Laird Cregar
Laird Cregar is known for Heaven Can Wait (1943), This Gun for Hire (1942), The Lodger (1944).
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Laird Cregar (July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American film actor.
Samuel Laird Cregar was the youngest of six sons of Edward Matthews Cregar, a cricketer and member of a team called the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. They toured internationally in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Laird's mother was the former Elizabeth Smith.
Laird Cregar was educated at Winchester College in England, spending his summers as a page boy and bit player with the Stratford-upon-Avon theatrical troupe. Upon completing his schooling, Cregar won a scholarship at California's Pasadena Playhouse, supporting himself as a nightclub bouncer when funds ran out. So broke that at times he had to sleep in his car, Cregar forced Hollywood to pay attention to him by staging his own one-man show, in which he portrayed Oscar Wilde.
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Questions about Laird Cregar
How many Laird Cregar films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 15 films with Laird Cregar, from 1940 to 1945.
What is the best rated Laird Cregar film?
The best rated Laird Cregar film in the catalogue is This Gun for Hire (1942), rated 7.0.
What was the first Laird Cregar film?
The first Laird Cregar film in the catalogue is Blood and Sand, from 1941.
Who has Laird Cregar worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Laird Cregar shares the most credits with Alfred Newman (3 films), George Sanders (3 films) and Robert Bassler (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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6.9 Heaven Can Wait
1943
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6.5 The Black Swan
1942
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7.0 This Gun for Hire
1942
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6.5 Blood and Sand
1941
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6.5 The Lodger
1944
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6.9 I Wake Up Screaming
1941
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6.8 Holy Matrimony
1943
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7.0 Hangover Square
1945
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6.8 Rings on Her Fingers
1942
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6.5 Joan of Paris
1942
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6.4 Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
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6.3 Charley's Aunt
1941
Full filmography
18 films — 15 in the catalogue
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Fat Chance
2021 · Self (archive footage)
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7.0 The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
2007 · Self (archive footage)
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7.0
Man In the Attic: The Making of "The Lodger"
2007 · Self (archive footage)
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7.0
Hangover Square
1945 · George Harvey Bone
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6.5
The Lodger
1944 · Mr. Slade
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6.8
Holy Matrimony
1943 · Clive Oxford
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6.9
Heaven Can Wait
1943 · His Excellency
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6.4
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943 · Sam Weaver
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6.5
The Black Swan
1942 · Captain Henry Morgan
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6.4 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Maj. Sam Carter
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7.0
This Gun for Hire
1942 · Willard Gates
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6.8
Rings on Her Fingers
1942 · Warren
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6.5
Joan of Paris
1942 · Herr Funk
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6.9
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Police Insp. Ed Cornell
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 · Self
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6.3
Charley's Aunt
1941 · Sir Francis Chesney
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6.5
Blood and Sand
1941 · Natalio Curro
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6.1 Hudson's Bay
1940 · Gooseberry
People data: TMDb.
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