Stanley Ridges
- Birthday
- Jul 17, 1890
Bio: A protégé of musical comedy star Beatrice Lillie in his native England, actor Stanley Ridges made his London stage debut in O' Boy. He went on to star as a romantic lead in several Broadway plays, and was cast in a similar capacity in his first film, the New York-lensed Crime of Passion (1934). Thereafter, the grey-templed Ridges excelled in dignified, underplayed,… More Bio: A protégé of musical comedy star Beatrice Lillie in his native England, actor Stanley Ridges made his London stage debut in O' Boy. He went on to star as a romantic lead in several Broadway plays, and was cast in a similar capacity in his first film, the New York-lensed Crime of Passion (1934). Thereafter, the grey-templed Ridges excelled in dignified, underplayed, and distinctly non-British character roles. His best film assignments included the schizophrenic professor-turned-criminal in Black Friday (1940) (it would be unfair to say that he "stole" the picture from official star Boris Karloff, but he did have the best part), and the treacherous Professor Seletzky in Ernst Lubitsch's matchless black comedy To Be or Not to Be (1942). One of Stanley Ridges' last movie performances was as the kindly mentor of young doctor Sidney Poitier in the race-relations melodrama No Way Out (1950). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Groom Wore Spurs, The (1951)
- Harry Kallen
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No Way Out (1950)
- Dr. Moreland
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Task Force (1949)
- Bentley
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The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
- Kingsley Willis
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Streets of Laredo (1949)
- Maj. Bailey
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Stanley Ridges Videos
Task Force
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To Be Or Not To Be
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The Groom Wore Spurs
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Dust Be My Destiny
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Possessed
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