
Person
Anthony Ross
Acting · 1909–1955 · New York City, New York, U.S.
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

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

Studio One
1948

Suspense
1949

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

Inner Sanctum
1954
Lux Video Theatre
Pete

Kiss of Death
'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)

The Gunfighter
Deputy Charlie Norris

The Country Girl
Philip Cook
Filmography
- 2006Master of ChampionsProducer
- 1954The Country GirlPhilip Cook
- 1954Rogue CopFather Ahearn
- 1954Inner Sanctum
- 1953TaxiMr. Alexander
- 1953Girls in the NightCharlie Haynes
- 1951On Dangerous GroundPete Santos
- 1951Tales of Tomorrow
- 1950The Flying MissileAdm. Bradley
- 1950Lux Video TheatrePete
- 1950Between Midnight and DawnPolice Lt. Masterson
- 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeJoe Rossini
- 1950The GunfighterDeputy Charlie Norris
- 1950Perfect StrangersBob Fisher
- 1950The Vicious YearsPolice Insp. Umberto Spezia
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1949The WindowDetective Ross (uncredited)
- 1949Suspense
- 1948Studio One
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse
- 1947Kiss of Death'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)
- 1947Boomerang!Warren
- 1944Winged VictoryRoss (uncredited)
- 1939At HomeCrawford's Agent
- —Suspense: A Night at an InnAlbert
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