Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1891-02-09
Deathday: 1958-05-19 (67 years old)

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Biography

British leading man of primarily American films, one of the great stars of the Golden Age. Raised in Ealing, the son of a successful silk merchant, he attended boarding school in Sussex, where he first discovered amateur theatre. He intended to attend Cambridge and become an engineer, but his father's death cost him the financial support necessary. He joined the London Scottish Regionals and at the outbreak of World War I was sent to France. Seriously wounded at the battle of Messines--he was gassed--he was invalided out of service scarcely two months after shipping out for France. Upon his recovery he tried to enter the consular service, but a chance encounter got him a small role in a London play. He dropped other plans and concentrated on the theatre, and was rewarded with a succession of increasingly prominent parts. He made extra money appearing in a few minor films, and in 1920 set out for New York in hopes of finding greater fortune there than in war-depressed England. After two years of impoverishment he was cast in a Broadway hit, "La Tendresse". Director Henry King spotted him in the show and cast him as Lillian Gish's leading man in The White Sister (1923). His success in the film led to a contract with Samuel Goldwyn, and his career as a Hollywood leading man was underway. He became a vastly popular star of silent films, in romances as well as adventure films. The coming of sound made his extraordinarily beautiful speaking voice even more important to the film industry. He played sophisticated, thoughtful characters of integrity with enormous aplomb, and swashbuckled expertly when called to do so in films like The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). A decade later he received an Academy Award for his splendid portrayal of a tormented actor in A Double Life (1947). Much of his later career was devoted to "The Halls of Ivy", a radio show that later was transferred to television "The Halls of Ivy" (1954). He continued to work until nearly the end of his life, which came in 1958 after a brief lung illness. He was survived by his second wife, actress Benita Hume, and their daughter Juliet Benita Colman.

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Filmography

all 64

Movies 59

self 6

TV Shows 5

Writer 1

Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Movie
'A Tale of Two Cities' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Movie
The Spirit of Man
The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind (1957)

Movie
4
Railway Official
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Movie
4.67
Dr. William Todhunter Hall
The Halls of Ivy

The Halls of Ivy (1954)

TV
Graham
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Cameron / Dr. Bosanquent / Caller / Narrator / Writer
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

TV
Ronald Colman
The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program (1950)

TV
Beauregard Bottomley
Champagne for Caesar

Champagne for Caesar (1950)

Movie
6
Self - edited from 'Late George Apley'
The Art Director

The Art Director (1949)

Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Anthony John
A Double Life

A Double Life (1947)

Movie
George Apley
The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley (1947)

Movie
Hafiz
Kismet

Kismet (1944)

Movie
Charles Rainier
Random Harvest

Random Harvest (1942)

Movie
3.5
Professor Michael Lightcap
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town (1942)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Personalities

Personalities (1942)

Movie
Self (clip from"The Light That Failed")
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942)

Movie
Anthony
My Life with Caroline

My Life with Caroline (1941)

Movie
David Grant
Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners (1940)

Movie
Dick Heldar
The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed (1939)

Movie
François Villon
If I Were King

If I Were King (1938)

Movie
Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Movie
Robert ' Bob ' Conway
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon (1937)

Movie
Sgt. Victor
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags (1936)

Movie
Sydney Carton
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Movie
Paul Gallard
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)

Movie
Robert Clive
Clive of India

Clive of India (1935)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Movie Memories #2

Movie Memories #2 (1934)

Movie
Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)

Movie
Sir John Chilcote / John Loder - His Cousin
The Masquerader

The Masquerader (1933)

Movie
Jim Warlock
Cynara

Cynara (1932)

Movie
Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith (1931)

Movie
6
Barrington Hunt
The Unholy Garden

The Unholy Garden (1931)

Movie
Self
Governor C.C. Young Hails Greater Talkie Season

Governor C.C. Young Hails Greater Talkie Season (1930)

Movie
Willie Hale
The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay! (1930)

Movie
(episode "Welches ist ihr Typ")
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1

Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 (1930)

Movie
A.J. Raffles
Raffles

Raffles (1930)

Movie
Michel
Condemned

Condemned (1929)

Movie
Hugh Drummond
Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond (1929)

Movie
Tom Lingard
The Rescue

The Rescue (1929)

Movie
Mark Van Rycke
Two Lovers

Two Lovers (1928)

Movie
Tito the Clown / The Count
The Magic Flame

The Magic Flame (1927)

Movie
Montero
The Night of Love

The Night of Love (1927)

Movie
Willard Holmes
The Winning of Barbara Worth

The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)

Movie
Michael 'Beau' Geste
Beau Geste

Beau Geste (1926)

Movie
Victor Renal
Kiki

Kiki (1926)

Movie
Lord Darlington
Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

Movie
Stephen Dallas
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas (1925)

Movie
Captain Alan Trent
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel (1925)

Movie
Joseph Weyringer
Her Sister from Paris

Her Sister from Paris (1925)

Movie
Maurice Blake
A Thief in Paradise

A Thief in Paradise (1925)

Movie
Donald MacAllan
The Sporting Venus

The Sporting Venus (1925)

Movie
John Douglas
His Supreme Moment

His Supreme Moment (1925)

Movie
Carlo Bucellini
Romola

Romola (1924)

Movie
Paul Menford
Her Night of Romance

Her Night of Romance (1924)

Movie
Emmet Carr
Tarnish

Tarnish (1924)

Movie
Chester Reeves
Twenty Dollars a Week

Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)

Movie
Capt. Giovanni Severini
The White Sister

The White Sister (1923)

Movie
Brendan
Anna the Adventuress

Anna the Adventuress (1920)

Movie
Bob
The Toilers

The Toilers (1919)

Movie
Bit Part
A Daughter of Eve

A Daughter of Eve (1919)

Movie

Ratings

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Ronald ColmanRonald Colman

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1891-02-09

Deathday
1958-05-19 (67 years old)

Birth Place
Richmond, United Kingdom

Relationships
Benita Hume (1938-09-30 - 1958-05-19)

Spouse
Benita Hume

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Ronald Charles Colman

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Academy Award for Best Actor


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