Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross was an American character actor who worked in film, television, and the Broadway stage. Born in New York City, he graduated from Brown University and continued his studies in France, attending the University of Nancy and the Sorbonne. He first appeared on Broadway in Whistling in the Dark in 1932 and later had roles in The Greatest Show on Earth and Season in the Sun. He was best known for originating the Gentleman Caller in the 1944 production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie. His film work included Kiss of Death (1947), The Gunfighter (1950), Perfect Strangers (1950), On Dangerous Ground (1951), and The Country Girl (1954), in which he played the Producer on screen and on Broadway. He also appeared in the serial Mysterious Island (1951) and starred as police captain Richard Hale in the 1954 CBS series The Telltale Clue. On Broadway he played the Professor in Bus Stop.