Anthony Ross

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Philco Television Playhouse

Robert Montgomery Presents

Studio One

Suspense

All Movies (17)

The Country Girl1954 · as Philip Cook
Rogue Cop1954 · as Father Ahearn
Taxi1953 · as Mr. Alexander
Girls in the Night1953 · as Charlie Haynes
On Dangerous Ground1951 · as Pete Santos
The Flying Missile1950 · as Adm. Bradley
Between Midnight and Dawn1950 · as Police Lt. Masterson
The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950 · as Joe Rossini
The Gunfighter1950 · as Deputy Charlie Norris
Perfect Strangers1950 · as Bob Fisher
The Vicious Years1950 · as Police Insp. Umberto Spezia
The Window1949 · as Detective Ross (uncredited)
Kiss of Death1947 · as 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)
Boomerang!1947 · as Warren
Winged Victory1944 · as Ross (uncredited)
At Home1939 · as Crawford's Agent
Suspense: A Night at an Inn— · as Albert

All TV Shows (14)

Inner Sanctum1954
Tales of Tomorrow1951
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Pete
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Rusty
Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Detective Grant
Robert Montgomery Presents1950
Suspense1949
Suspense1949 · as Albert
Suspense1949 · as Andy Barnes
Suspense1949 · as Cruze
Studio One1948
Studio One1948 · as Inspector Williams
The Philco Television Playhouse1948
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Father