suspicion") (archive footage) |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage) |
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Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1979) as Self |
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979) as Self |
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage) |
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It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage) |
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Canciones para después de una guerra (1976) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Hooray for Hollywood (1976) as Self (archive footage) |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage) |
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That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) |
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) as Self (archive footage) |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Killer of Fossil Gulch (1970) as The Victim / The Head Juror (archival footage) |
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Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) as Self |
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Walk Don't Run (1966) as Sir William Rutland |
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Father Goose (1964) as Walter Christopher Eckland |
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The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Andre Charville (archive footage) |
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Charade (1963) as Peter Joshua |
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That Touch of Mink (1962) as Philip Shayne |
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The Grass Is Greener (1960) as Victor Rhyall |
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Operation Petticoat (1959) as Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman |
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North by Northwest (1959) as Roger Thornhill |
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Houseboat (1958) as Tom Winters |
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Indiscreet (1958) as Philip Adams |
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Kiss Them for Me (1957) as Cmdr. Andrew " Andy" Crewson |
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An Affair to Remember (1957) as Nickie Ferrante |
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The Pride and the Passion (1957) as Anthony |
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To Catch a Thief (1955) as John Robie |
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Dream Wife (1953) as Clemson Reade |
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Monkey Business (1952) as Barnaby Fulton |
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Room for One More (1952) as George "Poppy" Rose |
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People Will Talk (1951) as Dr. Noah Praetorius |
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Crisis (1950) as Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson |
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I Was a Male War Bride (1949) as Capt. Henri Rochard |
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Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) as Dr. Madison W. Brown |
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) as Jim Blandings |
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Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947) as Self |
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The Bishop's Wife (1947) as Dudley |
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) as Richard Nugent |
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Notorious (1946) as T.R. Devlin |
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Night and Day (1946) as Cole Porter |
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Without Reservations (1946) as Cary Grant (uncredited) |
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George White's Scandals (1945) as Cary Grant (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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None But the Lonely Heart (1944) as Ernie Mott |
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) as Mortimer Brewster |
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Once Upon a Time (1944) as Jerry Flynn |
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The Road to Victory (1944) as Cary Grant (uncredited) |
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The Shining Future (1944) as Self |
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Destination Tokyo (1943) as Captain Cassidy |
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Mr. Lucky (1943) as Joe Adams |
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Breakdowns of 1942 (1942) as Self |
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Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) as Patrick O'Toole |
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The Talk of the Town (1942) as Leopold Dilg |
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Suspicion (1941) as John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth |
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Penny Serenade (1941) as Roger Adams |
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The Philadelphia Story (1940) as C.K. Dexter Haven |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) as Self |
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A Tribute to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital (1940) as Self |
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The Howards of Virginia (1940) as Matt Howard |
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My Favorite Wife (1940) as Nick Arden |
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His Girl Friday (1940) as Walter Burns |
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Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939) as Self |
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In Name Only (1939) as Alec Walker |
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939) as Geoff Carter |
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Gunga Din (1939) as Archibald Cutter |
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Topper Takes a Trip (1938) as George Kerby (archive footage) |
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Holiday (1938) as Johnny Case |
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Bringing Up Baby (1938) as David Huxley |
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The Awful Truth (1937) as Jerry Warriner |
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The Toast of New York (1937) as Nick Boyd |
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Topper (1937) as George Kerby |
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When You're in Love (1937) as Jimmy Hudson |
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Wedding Present (1936) as Charlie Mason |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936) as Self |
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The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936) as Ernest Bliss |
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Suzy (1936) as Andre |
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Big Brown Eyes (1936) as Detective Sergeant Danny Barr |
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Sylvia Scarlett (1935) as Jimmy Monkley |
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Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935) as Guest on Isle |
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The Last Outpost (1935) as Michael Andrews |
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Wings in the Dark (1935) as Ken Gordon |
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Enter Madame (1935) as Gerald Fitzgerald |
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Ladies Should Listen (1934) as Julian De Lussac |
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Kiss and Make-Up (1934) as Dr. Maurice Lamar |
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Thirty Day Princess (1934) as Porter Madison III |
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Born to Be Bad (1934) as Malcolm Trevor |
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Alice in Wonderland (1933) as Mock Turtle |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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I'm No Angel (1933) as Jack Clayton |
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Gambling Ship (1933) as Ace Corbin |
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The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) as Henry Crocker |
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The Woman Accused (1933) as Jeffrey Baxter |
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She Done Him Wrong (1933) as Captain Cummings |
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Madame Butterfly (1932) as Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton |
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Hot Saturday (1932) as Romer Sheffield |
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Blonde Venus (1932) as Nick Townsend |
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Devil and the Deep (1932) as Lt. Jaeckel |
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Singapore Sue (1932) as First Sailor |
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Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Charlie Baxter |
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Sinners in the Sun (1932) as Ridgeway |
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This Is the Night (1932) as Stephen Mathewson |
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The Grass Is Greener (1960) Executive Producer |
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Topper Takes a Trip (1938) Thanks |