Ian Keith

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Ian Keith (born February 27, 1899 in Boston , † March 26, 1960 in New York City ; actually Keith Ross ) was an American theater and film actor .

Life

Ian Keiths started out as a stage actor on New York Broadway in the 1920s. From 1924 he expanded his acting career by appearing in a number of silent films . With the advent of talkies , he was mostly a villain. In 1930, the planning director Tod Browning , Bram Stoker's novel Dracula to adapt for a movie. After Lon Chaney passed away , there were two actors to choose from: Ian Keith and Bela Lugosi . The role of the Transylvanian Count in Dracula was later awarded to Lugosi and thus became famous. Keith ended his career as an actor in various B-movies , but his main focus remained on his Broadway career. Ian Keith has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

Private life

Ian Keith has been married four times, but all marriages have remained childless:

  • 1922–1926 Blanche Yurka (1887–1974), actress
  • 1928–1931 Ethel Clayton (1882–1966), actress
  • 1932–1934 Fern Andra (1894–1974), actress
  • 1934–1960 Hildegard Pabst (1905–1972)

Filmography (selection)

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personal data
SURNAME Keith, Ian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ross, Keith (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1960
Place of death New York City