Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross

Birth : 1909-02-23, New York City, New York, U.S.

Death : 1955-10-26

History

Anthony Ross (February 23, 1909 – October 26, 1955) was a Broadway stage, television and film actor. Born in New York City, he may be best remembered for being the first to play the character of "the Gentleman Caller" in the original 1944 production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. Ross appeared in 20th Century Fox films including Kiss of Death (1947) and The Gunfighter (1950); in the Nicholas Ray-directed film noir, On Dangerous Ground (1952), and in the popular serial Mysterious Island (1951). He appeared in many television productions, including the 1954 CBS series The Telltale Clue in which he starred as police Captain Richard Hale. Ross died at age 46 of a heart attack in 1955. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Anthony Ross

Movies

The Country Girl
The Country Girl
Philip Cook
An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening.
Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop
Father Ahearn
A police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer.
Taxi
Taxi
Mr. Alexander
A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.
Girls in the Night
Girls in the Night
Charlie Haynes
Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in New York.
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground
Pete Santos
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
Adm. Bradley
A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.
Between Midnight and Dawn
Between Midnight and Dawn
Police Lt. Masterson
Rocky and Dan, war buddies, are prowl car cops on night duty. Dan is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum; Rocky feels more lenient. Both are attracted to the radio voice of communicator Kate Mallory; but in person, Kate proves reluctant to get involved with men who just might stop a bullet. By lucky chance, Rocky and Dan cause big trouble for murderous racketeer Ritchie Garris; but when he swears vengeance, Kate's fears may prove justified.
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Joe Rossini
A captain tries to keep home as tight as his ship.
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
Deputy Charlie Norris
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
Bob Fisher
Romance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that the woman in the dock is innocent. Separated from their normal lives, jurors Terry Scott and David Campbell start to fall in love.
The Vicious Years
The Vicious Years
Police Insp. Umberto Spezia
Mario, an Italian war orphan, sees Luca Rossi commit a murder. Eager for a home and family life, Mario promises not to tell the police if Luca takes him into his household and family. Luca fears and hates Mario, but his father, mother and sister all come to love him.
The Window
The Window
Detective Ross (uncredited)
An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
At Home
At Home
Crawford's Agent