Stanley Andrews
Biography
Stanley Andrews was an American actor who began in stock theater and became best known on radio as the voice of Daddy Warbucks in Little Orphan Annie, a part he played from 1931 to 1936. Born in Chicago, he appeared in more than 250 movies. His film credits included Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), and Superman and the Mole Men (1951), the first theatrical Superman film. He also had an uncredited part as Mr. Welch in It's a Wonderful Life, and his last film role came in Cry Terror! in 1958. On television he was the first host of Death Valley Days, playing the Old Ranger, and he appeared in many western series, including seventeen episodes of The Range Rider, eleven of Annie Oakley, and seven of The Lone Ranger. He died in 1969.
77years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 39
- Career span
- 21 years1935 to 1956
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Big break
Andrews landed his first major part on radio, starring as Daddy Warbucks in the Little Orphan Annie series from 1931 to 1936.
Early training
Andrews said that acting in Minneapolis in 1916 gave him the confidence to embark on a successful career. He remembered that his troupe put on a different play every week for 52 weeks.
Stanley Andrews movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Frank Borzage directed three of these films, Frank Capra two and Rouben Mamoulian two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Frank BorzageDirector, 3 films, 1936 to 1940
All films by Frank Borzage
All films by Frank Capra
Rouben MamoulianDirector, 2 films, 1939 to 1940
All films by Rouben Mamoulian
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.