Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross

Deceased · Born: Feb 23, 1909 · Died: Oct 26, 1955

Personal Details

Born Feb 23, 1909 New York City, New York, U.S.

Biography

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.

Career

1954
The Country Girl
The Country Girl as Philip Cook
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Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop as Father Ahearn
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1953
Taxi
Taxi as Mr. Alexander
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Girls in the Night
Girls in the Night as Charlie Haynes
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1951
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground as Pete Santos
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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre as Rusty
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The Philco Television Playhouse
1950
The Vicious Years
The Vicious Years as Police Insp. Umberto Spezia
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The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife as Joe Rossini
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The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile as Adm. Bradley
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The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter as Deputy Charlie Norris
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Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers as Bob Fisher
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Between Midnight and Dawn
Between Midnight and Dawn as Police Lt. Masterson
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1949
The Window
The Window as Detective Ross (uncredited)
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1947
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death as 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)
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