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Farley Granger (1925–2011)

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Farley Granger was born in San Jose, California, in 1925 and, right out of high school, was brought to the attention of movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, who cast him in a small role in The North Star. He followed it up with a much bigger part in The Purple Heart and then joined the army. After his release... See full bio »

Born:

Farley Earle Granger II
in San Jose, California, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Farley Granger at home Still of Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train Farley Granger at home Alfred Hitchcock behind the scenes with Farley Granger for Still of Farley Granger and Ruth Roman in Strangers on a Train Farley Granger
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2001 The Next Big Thing
Arthur Pomposello
 
1990 Monsters (TV series)
Doctor
– Malcolm (1990) … Doctor
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Jerome Ashcroft
– How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying (1990) … Jerome Ashcroft
 
1986-1987 As the World Turns (TV series)
Earl Mitchell
– Episode dated 24 December 1987 (1987) … Earl Mitchell
– Episode dated 22 May 1986 (1986) … Earl Mitchell (uncredited)
– Episode dated 25 April 1986 (1986) … Earl Mitchell (uncredited)
– Episode dated 24 April 1986 (1986) … Earl Mitchell (credit only)
– Episode dated 23 April 1986 (1986) … Earl Mitchell (uncredited)
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1986 The Whoopee Boys
Extra (uncredited)
 
1986 The Imagemaker
Ambassador Hoyle
 
1986 Very Close Quarters
Pavel
 
1980-1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Charles Cummings / Simon Ashford
– Country Blues/A Matter of Taste/Frat Brothers Forever (1984) … Simon Ashford
– Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two/The Baby Alarm (1980) … Charles Cummings
 
1984 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Doctor Roebuck
– Pain Killer (1984) … Doctor Roebuck
 
1984 Death Mask
Douglas Andrews
 
1981 The Prowler
Sheriff George Fraser
 
1979-1980 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Trent Archer
– Episode #1.6113 (1979) … Trent Archer
– Episode #1.6103 (1979) … Trent Archer
 
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series)
Enos Sutton
 
1977 Pianeta Venere
 
1976-1977 One Life to Live (TV series)
Dr. Will Vernon #1
 
1976 Widow (TV movie)
Martin Caine - Lynn's husband
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Julian Klae
– The Klae Dynasty (1975) … Julian Klae
 
1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan (TV movie)
David Ames - a journalist, Jenny's friend
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Raymond Stettler
– Million Dollar Baby (1975) … Raymond Stettler
 
1975 Matt Helm (TV series)
James McKittrick
– Scavenger's Paradise (1975) … James McKittrick
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Paul Quincy
– The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne (1975) … Paul Quincy
 
1974 Nakia (TV series)
O'Hare
– A Matter of Choice (1974) … O'Hare
 
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Bert Carrington
– The Midas Touch (1974) … Bert Carrington
 
1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Ben
– The Haunting of Penthouse D (1974) … Ben
 
1974 La polizia chiede aiuto
Mr. Polvesi
 
1974 Savage City
Armando
 
1973 Arnold
Evan Lyons
 
1973 Kill Me, My Love!
Manny Baxter - il marito geloso di Laureen
 
1973 The Man Called Noon
Judge Niland
 
1973 The Serpent
Computer Programming Director
 
1972 So Sweet, So Dead
Inspector Capuana
 
1972 The Red Headed Corpse
John Ward
 
1972 Amuck
Richard Stuart
 
1971 Something Is Crawling in the Dark
Spike
 
1970 My Name Is Trinity
Maj. Harriman
 
1970 The Challengers (TV movie)
Nealy - the manager of the casino
 
1970 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Richard
– The Day Before Sunday (1970) … Richard
 
1970 Maharlika
 
1970 La tela del ragno
 
1969 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Arnold
– One for the Money (1969) … Arnold
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Hoagland Walters
– The Ordeal (1968) … Hoagland Walters
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Curtis Anderson
– What Flowers Daisies Are (1968) … Curtis Anderson
 
1968 Insight (TV series)
– The 34th Hour (1968)
 
1968/I Laura (TV movie)
Shelby Carpenter
 
1968 Rogue's Gallery
Edmund Van Dermot
 
1967 Get Smart (TV series)
Billet
– Supersonic Boom (1967) … Billet
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Jack Graham
– Hondo and the Apache Kid (1967) … Jack Graham
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
Mitch Kirby
– Eat, Drink and Be Buried (1967) … Mitch Kirby
 
1966-1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Morgan Cain / Wain
– Blind Man's Bluff (1967) … Wain
– Nightmare (1966) … Morgan Cain
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Charley Herrod
– The Shock of Recognition (1966) … Charley Herrod
 
1961 The Heiress (TV movie)
Morris Townsend
 
1957-1961 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Dr. Martin Arrowsmith / Paul Burgess / Rupert of Hentzau
– The Prisoner of Zenda (1961) … Rupert of Hentzau
– Arrowsmith (1960) … Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
– Beyond This Place (1957) … Paul Burgess
 
1960 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Nicholas Rubinstein
– The Music of Romance (1960) … Nicholas Rubinstein
 
1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV series)
Richard Beckett
– The Inn of the Flying Dragon (1960) … Richard Beckett
 
1955-1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Dr. Sigmund Freud / Francis / Joddy / …
– The Wound Within (1958) … Dr. Sigmund Freud
– The Hidden River (1958) … Francis
– The Bottle Imp (1957) … Philip
– Incident in an Alley (1955) … Joddy
 
1956-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Come to Me (1957)
– Man in a Trance (1957)
– Circle of Fear (1957)
– Starfish (1956)
 
1957 Wagon Train (TV series)
Lt. Charles Avery
– The Charles Avery Story (1957) … Lt. Charles Avery
 
1956-1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Brat Farrar / Harold Sizeman / Peter Ashby
– The Clouded Image (1957) … Peter Ashby/Brat Farrar
– Sizeman and Son (1956) … Harold Sizeman
 
1956-1957 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Fred
– The Clay Pigeon (1957)
– Pistolero (1956) … Fred
 
1957 Talent Scouts (TV series)
– Episode dated 21 January 1957 (1957)
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Steve Adams
– Men Against Speed (1956) … Steve Adams
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Robert Haines
– Stand by to Dive (1956) … Robert Haines
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
John Haywood
– Faceless Adversary (1956) … John Haywood
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Apollodorus
– Caesar and Cleopatra (1956) … Apollodorus
 
1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Harry Kendall Thaw
 
1955 The Naked Street
Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Splendid with Swords (1955)
 
1954 Senso
Il tenente Franz Mahler
 
1953 Small Town Girl
Rick Belrow Livingston
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves
Thomas Clayton Campbell Jr. (segment "Mademoiselle")
 
1952 Hans Christian Andersen
Niels
 
1952 Full House
Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
 
1951 I Want You
Jack Greer
 
1951 Behave Yourself!
William Calhoun 'Bill' Denny
 
1951 Strangers on a Train
Guy Haines
 
1950 Edge of Doom
Martin Lynn
 
1950 Our Very Own
Chuck
 
1950 Side Street
Joe Norson
 
1949 Roseanna McCoy
Johnse Hatfield
 
1948 Enchantment
Pilot Officer Pax Masterson
 
1948 They Live by Night
Bowie Bowers
 
1948 Rope
Phillip - His Friend
 
1944 The Purple Heart
Sgt. Howard Clinton
 
1943 The North Star
Damian Simonov
 
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1952 Hans Christian Andersen (performer: "Dream Ballet" 1952 - uncredited)
 
1952 Full House (performer: "O, Little Town of Bethlehem" 1868 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Comparativa: Le llamaban Trinidad (2011) (in memory of)
 
2011 Making the Boys (documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2004 'Strangers on a Train': A Hitchcock Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001-2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Samuel Goldwyn (2004) … Himself
– Shelley Winters: Full Disclosure (2001) … Himself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Visconti (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Rescued from the Closet (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 'Rope' Unleashed (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) … Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Hitchcock: Alfred the Great (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 Hitchcock: il brividio del genio (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982-1985 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode #13.11 (1984) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 26 April 1982 (1982) … Himself - Guest
 
1984 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1967 Dream Girl of '67 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.63 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.62 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.61 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.60 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.59 (1967) … Himself
 
1965 The 19th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.116 (1960) … Himself
 
1957-1960 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 February 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 9 September 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1959 The 13th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1956-1957 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 1957 (1957) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1953-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / John
– Episode #9.9 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #6.46 (1953) … John
– Episode #6.33 (1953) … Himself
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #2.17 (1951) … Himself - Actor
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
1951 Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2012 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2009 Double Take (documentary)
Guy Haines in 'Strangers on a Train' (uncredited)
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 In the Shadow of Hollywood (documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1999 Weekend Today (TV series)
 
1999 Luchino Visconti (documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1985-1990 Today (TV series)
 
1990 Fejezetek a film történetéböl (TV series documentary)
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Il tenente Franz Mahler (uncredited)
 
1988 Going Hollywood: The War Years (documentary)
(uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Radio: Screen Guild Theater - The North Star (Jan 3, 1944), Louella Parsons (Sep 12, 1948); Lux Radio Theater - Our Very Town (Jun 11, 1951). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | 8 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

I love to see them. I just don't like to make them. [in reference to films] See more »

Trivia:

Son of Farley Earle Granger and Eva H. Granger. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer