Lawrence Grant
Percy Reginald Lawrence Grant (born October 30, 1870 in Bournemouth , England , † February 19, 1952 in Santa Barbara , California , USA ) was a British theater and film actor in the USA .
Life
Lawrence Grant began his stage acting career in Great Britain during the 1890s. In 1908 he made his first tour of the United States as a member of a theater company. He then settled permanently in the United States and appeared in almost 20 Broadway productions in New York between 1908 and 1922 . In addition, he was able to gain a foothold in silent films early on, taking his first film role in 1915 in The Eternal City . Lawrence Grant became a successful supporting actor who had appeared in over 100 Hollywood films by 1945. Mostly he embodied dignified British people such as doctors, aristocrats, politicians or lawyers. Perhaps his most famous role was Reverend Carmichael, a British minister in China, in the drama Shanghai Express on the side of Marlene Dietrich .
At the Academy Awards in 1931 Grant acted as the moderator of the event, but himself he was never nominated for this award. The actor had been a great admirer of the Native Americans since childhood. Every book that described the history and culture of the Indians was read by him. Years later he was given the opportunity to spend a few months with members of Native American tribes in Wyoming and Montana . He filmed his experiences in the first color film option at the time, Kinemacolor . He later made the educational film Travels with Kinemacolor from the film recordings . Lawrence Grant continued to act in the theater even after his film career ended. When he gave four performances in a short time at the Santa Barbara Lobero Theater during a heat wave in the summer of 1951, his health was damaged. He died the following February at the age of 81.
Filmography (selection)
- 1915: The Eternal City
- 1924: His Hour
- 1926: Highness incognito (The Duchess of Buffalo)
- 1927: As Madame Command (Service for Ladie1s)
- 1927: A Gentleman of Paris
- 1928: Four gentlemen seek union (Red Hair)
- 1928: The Woman from Moscow
- 1929: One Night in the Prater (The Case of Lena Smith)
- 1929: The Canary Murder Case
- 1929: Bulldog Drummond
- 1932: Shanghai Express (Shanghai Express)
- 1932: A thief with class (Jewel Robbery)
- 1932: The Mask of Fu Manchu (The Mask of Fu Manshu)
- 1933: The Secret of Madame Blanche
- 1933 Kavalkade (Cavalcade)
- 1933: A man goes his way (Looking Forward)
- 1933: Queen Christine (Queen Christine)
- 1934: The Count of Monte Cristo
- 1935: Tolle Marietta (Naughty Marietta)
- 1935: The Devil Is a Woman (The Devil is a Woman)
- 1935: Werewolf of London (Werewolf of London)
- 1935: The road in the dark (The Dark Angel)
- 1935: Escape from Paris (A Tale of Two Cities)
- 1936: The White Angel
- 1936: The Little Lord (Little Lord Fountleroy)
- 1936: Mary of Scotland (Mary of Scotland)
- 1936: In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- 1936: Under the Red Robe (Under the Red Robe)
- 1937: Confession
- 1937: The Prisoner of Zenda (The Prisoner of Zenda)
- 1938: Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (Bluebeard's Eighth Wife)
- 1938: Marie-Antoinette
- 1938: Rogue with heart (The Young in Heart)
- 1939: Frankenstein's son (Son of Frankenstein)
- 1939: Ninotschka (Ninotchka)
- 1939: Lord of the seas (Rulers of the Sea)
- 1940: Women in War
- 1940: The Hour of Retribution (The Son of Monte Cristo)
- 1941: Dangerous Love (Rage in Heaven)
- 1941: Doctor and Demon (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
- 1942: Frankenstein returns (The Ghost of Frankenstein)
- 1945: Hunt in the Fog (Confidential Agent)
Web links
- Lawrence Grant in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Grant, Lawrence |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lawrence-Grant, Percy Reginald (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British theater and film actor in the USA |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1870 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bournemouth , Dorset , UK |
DATE OF DEATH | 19th February 1952 |
Place of death | Santa Barbara , California , USA |