Anthony Ross

from New York City, New York, U.S.

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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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Timeline

1954Aged 45

  • Poster for Rogue Cop

    Father Ahearn

  • Poster for The Country Girl

    Philip Cook

1953Aged 44

  • Poster for Girls in the Night

    Charlie Haynes

  • Poster for Taxi

    Mr. Alexander

1951Aged 42

  • Poster for On Dangerous Ground

    Pete Santos

1950Aged 41

  • Poster for The Vicious Years

    Police Insp. Umberto Spezia

  • Poster for Perfect Strangers

    Bob Fisher

  • Poster for The Gunfighter

    Deputy Charlie Norris

  • Poster for The Skipper Surprised His Wife

    Joe Rossini

  • Poster for Between Midnight and Dawn

    Police Lt. Masterson

  • Poster for The Flying Missile

    Adm. Bradley

1949Aged 40

  • Poster for The Window

    Detective Ross (uncredited)

1947Aged 38

  • Poster for Boomerang!

    Warren

  • Poster for Kiss of Death

    'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)

1944Aged 35

  • Poster for Winged Victory

    Ross (uncredited)

1939Aged 30

Year unknown

  • Poster for Suspense: A Night at an Inn

    Albert