Stanley Fields (actor)
Stanley Fields (born May 20, 1883 in Allegheny , Pennsylvania as Walter L. Agnew , † April 23, 1941 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Stanley Fields was a professional boxing fighter before a broken nose ended his career in the field. He then worked for many years as a comedian on vaudeville stages. He made his film debut in Lewis Milestone's crime film New York Nights in 1929, at the beginning of the sound film era . His friend Norma Talmadge , the main actress of the film, had arranged the role for him. In New York Nights Fields played a gunslinger, not least thanks to his beefy stature and broken nose. He was also cast in this role type in other films, so he played the easily angry counterpart to comedians like Wheeler and Woolsey as well as Eddie Cantor .
From 1929 until the year he died, Fields appeared in over 105 films. His best-known roles include the gangster boss Sam Vettori, who was booted by Edward G. Robinson in the classic gangster film The Little Caesar (1931) and the brutal sheriff in the western comedy Two Rode to Texas (1937), Laurel and Hardy with rough methods of his city. With Pioneers of the Wild West (1931) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), he also played as a supporting actor in two films that won the Oscar for best film of their year. Stanley Fields died of a heart attack in April 1941 at the age of 57. His last film I'll Sell My Life , directed by Elmer Clifton , wasn't released until five months after his death.
Filmography (selection)
- 1929: New York Nights
- 1930: Street of Chance
- 1931: Pioneers of the Wild West (Cimarron)
- 1931: The Little Caesar (Little Caesar)
- 1931: Way Back Home
- 1931: streets of the metropolis (City Streets)
- 1932: The Island of Lost Souls (Iceland of Lost Souls)
- 1932: Journey of No Return (One Way Passage)
- 1933: Destination Unknown
- 1935: Life Returns
- 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty (Mutiny on the Bounty)
- 1936: Show Boat
- 1937: Ali Baba Goes to Town
- 1937: The Toast of New York
- 1937: Laurel and Hardy - Two Rode to Texas (Way Out West)
- 1937: Souls at Sea (Souls at Sea)
- 1937: Order is Half of Life (The Great O'Malley)
- 1937: Cross-examined (Maid of Salem)
- 1937: Frisco Express (Wells Fargo)
- 1938: Three Sisters from Montana (The Sisters)
- 1938: Of Human Hearts
- 1938: The Adventures of Marco Polo (The Adventures of Marco Polo)
- 1938: Algiers
- 1940: New Moon
- 1941: I'll Sell My Life
Web links
- Stanley Fields in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Stanley Fields | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fields, Stanley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agnew, Walter L. (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Allegheny , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1941 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |