Anthony Ross
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Anthony Ross (born February 23, 1909 in New York City , New York , † October 26, 1955 ) was an American actor . His acting career spanned over 30 roles in productions for film, television and theater. He was best known through films such as The Kiss of Death , The Sniper , Between Midnight and Morning , Hot Pavement or A Country Girl .
life and career
Anthony Ross, born in New York City in 1909, began his film career in 1939 with roles in two American short films. This was followed by a small appearance in George Cukor's Winged Victory in 1944 before he finally appeared for the first time in Henry Hathaway's film noir The Kiss of Death in 1947 in the role of 'Big Ed' Williams. Since 1949 he was seen regularly in roles on the screen. Among other things, he played important parts in films such as Henry King's Edelwestern The Sniper , in Gordon Douglas crime drama Between Midnight and Morning , in Roy Rowland's gangster film Hot Pavement or the Oscar-winning drama A Country Girl, directed by George Seaton , where Ross and Bing Crosby , Grace Kelly and William Holden when Philip Cook played the most important role in his cinema career.
Anthony Ross had already turned to television in 1949 and starred in episodes of successful series there. His TV appearances included: The Ford Theater Hour (1949), Suspense (1949-1954), The Web (1951), Goodyear Television Playhouse (1952), Tales of Tomorrow (1953), Inner Sanctum (1954) or The Telltale Clue (1954). He finally played his last role in a television episode of Omnibus that appeared posthumously. Ross died on October 26, 1955 at the age of 46 in his hometown of New York from complications from a heart attack.
In addition to his career in cinema and television, he was also seen successful as a theater actor on Broadway during the 1940s . He played the role of gentleman caller in the original production of Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie in 1944.
Filmography (selection)
movie theater
- 1947: Boomerang (Boomerang!)
- 1947: The Kiss of Death
- 1949: The Window (The Window)
- 1950: The Vicious Years
- 1950: Mordache - Liebe (Perfect Strangers)
- 1950: The Sniper (The Gunfighter)
- 1950: The Skipper Surprised His Wife
- 1950: Between Midnight and Dawn
- 1950: The Flying Missile
- 1951: On Dangerous Ground
- 1953: Women in the Night (Girls in the Night)
- 1953: taxi
- 1954: Hot Patch (Rogue Cop)
- 1954: The Country Girl (The Country Girl)
watch TV
- 1949: The Ford Theater Hour (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1949–1954: Suspense (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 1951: The Web (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1951: Danger (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1951–1954: Studio One (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1952: Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1952: Celanese Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1952: Armstrong Circle Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1952: Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1952–1953: Lux Video Theater (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1952–1954: The Philco Television Playhouse (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1953: Tales of Tomorrow (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1954: Inner Sanctum (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1954: Kraft Television Theater (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1954: The Telltale Clue (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1956: Omnibus (TV series, 1 episode)
Short films
- 1939: At Home
- 1939: Three-Minute Fuse
literature
Web links
- Anthony Ross in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anthony Ross filmography in The New York Times (English)
- Films by Anthony Ross with German distribution titles
Individual evidence
- ^ Anthony Ross in: The New York Times
- ↑ Anthony Ross in: World War II and the Postwar Years in America [2 volumes : A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1. , William H. Young, Nancy K. Young, 2010]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1955 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , USA |