Ronald Colman

Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

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Random Harvest Charles Rainier

(1942)

Bulldog Drummond Hugh Drummond

(1929)

Lost Horizon Robert Conway

(1937)

A Double Life Anthony John

(1947)

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Actor (61 credits)

1957 The Story of Mankind
The Spirit of Man

1956 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Graham

- The Chess Game (1956) ... Graham

1956 Around the World in 80 Days
Great Indian Peninsular Railway Official

1956 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Artist

- Perfect Likeness (1956) ... Artist

1954-1955 The Halls of Ivy (TV Series)
Dr. William Todhunter Hall

- The Dean of Women (1955) ... Dr. William Todhunter Hall

- Hooliganism (1955) ... Dr. William Todhunter Hall

- Dr. Spatzen (1955) ... Dr. William Todhunter Hall

- Maxwell's Comet (1955) ... Dr. William Todhunter Hall

- The Voice of Ivy's Vine (1955) ... Dr. William Todhunter Hall

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1952-1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV Series)
Narrator / Dr. Bosanquent / Cameron / ...

- A String of Beads (1954) ... Narrator

- Ladies on His Mind (1953) ... Dr. Bosanquent

- The Man Who Walked Out on Himself (1953) ... Cameron (as Ronald Coleman)

- 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 Grant

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
Sgt. Victor

1935 A Tale of Two Cities
Sydney Carton

1935 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Paul Gallard

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 Oman

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 His Supreme Moment
John Douglas

1925 The Sporting Venus
Donald MacAllan

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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Producer (1 credit)

1952-1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) (producer - 3 episodes)

- Ladies on His Mind (1953) ... (producer)

- The Man Who Walked Out on Himself (1953) ... (producer)

- The Lost Silk Hat (1952) ... (producer)

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Writer (2 credits)

1955 The Halls of Ivy (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pinkerton Day (1955)

1952 Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) (television play - 1 episode)

- The Lost Silk Hat (1952) ... (television play)

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Soundtrack (3 credits)

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! ("The British Grenadiers", uncredited) / (performer: "Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May" - uncredited)

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Production manager (2 credits)

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)

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Self (9 credits)

1952-1956 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Self

- Jack Is Invited to Ronald Colmans (1956) ... Self

- Packing for London (1952) ... Self

1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #6.13 (1952) ... Self

1952 24th Annual Academy Awards
Self - Presenter

1945 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 4: Hollywood Celebrations (Documentary short)
Self

1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (Documentary short)
Self - Tennis Fan

1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 9 (Documentary short)
Self

1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 (Short)
Self

1930 Governor C.C. Young Hails Greater Talkie Season (Short)
Self

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Archive footage (29 credits)

2020 Discovering Film (TV Series)
Various

- Ronald Colman (2020) ... Various

2019 The Oscars Library: A Tribute to the Academy Awards (TV Series)
Self

- Al Best Actor & Best Actress Winners Speeches Since 1927/28 (2019) ... Self

2018 The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs (Podcast Series)
William Todhunter Hall

- Halls of Ivy: School Marriage Rules (2018) ... William Todhunter Hall

2017 James Stewart, Robert Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2011 Extraordinary Women (TV Series)
Self

- Hedy Lamarr (2011) ... Self (uncredited)

2011 These Amazing Shadows (Documentary)
Lord Darlington (clip from Lady WIndermere's Fan (1925)) (uncredited)

2001 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) ... Self

1999 Lost Horizon: Before and After Comparison (Video documentary short)
Robert Conway (uncredited)

1999 The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (Video documentary short)
Robert Conway (uncredited)

1993 Northern Exposure (TV Series)
Rudolf Rassendyll

- Sleeping with the Enemy (1993) ... Rudolf Rassendyll (uncredited)

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988 Entertaining the Troops (Documentary)
Self

1984 The Moviemakers (TV Series)
Self

- The Films of Frank Capra (1984) ... Self (uncredited)

1983 Historia del cine: Epoca muda (Video documentary)
Lord Darlington (uncredited)

1978 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary)
Self / Various Characters

- Ronald Colman (1978) ... Self / Various Characters

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary)
Clip from 'A Tale of Two Cities'

1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary)
Actor 'A Tale of Two Cities' (uncredited)

1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Swashbucklers (1964) ... Self

1961 Hollywood: The Golden Years (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1961 Movies Golden Age (TV Movie documentary)
Carlo Bucellini

1955 Screen Snapshots: Ramblin' Round Hollywood (Documentary short)
Self

1953 Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood (Short)
Self

1949 The Art Director (Documentary short)
Self - edited from 'Late George Apley' (uncredited)

1944 Some of the Best (Documentary)
Charles Rainier in Random Harvest (uncredited)

1942 Personalities (Short)
... (uncredited)

1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (Documentary short)
Self (clip from"The Light That Failed") (uncredited)

1938 Personality Parade (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1934 Movie Memories #2 (Documentary short)

1931 The House That Shadows Built (Documentary)

Personal Details

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Album: He re-created his film role of Robert Conway in Lost Horizon (1937) on a three-record 78-RPM adaptation of the film released by Decca. This was a much-altered version written and directed by George Wells. It changed Conway's brother into merely his assistant, omitted Sondra, Conway's love interest, reduced the amount of ... See more »

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1 Biographical Movie | 5 Print Biographies | 21 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ronald Coleman

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Benita Hume (his death) (1 child) | See more »

Parents:

Charles Colman | Marjory Read Fraser

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Personal Quote:

Fame has robbed me of my freedom and shut me up in prison, and because the prison walls are gilded, and the key that locks me in is gold, does not make it any more tolerable. See more »

Trivia:

He made his film debut in an unreleased two-reel short made in 1919. Its title is unknown, and references to it as 'Live Wire, The (1917)' apparently erroneously connect it to a play of that title in which Colman appeared around the same time. See more »

Trademark:

Rich, mellifluous voice

Nickname:

Ronnie

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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