Stanley Ridges
Biography
Stanley Ridges, an English-born American actor, had a stage and film career spanning more than 100 roles between 1917 and 1951. Born in Southampton, he learned his craft on stage and became a protégé of Beatrice Lillie. In America he began on Broadway as a song-and-dance man, then turned to dramatic roles in plays such as Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland and Valley Forge. He made his silent debut in Success (1923), then broke through in sound films in Crime Without Passion (1934) with Claude Rains. He was best known as the kindly Professor Kingsley and the murderous Red Cannon in Black Friday (1940), and he appeared in Sergeant York (1941), To Be or Not to Be (1942), Wilson (1944) and No Way Out (1950). He played a lead only once, in False Faces (1943), and near the end of his life he acted in television anthology programs including Studio One and The Philco Television Playhouse.
60years old at death
- Born Southampton
- Died Westbrook
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Stanley Charles Ridges
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 14 years1937 to 1951
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Getting ready for a role
Stanley Ridges played two opposite characters in the thriller Black Friday (1940): kindly Professor Kingsley and the murderous Red Cannon, a Jekyll and Hyde turn that let him show his range.
A change of course
Ridges started on Broadway as a song-and-dance man before switching to dramatic parts, playing Lord Morton in Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland and Lieutenant Colonel Lucifer Tench in Valley Forge, and becoming a romantic leading man.
Early training
Ridges became a protégé of Beatrice Lillie, who starred in musical stage comedies, and he spent many years on the stage learning and honing his craft.
A first
Ridges played the lead only once in his career, in the B-picture False Faces (1943), while otherwise working in supporting roles in classic films.
Stanley Ridges movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Howard Hawks directed two of these films, Robert Siodmak two and Michael Curtiz two. Barbara Stanwyck appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Barbara Stanwyck's page
John Litel's page
Moroni Olsen's page
Murray Alper's page
Willard Robertson's page
John Ridgely's page
All films by Howard Hawks
All films by Robert Siodmak
Michael CurtizDirector, 2 films, 1941 to 1943
All films by Michael Curtiz
Also three films together4 more actors
- Minor WatsonThe File on Thelma Jordon (1949), The Big Shot (1942) and They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
- George TobiasAir Force (1943), This Is the Army (1943) and Sergeant York (1941)
- Howard Da SilvaThe Big Shot (1942), Sergeant York (1941) and The Sea Wolf (1941)
- John GarfieldAir Force (1943), The Sea Wolf (1941) and Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Stanley Ridges's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$26.4 million
7 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 7 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 14 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 14Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$16M62.0% of the total
- 2$2.0M7.6% of the total
- 3$1.9M7.1% of the total
- 4$1.8M6.8% of the total
- 5$1.6M5.9% of the total
- 6$1.5M5.7% of the total
- 7$1.3M4.9% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.