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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 23, 1909
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, U.S.
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Anthony Ross
Biography
Anthony Ross (February 23, 1909 – October 26, 1955) was a Broadway stage, television and film actor.
Born in New York City, he may be best remembered for being the first to play the character of "the Gentleman Caller" in the original 1944 production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie.
Ross appeared in 20th Century Fox films including Kiss of Death (1947) and The Gunfighter (1950); in the Nicholas Ray-directed film noir, On Dangerous Ground (1952), and in the popular serial Mysterious Island (1951).
He appeared in many television productions, including the 1954 CBS series The Telltale Clue in which he starred as police Captain Richard Hale.
Ross died at age 46 of a heart attack in 1955.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Country Girl | Philip Cook |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop | Father Ahearn |
| 1953 | Taxi | Mr. Alexander |
| 1953 | Girls in the Night | Charlie Haynes |
| 1952 | Mr. Lincoln | Floor Walker |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground | Pete Santos |
| 1950 | Between Midnight and Dawn | Police Lt. Masterson |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter | Deputy Charlie Norris |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Adm. Bradley |
| 1950 | The Vicious Years | Police Insp. Umberto Spezia |
| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Joe Rossini |
| 1950 | Perfect Strangers | Bob Fisher |
| 1949 | The Window | Detective Ross (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Kiss of Death | 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Boomerang! | Warren |
| 1944 | Winged Victory | Ross (uncredited) |
| 1939 | At Home | Crawford's Agent |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Pete |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Rusty |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Detective Grant |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1949 | Suspense | Andy Barnes |
| 1949 | Suspense | Albert |
| 1949 | Suspense | Cruze |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Inspector Williams |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Father |