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Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1890-07-17

Birth Place

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

Air Force

Air Force

1943

6.4

Movie
An Act of Murder

An Act of Murder

1948

6.8

Movie
Because of Him

Because of Him

1946

6.2

Movie
Black Friday

Black Friday

1940

6.0

Movie
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

6.6

Movie
Captain Eddie

Captain Eddie

1945

6.0

Movie
Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion

1934

5.8

Movie
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

6.1

Movie
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939

6.7

Movie
Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

1942

0.0

Movie
Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939

5.9

Movie
Eyes in the Night

Eyes in the Night

1942

6.0

Movie
False Faces

False Faces

1943

7.0

Movie
For Two Cents

For Two Cents

1930

0.0

Movie
God Is My Co-Pilot

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

7.0

Movie
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

6.0

Movie
If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

6.7

Movie
Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

1937

6.4

Movie
Let Us Live

Let Us Live

1939

6.6

Movie
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

1946

5.6

Movie
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1941

6.2

Movie
Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

5.7

Movie
No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

6.9

Movie
Paid in Full

Paid in Full

1950

6.6

Movie
Possessed

Possessed

1947

6.9

Movie
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

7.2

Movie
Silver on the Sage

Silver on the Sage

1939

0.0

Movie
Sinner Take All

Sinner Take All

1936

4.6

Movie
Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949

5.9

Movie
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
Success

Success

1923

0.0

Movie
Tarzan Triumphs

Tarzan Triumphs

1943

6.1

Movie
Task Force

Task Force

1949

7.0

Movie
The Big Shot

The Big Shot

1942

6.3

Movie
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949

6.5

Movie
The Groom Wore Spurs

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

4.8

Movie
The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

1942

6.5

Movie
The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

1938

6.5

Movie
The Man Who Had Influence

The Man Who Had Influence

1950

8.0

Movie
The Master Race

The Master Race

1944

6.2

Movie
The Phantom Speaks

The Phantom Speaks

1945

5.4

Movie
The Poor Fish

The Poor Fish

1930

0.0

Movie
The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel

1935

6.2

Movie
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

7.1

Movie
The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

6.3

Movie
The Suspect

The Suspect

1945

6.7

Movie
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

5.3

Movie
There's That Woman Again

There's That Woman Again

1938

5.0

Movie
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

6.6

Movie
They're Always Caught

They're Always Caught

1938

5.8

Movie
This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943

5.7

Movie
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

7.8

Movie
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

6.5

Movie
Wilson

Wilson

1944

5.5

Movie
Winterset

Winterset

1936

5.6

Movie
Yellow Jack

Yellow Jack

1938

5.6

Movie
You're My Everything

You're My Everything

1949

3.3

Movie