Glenn Anders
Glenn Anders (September 1, 1889 – October 26, 1981) was an American actor, most notable for his work on the stage.
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | September 1, 1889
Died | October 26, 1981 92) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation | Film, stage actor |
Years active | 1925-1953 |
Early life
Glenn Anders was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of a Swedish immigrant father. He attended the Wallace dramatic school in California, and began his career performing in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit. He arrived in New York City in 1919 and attended Columbia University from 1919 until 1921.[1]
Career
He made his Broadway debut in 1919 in a play entitled Just Around the Corner. In 1921, he scored the male lead in The Demi-Virgin, a farce that was controversial, but a hit at the box office. Anders had a distinguished career on Broadway, appearing in three Pulitzer Prize winning plays: Hell Bent for Heaven (1924), written by Hatcher Hughes; They Knew What They Wanted (1924) by Sidney Howard; and Strange Interlude (1928) by Eugene O'Neill. He only made a handful of film and TV appearances, most famously as a scheming lawyer in Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai (1947). Other film roles included M (1951), a remake of Fritz Lang's 1931 classic.
He died aged 92 at the Actors' Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1925 | Sally of the Sawdust | Leon - the Acrobat | |
1930 | Laughter | Ralph Le Sainte | |
1934 | By Your Leave | Freddie Wilkins | |
1941 | Nothing but the Truth | Dick Donnelly | |
1945 | Rhapsody in Blue | Party Guest | Uncredited |
1947 | The Lady from Shanghai | George Grisby | |
1950 | Nancy Goes to Rio | Arthur Barrett | |
1951 | Tarzan's Peril | Andrews | |
1951 | M | Riggert | |
1951 | Behave Yourself! | Pete the Pusher |
References
- "CUArts - Arts Initiative @ Columbia University". web.archive.org. 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
External links
- Glenn Anders at the Internet Broadway Database
- Glenn Anders on IMDb
- Glenn Anders at AllMovie
- portraits(NY Public Library, B. Rose collection)