Anthony Ross

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

The Gunfighter

as Deputy Charlie Norris

Kiss of Death

as 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)

On Dangerous Ground

as Pete Santos

The Country Girl

as Philip Cook

Boomerang!

as Warren

The Window

as Detective Ross (uncredited)

Between Midnight and Dawn

as Police Lt. Masterson

Rogue Cop

as Father Ahearn

Studio One

Studio One

as Inspector Williams