Actor

Anthony Ross

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Movies: 15Series: 6

TMDB ID: 24938

IMDb ID: nm0743218

Known for: Acting

Born: February 23, 1909

Died: October 26, 1955

Age: 46

Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 1954

Years active: 11

Average TMDB rating: 6.8

Wikidata: Q4773380

Also known as

Anthony Rosenthal

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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.