Anthony Ross

Birthday: 1909-02-23
Deathday: 1955-10-26
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

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Credits

Year Title Character
1954-12-15 The Country Girl Philip Cook
1954-09-17 Rogue Cop Father Ahearn
1953-01-21 Taxi Mr. Alexander
1953-01-15 Girls in the Night Charlie Haynes
1951-12-13 On Dangerous Ground Pete Santos
1950-12-24 The Flying Missile Adm. Bradley
1950-10-01 Between Midnight and Dawn Police Lt. Masterson
1950-06-29 The Skipper Surprised His Wife Joe Rossini
1950-06-23 The Gunfighter Deputy Charlie Norris
1950-03-11 Perfect Strangers Bob Fisher
1950-03-10 The Vicious Years Police Insp. Umberto Spezia
1949-05-10 The Window Detective Ross (uncredited)
1947-08-27 Kiss of Death 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)
1947-02-28 Boomerang! Warren
1944-12-22 Winged Victory Ross (uncredited)
1939-04-15 At Home Crawford's Agent