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Ronald Colman (I) (1891–1958)

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British leading man of primarily American films, one of the great stars of the Golden Age. Raised in Ealing, the son of a successful silk merchant, he attended boarding school in Sussex, where he first discovered amateur theatre. He intended to attend Cambridge and become an engineer, but his father's death cost him the financial support necessary... See full bio »

Born:

Ronald Charles Colman
in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

Died:

(age 67) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Still of Ronald Colman in Random Harvest Still of Ronald Colman in Random Harvest Ronald Colman with wife Benita Hume, circa 1954
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1957 The Story of Mankind
The Spirit of Man
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Graham
– The Chess Game (1956) … Graham
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Great Indian Peninsular Railway Official
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Artist
– Perfect Likeness (1956) … Artist
 
1954-1955 The Halls of Ivy (TV series)
William Todhunter Hall / Dr. William Todhunter Hall
– The Umbrella Man (1955) … Dr. William Todhunter Hall
– Calhoun Gaddy (1955) … Dr. William Todhunter Hall
– The French Exchange Student (1955) … Dr. William Todhunter Hall
– The Chinese Student (1955) … Dr. William Todhunter Hall
– Mrs. Why (1954) … Dr. William Todhunter Hall
See all 11 episodes »
 
1952-1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Caller / Dr. Matthew Bosanquent / John Cameron
– Ladies on His Mind (1953) … Dr. Matthew Bosanquent
– The Man Who Walked Out on Himself (1953) … John Cameron
– The Lost Silk Hat (1952) … Caller
 
1950 Champagne for Caesar
Beauregard Bottomley
 
1947 A Double Life
Anthony John
 
1947 The Late George Apley
George Apley
 
1944 Kismet
Hafiz
 
1942 Random Harvest
Charles Rainier
 
1942 The Talk of the Town
Professor Michael Lightcap
 
1941 My Life with Caroline
Anthony Mason
 
1940 Lucky Partners
David
 
1939 The Light That Failed
Dick Heldar
 
1938 If I Were King
François Villon
 
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda
Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda
 
1937 Lost Horizon
Robert Conway
 
1936 Under Two Flags
Sergeant Victor
 
1935 A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton
 
1935 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Paul Gaillard
 
1935 Clive of India
Robert Clive
 
1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1933 The Masquerader
Sir John Chilcote/John Loder, His Cousin
 
1932 Cynara
Jim Warlock
 
1931 Arrowsmith
Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
 
1931 The Unholy Garden
Barrington Hunt
 
1930 The Devil to Pay!
Willie Hale
 
1930 Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 (short)
(episode "Welches ist ihr Typ")
 
1930 Raffles
A.J. Raffles
 
1929 Condemned
Michel
 
1929 Bulldog Drummond
Hugh Drummond
 
1929 The Rescue
Tom Lingard
 
1928 Two Lovers
Mark Van Rycke
 
1927 The Magic Flame
Tito the Clown/The Count
 
1927 The Night of Love
Montero
 
1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth
Willard Holmes
 
1926 Beau Geste
Michael 'Beau' Geste
 
1926 Kiki
Victor Renal
 
1925 Lady Windermere's Fan
Lord Darlington
 
1925 Stella Dallas
Stephen Dallas
 
1925 The Dark Angel
Captain Alan Trent
 
1925 Her Sister from Paris
Joseph Weyringer
 
1925 The Sporting Venus
Donald MacAllan
 
1925 His Supreme Moment
John Douglas
 
1925 A Thief in Paradise
Maurice Blake
 
1924 Romola
Carlo Bucellini
 
1924 Her Night of Romance
Paul Menford
 
1924 Tarnish
Emmet Carr
 
1924 Twenty Dollars a Week
Chester Reeves
 
1923 The Eternal City
Extra (uncredited)
 
1923 The White Sister
Capt. Giovanni Severini
 
1921 Handcuffs or Kisses
Lodyard
 
1920 Foolish Monte Carlo
Vicomte de Beaurais
 
1920 A Son of David
Maurice Phillips
 
1920 Anna the Adventuress
Brendan
 
1919 Snow in the Desert
Rupert Sylvester
 
1919 Sheba
Bit part (uncredited)
 
1919 A Daughter of Eve
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1919 The Toilers
Bob
 
1917 The Live Wire (short)
 
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1940 Lucky Partners ("Comin' Thro' the Rye" - uncredited)
 
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda (performer: "Artist's Life, Op.316" 1867 - uncredited)
 
1930 The Devil to Pay! (performer: "Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May" - uncredited / "The British Grenadiers" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1955 The Halls of Ivy (TV series) (executive in charge of production - 1 episode)
– The Umbrella Man (1955) (executive in charge of production)
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series) (production supervisor - 1 episode)
– A String of Beads (1954) (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1952 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– The Lost Silk Hat (1952) (television play)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1952 Four Star Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Lost Silk Hat (1952) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
1983 The Moviemakers (TV series)
– The Films of Frank Capra (uncredited)
 
1956 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Is Invited to Ronald Colmans (1956) … Himself
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Himself - Host / Narrator
– A String of Beads (1954) … Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress
 
1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.13 (1952) … Himself
 
1945 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 4: Hollywood Celebrations (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself, Tennis Fan
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 9 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 (short)
Himself
 
1930 Governor C.C. Young Hails Greater Talkie Season (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
1999 The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (video documentary short)
Robert Conway (uncredited)
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Actor in a film clip
 
1983 Historia del cine: Epoca muda (video documentary)
Lord Darlington (uncredited)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'A Tale of Two Cities'
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself, film clips from 'Prisoner of Zenda' - 'Tale of Two Cities' (uncredited)
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Ramblin' Round Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood (short)
Himself
 
1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (documentary short)
Himself (clip from"The Light That Failed") (uncredited)
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1934 Movie Memories #2 (documentary short)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1947-49) Radio: Hosted the series "Favorite Story". See more »

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I visited agents, knocked at producers' doors; no one was interested. I was just another stage actor on tour, on the outside of Hollywood looking in. I returned to New York depressed and disappointed. See more »

Trivia:

His recording of "A Christmas Carol", originally released in a Decca 78-RPM set in 1941, was the first recorded version to win wide acclaim. It appeared several times on LP, and has recently (October 2005) been released on CD by Deutsche Grammophon, along with its frequent companion piece on LP, "Mr. Pickwick's Christmas". See more »

Trademark:

Rich, mellifluous voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius