Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges is known for To Be or Not to Be (1942), Sergeant York (1941), They Died with Their Boots On (1941).
Biography
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Stanley Ridges (17 July 1890 – 22 April 1951) was a British-born actor who made his mark in films by playing a wide assortment of character parts.
Born 17 July 1890 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK, Stanley Ridges became a protégé of Beatrice Lillie, a star of musical stage comedies, and spent many years learning and honing his craft on the stage. Eventually making his way to America, Ridges began as a song-and-dance man on Broadway, but later turned to dramatic roles onstage, appearing in such plays as Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland (as Lord Morton) and Valley Forge (as Lieutenant Colonel Lucifer Tench), becoming a romantic leading man.
Ridges' silent film debut was in Success (1923). With his excellent diction and rich speaking voice, he easily made the transition into sound films, with his career taking off at age 43, in Crime Without Passion (1934), with Claude Rains. Ridges found himself cast in character roles, as his greying hair put his romantic leading man days at an end. His most best known roles were probably two different characters in one film, one of them the kindly Professor Kingsley and the other the murderous Red Cannon in the thriller Black Friday (1940). The Jekyll and Hyde transformations gave Ridges a chance to display his acting ability.
Ridges was often cast in supporting roles in many classic films, and played the lead only once, in the B-picture False Faces (1943).
Among Ridges's other film roles were as the Scotland Yard inspector who is shadowing Charles Laughton in the film The Suspect (1944), as Major Buxton (Gary Cooper's commanding officer) in Sergeant York (1942), as Professor Siletsky in To Be or Not to Be (also 1942), and as Cary Travers Grayson, the official White House physician in Wilson (1944).
By 1950, he had just begun appearing in television anthologies such as Studio One and Philco Television Playhouse. His last feature film, the Ginger Rogers comedy The Groom Wore Spurs, in which he played a mobster, was released a month before he died.
Stanley Ridges died 22 April 1951, in Westbrook, Connecticut, aged 60.
Questions about Stanley Ridges
How many Stanley Ridges films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 50 films with Stanley Ridges, from 1923 to 1951.
What is the best rated Stanley Ridges film?
The best rated Stanley Ridges film in the catalogue is To Be or Not to Be (1942), rated 7.8.
What was the first Stanley Ridges film?
The first Stanley Ridges film in the catalogue is Union Pacific, from 1939.
Who has Stanley Ridges worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Stanley Ridges shares the most credits with Frank Skinner (3 films), Hal B. Wallis (3 films) and Max Steiner (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
56 films — 50 in the catalogue
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5.0 The Groom Wore Spurs
1951 · Harry Kallen
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6.9 No Way Out
1950 · Sam Moreland
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8.0 The Man Who Had Influence
1950 · J. C. Grant
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6.9 Paid in Full
1950 · Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston
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6.6 The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Kingsley Willis
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6.9 Task Force
1949 · Sen. Bentley
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4.8 You're My Everything
1949 · Mr. Henry Mercer
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6.0 Streets of Laredo
1949 · Major Bailey
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6.9 An Act of Murder
1948 · Doctor Walter Morrison
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6.9 Possessed
1947 · Dr. Harvey Willard
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5.8 Mr. Ace
1946 · Toomey
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6.7 Canyon Passage
1946 · Jonas Overmire
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6.3 Because of Him
1946 · Charles Gilbert
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7.2 Captain Eddie
1945 · Col. Hans Adamson
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5.7 The Phantom Speaks
1945 · Dr. Paul Renwick
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7.1 God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 · Col. Merian 'Steve' Cooper
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6.8 The Suspect
1945 · Inspector Huxley
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6.5 The Master Race
1944 · Phil Carson
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5.6 Wilson
1944 · Dr. Cary Grayson
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6.4 The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944 · Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins
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6.0 The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943 · Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
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5.7 This Is the Army
1943 · John Davidson
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8.0 False Faces
1943 · District Attorney Stanley S. Harding
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6.5 Air Force
1943 · Maj. Mallory - Clark Field
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6.2 Tarzan Triumphs
1943 · Colonel Von Reichart
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6.1 Eyes in the Night
1942 · Hansen
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7.0 Eagle Squadron
1942 · Air Minister
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6.2 The Big Shot
1942 · Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
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7.8 To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Professor Alexander Siletsky
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6.5 The Lady Is Willing
1942 · Kenneth Hanline
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6.7 They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Maj. Romulus Taipe
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7.2 Sergeant York
1941 · Major Buxton
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5.8 Mr. District Attorney
1941 · District Attorney Tom F. Winton
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7.2 The Sea Wolf
1941 · Johnson
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6.0 Black Friday
1940 · Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon
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6.0 Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Doctor Frankton (as Stanley C. Ridges)
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6.3 Espionage Agent
1939 · Hamilton Peyton
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6.5 Dust Be My Destiny
1939 · Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
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6.8 Each Dawn I Die
1939 · Mueller
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8.0 I Stole a Million
1939 · Downs (uncredited)
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6.7 Union Pacific
1939 · Gen. Casement
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6.5 Uma Cartada Afoita
1939 · Earl Brennan / Dave Talbot
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6.8 Let Us Live
1939 · District Attorney
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6.2 There's That Woman Again
1938 · Tony Croy
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6.4 The Mad Miss Manton
1938 · Edward Norris
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7.1 If I Were King
1938 · Rene de Montigny
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6.3 They're Always Caught
1938 · Dr. John Pritchard
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5.9 Yellow Jack
1938 · Dr. James Carroll
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6.5 Internes Can't Take Money
1937 · Dan Innes
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4.9 Sinner Take All
1936 · MacKelvey
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6.0 Winterset
1936 · Shadow
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6.3 The Scoundrel
1935 · Paul Decker
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5.9 Crime Without Passion
1934 · Eddie White
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For Two Cents
1930
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The Poor Fish
1930 · George
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10.0 Success
1923 · Gilbert Gordon
People data: TMDb.
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