Stanley Ridges
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1890-07-17
- Died
- 1951-04-22
- Place of birth
- Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Stanley Charles Ridges · Stanley C. Ridges
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (56)
Sergeant York
1941
as Major Buxton
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Professor Alexander Siletsky
The Suspect
1945
as Inspector Huxley
Wilson
1944
as Dr. Cary Grayson
Canyon Passage
1946
as Jonas Overmire
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Air Minister
Task Force
1949
as Sen. Bentley
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
as Colonel Von Reichart
Union Pacific
1939
as Gen. Casement
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
Possessed
1947
as Dr. Harvey Willard
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Maj. Romulus Taipe
No Way Out
1950
as Sam Moreland
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins
The Sea Wolf
1941
as Johnson
Air Force
1943
as Maj. Mallory - Clark Field
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as Col. Merian 'Steve' Cooper
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Edward Norris
If I Were King
1938
as Rene de Montigny
Yellow Jack
1938
as Dr. James Carroll
Black Friday
1940
as Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Winterset
1936
as Shadow
Streets of Laredo
1949
as Major Bailey
False Faces
1943
as District Attorney Stanley S. Harding
Espionage Agent
1939
as Hamilton Peyton
An Act of Murder
1948
as Doctor Walter Morrison
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
The Lady Is Willing
1942
as Kenneth Hanline
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Kingsley Willis
The Big Shot
1942
as Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Mueller
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Doctor Frankton (as Stanley C. Ridges)
This Is the Army
1943
as John Davidson
The Phantom Speaks
1945
as Dr. Paul Renwick
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Hansen
Let Us Live
1939
as District Attorney
Mr. Ace
1946
as Toomey
Paid in Full
1950
as Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston
The Man Who Had Influence
1950
as J. C. Grant
The Master Race
1944
as Phil Carson
You're My Everything
1949
as Mr. Henry Mercer
Crime Without Passion
1934
as Eddie White
The Scoundrel
1935
as Paul Decker
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951
as Harry Kallen
I Stole a Million
1939
as Downs (uncredited)
Internes Can't Take Money
1937
as Dan Innes
There's That Woman Again
1938
as Tony Croy
Silver on the Sage
1939
as Earl Brennan / Dave Talbot
Because of Him
1946
as Charles Gilbert
Captain Eddie
1945
as Col. Hans Adamson
They're Always Caught
1938
as Dr. John Pritchard
Sinner Take All
1936
as MacKelvey
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as District Attorney Tom F. Winton
For Two Cents
1930
The Poor Fish
1930
as George
Success
1923
as Gilbert Gordon
About 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… With 57 credits spanning from 1923 to 1951, Stanley Ridges has appeared in 56 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Stanley Ridges Movies
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Major Buxton
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Professor Alexander Siletsky
- The Suspect (1945) — as Inspector Huxley
- Wilson (1944) — as Dr. Cary Grayson
- Canyon Passage (1946) — as Jonas Overmire
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