Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1890-07-17
Deathday: 1951-04-22 (60 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

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Movies 56

TV Shows 1

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Harry Kallen
The Groom Wore Spurs

The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)

Movie
Dr. Sam Moreland
No Way Out

No Way Out (1950)

Movie
J.C. Grant
The Man Who Had Influence

The Man Who Had Influence (1950)

Movie
Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston
Paid in Full

Paid in Full (1950)

Movie
Kingsley Willis
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

Movie
Sen. Bentley
Task Force

Task Force (1949)

Movie
Mr. Henry Mercer
You're My Everything

You're My Everything (1949)

Movie
Major Bailey
Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo (1949)

Movie
Doctor Walter Morrison
An Act of Murder

An Act of Murder (1948)

Movie
Police Chief Scott Anderson
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Dr. Willard
Possessed

Possessed (1947)

Movie
Toomey
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace (1946)

Movie
Jonas Overmire
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage (1946)

Movie
Charles Gilbert
Because of Him

Because of Him (1946)

Movie
Col. Hans Adamson
Captain Eddie

Captain Eddie (1945)

Movie
Dr. Paul Renwick
The Phantom Speaks

The Phantom Speaks (1945)

Movie
Col. Merian 'Steve' Cooper
God Is My Co-Pilot

God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)

Movie
Inspector Huxley
The Suspect

The Suspect (1945)

Movie
Major Phil Carson
The Master Race

The Master Race (1944)

Movie
Dr. Cary Grayson
Wilson

Wilson (1944)

Movie
Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins
The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

Movie
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

Movie
John Davidson
This Is the Army

This Is the Army (1943)

Movie
District Attorney Stanley S. Harding
False Faces

False Faces (1943)

Movie
Maj. Mallory - Clark Field
Air Force

Air Force (1943)

Movie
Colonel von Reichart
Tarzan Triumphs

Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Movie
6
Hansen
Eyes in the Night

Eyes in the Night (1942)

Movie
Air Minister
Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron (1942)

Movie
Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
The Big Shot

The Big Shot (1942)

Movie
Professor Alexander Siletsky
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Movie
3.5
Kenneth Hanline
The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing (1942)

Movie
Maj. Romulus Taipe
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Movie
Major Buxton
Sergeant York

Sergeant York (1941)

Movie
1
District Attorney Tom F. Winton
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney (1941)

Movie
Johnson
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf (1941)

Movie
Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
Black Friday

Black Friday (1940)

Movie
6
Doctor Frankton
Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)

Movie
Hamilton Peyton
Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent (1939)

Movie
Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Movie
4.25
Mueller
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

Movie
Downs (uncredited)
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million (1939)

Movie
Gen. Casement
Union Pacific

Union Pacific (1939)

Movie
Earl Brennan / Dave Talbot
Silver on the Sage

Silver on the Sage (1939)

Movie
District Attorney
Let Us Live

Let Us Live (1939)

Movie
Tony Croy
There's That Woman Again

There's That Woman Again (1938)

Movie
Edward Norris
The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

Movie
Rene de Montigny
If I Were King

If I Were King (1938)

Movie
Dr. John Pritchard
They're Always Caught

They're Always Caught (1938)

Movie
Dr. James Carroll
Yellow Jack

Yellow Jack (1938)

Movie
Innes
Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money (1937)

Movie
Mr. MacKelvey
Sinner Take All

Sinner Take All (1936)

Movie
Shadow
Winterset

Winterset (1936)

Movie
Paul Decker
The Scoundrel

The Scoundrel (1935)

Movie
Eddie White
Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion (1934)

Movie
Reporter
For Two Cents

For Two Cents (1930)

Movie
George
The Poor Fish

The Poor Fish (1930)

Movie
Gilbert Gordon
Success

Success (1923)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1890-07-17

Deathday
1951-04-22 (60 years old)

Birth Place
Southampton, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Stanley Charles Ridges, Stanley C. Ridges


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