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Stanley Ridges
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Actor Born: June 17, 1891 in Southhampton, England, UK Death: April 22, 1951 in Westbrook, CT Biography:A protégé of musical comedy star "Beatrice Lillie" in his native England, actor "Stanley Ridges" made his London stage debut in O' Boy. He went on to star as a romantic lead in several Broadway plays, and was cast in a similar capacity in his first film, the New York-lensed "Crime of Passion" (1934). Thereafter, the grey-templed Ridges excelled in dignified, underplayed, and distinctly non-British character roles. His best film assignments included the schizophrenic professor-turned-criminal in "Black Friday" (1940) (it would be unfair to say that he "stole" the picture from official star "Boris Karloff", but he did have the best part), and the treacherous Professor Seletzky in "Ernst Lubitsch"'s matchless black comedy "To Be or Not to Be" (1942). One of "Stanley Ridges"' last movie performances was as the kindly mentor of young doctor "Sidney Poitier" in the race-relations melodrama "No Way... Full Biography
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