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Cary Grant
Actor, Producer
Born January 18, 1904Died November 29, 1986 (82 years)
Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English-born American actor, known as one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing.
Grant was born in Horfield, Bristol. He became attracted to theater at a young age and began performing with a troupe known as "The Penders" at age six. At the age of 16, he went as a stage performer with the Pender Troupe for a tour of the US. After a series of successful performances in New York City, he decided to stay there. He established a name for himself in vaudeville in the 1920s and toured the United States before moving to Hollywood in the early 1930s.
Grant initially appeared in crime films or dramas such as Blonde Venus (1932) with Marlene Dietrich and She Done Him Wrong (1933) with Mae West, but later gained renown for his performances in romantic and screwball comedies such as The Awful Truth (1937) with Irene Dunne, Bringing Up Baby (1938) with Katharine Hepburn, His Girl Friday (1940) and The Philadelphia Story (1940) with Hepburn and James Stewart, often with some of the biggest female stars of the day. These films are frequently cited among the greatest comedy films of all time. Other well-known films in which he starred in this period were the adventure Gunga Din (1939) and the dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). He also began to move into dramas such as Only Angels Have Wings (1939), Penny Serenade (1941) and Clifford Odets' None but the Lonely Heart (1944); he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the latter two.
During the 1940s and 1950s, Grant developed a close working relationship with director Alfred Hitchcock, who cast the popular actor in several of his critically acclaimed films, including Suspicion (1941), Notorious (1946), To Catch a Thief (1955), and North by Northwest (1959). The suspense-dramas Suspicion and Notorious both involved Grant showing a darker, more ambiguous nature in his characters. Toward the end of his film career, Grant was praised by critics as a romantic leading man, and he received five nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, including Indiscreet (1958) with Ingrid Bergman, That Touch of Mink (1962) with Doris Day, and Charade (1963) with Audrey Hepburn. He is remembered by critics for his unusually broad appeal as a handsome, suave actor who did not take himself too seriously, able to play with his own dignity in comedies without sacrificing it entirely.
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Grant was born in Horfield, Bristol. He became attracted to theater at a young age and began performing with a troupe known as "The Penders" at age six. At the age of 16, he went as a stage performer with the Pender Troupe for a tour of the US. After a series of successful performances in New York City, he decided to stay there. He established a name for himself in vaudeville in the 1920s and toured the United States before moving to Hollywood in the early 1930s.
Grant initially appeared in crime films or dramas such as Blonde Venus (1932) with Marlene Dietrich and She Done Him Wrong (1933) with Mae West, but later gained renown for his performances in romantic and screwball comedies such as The Awful Truth (1937) with Irene Dunne, Bringing Up Baby (1938) with Katharine Hepburn, His Girl Friday (1940) and The Philadelphia Story (1940) with Hepburn and James Stewart, often with some of the biggest female stars of the day. These films are frequently cited among the greatest comedy films of all time. Other well-known films in which he starred in this period were the adventure Gunga Din (1939) and the dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). He also began to move into dramas such as Only Angels Have Wings (1939), Penny Serenade (1941) and Clifford Odets' None but the Lonely Heart (1944); he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the latter two.
During the 1940s and 1950s, Grant developed a close working relationship with director Alfred Hitchcock, who cast the popular actor in several of his critically acclaimed films, including Suspicion (1941), Notorious (1946), To Catch a Thief (1955), and North by Northwest (1959). The suspense-dramas Suspicion and Notorious both involved Grant showing a darker, more ambiguous nature in his characters. Toward the end of his film career, Grant was praised by critics as a romantic leading man, and he received five nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, including Indiscreet (1958) with Ingrid Bergman, That Touch of Mink (1962) with Doris Day, and Charade (1963) with Audrey Hepburn. He is remembered by critics for his unusually broad appeal as a handsome, suave actor who did not take himself too seriously, able to play with his own dignity in comedies without sacrificing it entirely.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail · as Roger Thornhill In North By Northwest |
| 2022 | Becoming Marilyn · as Dr. Barnaby Fulton |
| 2020 | Disclosure · as Captain Henri Rochard |
| 2014 | One Rogue Reporter · as Walter Burns |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! · as Dudley The Angel |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Devlin |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Warner at War · as Cast |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Devlin |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Peter Joshua |
| 2002 | Edith Head: The Paramount Years · as (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Cast |
| 1997 | Judy Garland's Hollywood · as Cast |
| 1994 | Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics · as Walter Burns |
| 1993 | Arizona Dream · as Roger Thornhill (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to · as (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths · as (archive Footage) |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles · as John Robie |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War · as (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "suspicion") (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Mortimer Brewster |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
| 1966 | Walk Don't Run · as Sir William Rutland |
| 1964 | Father Goose · as Walter Christopher Eckland |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Andre Charville (archive Footage) |
| 1963 | |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink · as Philip Shayne |
| 1960 | The Grass Is Greener · as Victor Rhyall |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat · as Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman |
| 1959 | North by Northwest · as Roger Thornhill |
| 1958 | Houseboat · as Tom Winters |
| 1958 | Indiscreet · as Philip Adams |
| 1957 | Kiss Them for Me · as Cmdr. Andrew " Andy" Crewson |
| 1957 | An Affair to Remember · as Nickie Ferrante |
| 1957 | The Pride and the Passion · as Anthony |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief · as John Robie |
| 1953 | Dream Wife · as Clemson Reade |
| 1952 | Monkey Business · as Barnaby Fulton |
| 1952 | Room for One More · as George "poppy" Rose |
| 1951 | People Will Talk · as Dr. Noah Praetorius |
| 1950 | Crisis · as Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson |
| 1949 | I Was a Male War Bride · as Capt. Henri Rochard |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married · as Dr. Madison W. Brown |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · as Jim Blandings |
| 1947 | The Bishop's Wife · as Dudley |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer · as Richard Nugent |
| 1946 | Notorious · as T.r. Devlin |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Cole Porter |
| 1946 | Without Reservations · as Cary Grant (uncredited) |
| 1945 | George White's Scandals · as Cary Grant (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Once Upon a Time · as Jerry Flynn |
| 1944 | None But the Lonely Heart · as Ernie Mott |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace · as Mortimer Brewster |
| 1944 | Some of the Best · as C.k. Dexter Haven |
| 1943 | Destination Tokyo · as Captain Cassidy |
| 1943 | Mr. Lucky · as Joe Adams |
| 1942 | Once Upon a Honeymoon · as Patrick O'toole |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Leopold Dilg |
| 1941 | Suspicion · as John D. 'johnnie' Aysgarth |
| 1941 | Penny Serenade · as Roger Adams |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story · as C.k. Dexter Haven |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia · as Matt Howard |
| 1940 | My Favorite Wife · as Nick Arden |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday · as Walter Burns |
| 1939 | In Name Only · as Alec Walker |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings · as Geoff Carter |
| 1939 | Gunga Din · as Archibald Cutter |
| 1938 | Topper Takes a Trip · as George Kerby (archive Footage) |
| 1938 | Holiday · as Johnny Case |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby · as David Huxley |
| 1937 | The Awful Truth · as Jerry Warriner |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York · as Nick Boyd |
| 1937 | |
| 1937 | When You're in Love · as Jimmy Hudson |
| 1936 | Wedding Present · as Charlie Mason |
| 1936 | The Amazing Adventure · as Ernest Bliss |
| 1936 | Suzy · as Andre |
| 1936 | Big Brown Eyes · as Detective Sergeant Danny Barr |
| 1935 | Sylvia Scarlett · as Jimmy Monkley |
| 1935 | The Last Outpost · as Michael Andrews |
| 1935 | Wings in the Dark · as Ken Gordon |
| 1934 | Enter Madame! · as Gerald Fitzgerald |
| 1934 | Ladies Should Listen · as Julian De Lussac |
| 1934 | Kiss and Make-Up · as Dr. Maurice Lamar |
| 1934 | Thirty Day Princess · as Porter Madison Iii |
| 1934 | Born to Be Bad · as Malcolm Trevor |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland · as Mock Turtle |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel · as Jack Clayton |
| 1933 | Gambling Ship · as Ace Corbin |
| 1933 | The Eagle and the Hawk · as Henry Crocker |
| 1933 | The Woman Accused · as Jeffrey Baxter |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong · as Captain Cummings |
| 1932 | Madame Butterfly · as Lieutenant B.f. Pinkerton |
| 1932 | Hot Saturday · as Romer Sheffield |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus · as Nick Townsend |
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep · as Lt. Jaeckel |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell · as Charlie Baxter |
| 1932 | Sinners in the Sun · as Ridgeway |
| 1932 | This Is the Night · as Stephen Mathewson |