Wesley Addy
Biography
Wesley Addy was an American actor who worked across stage, television, and film. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he studied dramatics at UCLA and began his Broadway career in 1935 with Panic, directed by John Houseman. He earned praise for Shakespearean roles, especially Hotspur in King Henry IV, Part 1. Robert Aldrich used him as a supporting actor in films including Kiss Me Deadly (1955), The Big Knife (1955), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), and The Grissom Gang (1971). He appeared in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Network (1976), and The Verdict (1982). His television work included The Edge of Night, Perry Mason, Ryan's Hope, and Loving, plus guest appearances on The Defenders and The Rockford Files. He died in 1996.
83years old at death
- Born Omaha
- Died Danbury
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Robert Wesley Addy (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 41 years1955 to 1996
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First role
Wesley Addy's first known screen performance came in a 1939 experimental television broadcast of Noël Coward's Hay Fever on W2XBS, sharing the cast with Isobel Elsom and Dennis Hoey.
Big break
Addy's first break came in the Federal Theatre revival There's Always Juliet, where he replaced the leading male at the last moment and drew prominent critical attention.
A change of course
Addy told a columnist in 1939 that he recorded plays for the talking book program of the American Foundation for the Blind in the mornings, and he kept doing it until he entered military service in 1941.
Wesley Addy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?1962 Drama, Horror, Thrilleras Marty Mc Donald
IMDb rating 8.068K votes
Most often with
Robert Aldrich directed eight of these films, Sidney Lumet two and James Ivory two. Dave Willock 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
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All films by Robert Aldrich
All films by Sidney Lumet
All films by James Ivory
Also two films together10 more actors
- Jack PalanceTen Seconds to Hell (1959) and The Big Knife (1955)
- Jack Elam4 for Texas (1963) and Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
- Joseph CottenTora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
- Richard AndersonTora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and Seconds (1966)
- Strother MartinKiss Me Deadly (1955) and The Big Knife (1955)
- Richard BooneThe Garment Jungle (1957) and The Big Knife (1955)
- Michael FoxWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and The Big Knife (1955)
- Robert CornthwaiteWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
- Maxine CooperWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
- William AldrichHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Wesley Addy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$131 million
8 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 7 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$54M41.1% of the total
- 2$37M28.3% of the total
- 3$24M18.0% of the total
- 4$8.8M6.7% of the total
- 5$4.0M3.0% of the total
- 6$1.8M1.3% of the total
- 7$1.2M0.9% of the total
- 8$726K0.6% of the total
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