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Stanley Ridges

Acting
Known For

60 Years Old

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.

Born

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK on 17th July 1890

Died

22nd April 1951

All Credits

Studio One Image
Studio One
Police Chief Scott Anderson
Sergeant York Image
Sergeant York
Major Buxton
To Be or Not to Be Image
To Be or Not to Be
Professor Alexander Siletsky
They Died with Their Boots On Image
They Died with Their Boots On
Maj. Romulus Taipe
Canyon Passage Image
Canyon Passage
Jonas Overmire
Union Pacific Image
Union Pacific
Gen. Casement
The Mad Miss Manton Image
The Mad Miss Manton
Edward Norris
No Way Out Image
No Way Out
Sam Moreland
Possessed Image
Possessed
Dr. Willard
I Stole a Million Image
I Stole a Million
Downs (uncredited)
The Suspect Image
The Suspect
Inspector Huxley
Air Force Image
Air Force
Maj. Mallory - Clark Field
Let Us Live Image
Let Us Live
District Attorney
Winterset Image
Winterset
Shadow
The Story of Dr. Wassell Image
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins
The File on Thelma Jordon Image
The File on Thelma Jordon
Kingsley Willis
Each Dawn I Die Image
Each Dawn I Die
Mueller
Mr. District Attorney Image
Mr. District Attorney
District Attorney Tom F. Winton
The Sea Wolf Image
The Sea Wolf
Johnson
Wilson Image
Wilson
Dr. Cary Grayson
Black Friday Image
Black Friday
Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
God Is My Co-Pilot Image
God Is My Co-Pilot
Col. Merian 'Steve' Cooper
Tarzan Triumphs Image
Tarzan Triumphs
Colonel Von Reichart
Task Force Image
Task Force
Sen. Bentley
The Groom Wore Spurs Image
The Groom Wore Spurs
Harry Kallen
The Big Shot Image
The Big Shot
Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
This Is the Army Image
This Is the Army
John Davidson
There's That Woman Again Image
There's That Woman Again
Tony Croy
Eagle Squadron Image
Eagle Squadron
Air Minister
Dust Be My Destiny Image
Dust Be My Destiny
Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
Eyes in the Night Image
Eyes in the Night
Hansen
If I Were King Image
If I Were King
Rene de Montigny
Nick Carter, Master Detective Image
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Doctor Frankton (as Stanley C. Ridges)
Espionage Agent Image
Espionage Agent
Hamilton Peyton
An Act of Murder Image
An Act of Murder
Doctor Walter Morrison
The Poor Fish Image
The Poor Fish
George
The Master Race Image
The Master Race
Phil Carson
You're My Everything Image
You're My Everything
Mr. Henry Mercer
Sinner Take All Image
Sinner Take All
MacKelvey
Streets of Laredo Image
Streets of Laredo
Major Bailey
Crime Without Passion Image
Crime Without Passion
Eddie White
Paid in Full Image
Paid in Full
Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston
The Scoundrel Image
The Scoundrel
Paul Decker
Captain Eddie Image
Captain Eddie
Col. Hans Adamson
Internes Can't Take Money Image
Internes Can't Take Money
Dan Innes
The Lady Is Willing Image
The Lady Is Willing
Kenneth Hanline
Yellow Jack Image
Yellow Jack
Dr. James Carroll
They're Always Caught Image
They're Always Caught
Dr. John Pritchard
Mr. Ace Image
Mr. Ace
Toomey
Because of Him Image
Because of Him
Charles Gilbert
The Voice That Thrilled the World Image
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
The Man Who Had Influence Image
The Man Who Had Influence
J. C. Grant
The Phantom Speaks Image
The Phantom Speaks
Dr. Paul Renwick
False Faces Image
False Faces
District Attorney Stanley S. Harding
Success Image
Success
Gilbert Gordon
Silver on the Sage Image
Silver on the Sage
Earl Brennan / Dave Talbot
No Image
For Two Cents