Farley Granger
Biography
Farley Earle Granger Jr. was an American actor born in San Jose, California, on July 1, 1925. He was known for his work in films, television shows, and acting coaching, accumulating eighty-eight known acting credits. His notable film credits include two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, specifically Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951. Granger passed away on March 27, 2011, at the age of eighty-five.
Career overview
Farley Earle Granger Jr. was an American actor born in San Jose, California, on July 1, 1925. Throughout his career, he was known for his work in film, television, and acting, accumulating 88 known credits on the Movie Database. He is best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, appearing in the 1948 film Rope and the 1951 film Strangers on a Train.
In addition to his film and television acting work, Granger was also a singer and acting coach. His life and career spanned several decades, during which he was recognized with a star. He passed away at the age of 85 on March 27, 2011.
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- Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic (2004) as Self
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) as Self
- The Next Big Thing (2001) as Arthur Pomposello
- Rescued from the Closet (2001) as Self
- Rope Unleashed (2001) as Self
- The Celluloid Closet (1996) as Self
- Hitchcock: Alfred the Great (1994) as Himself
- Monsters (1988) as Doctor
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- The Whoopee Boys (1986) as Extra (uncredited)
- Very Close Quarters (1986) as Pavel
- The Imagemaker (1986) as Ambassador Hoyle
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Jerome Ashcroft
- Tales from the Darkside (1984) as Doctor Roebuck
- Deathmask (1984) as Douglas Andrews
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- The Prowler (1981) as Sheriff George Fraser
- Black Beauty (1978) as Enos Sutton
- The Love Boat (1977) as Charles Cummings
- The Love Boat (1977) as Simon Ashford
- Widow (1976) as Martin Caine
- Ellery Queen (1975) as Paul Quincy
- Matt Helm (1975) as James McKittrick
- Medical Story (1975) as Raymond Stettler
- The Invisible Man (1975) as Julian Klae
- The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975) as David Ames
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Bert Carrington
- What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974) as Mr. Polvesi
- Death Will Have Your Eyes (1974) as Armando
- The Haunting of Penthouse D (1974) as Ben
- The Serpent (1973) as Computer Programming Director
- The Man Called Noon (1973) as Judge Niland
- Arnold (1973) as Evan Lyons
- Amore mio, uccidimi! (1973) as Manny Baxter
- So Sweet, So Dead (1972) as Inspector Capuana
- Amuck! (1972) as Richard Stuart
- Planet Venus (1972)
- The Red Headed Corpse (1972) as John Ward
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Something Creeping in the Dark (1971) as Spike
- They Call Me Trinity (1970) as Major Harriman
- Maharlika (1970)
- The Challengers (1970) as Nealy
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Arnold
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Hoagland Walters
- The Outsider (1968)
- Laura (1968) as Shelby Carpenter
- Rogue's Gallery (1968) as Edmund Van Dermot
- Ironside (1967) as Mitch Kirby
- Hondo (1967)
- CBS Playhouse (1966) as Richard
- Get Smart (1965) as Billet
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Charley Herrod
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Wain
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960) as Richard Beckett
- The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Paul Burgess
- The Clouded Image (1957) as Peter Ashby / Brat Farrar
- Armored Attack! (1957) as Damian Simonov
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Sizeman and Son (1956) as Harold Sizeman
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Steve Adams
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) as Harry Kendall Thaw
- The Naked Street (1955) as Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna
- Climax! (1954) as John Haywood
- Senso (1954) as Il Tenente Franz Mahler
- The Story of Three Loves (1953) as Thomas Clayton Campbell Jr
- Small Town Girl (1953) as Rick Livingston
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Lt. J.G. Robert Haines
- O. Henry's Full House (1952) as Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952) as Niels
- Strangers on a Train (1951) as Guy Haines
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- I Want You (1951) as Jack Greer
- Behave Yourself! (1951) as William Calhoun Denny
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Fred
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Edge of Doom (1950) as Martin Lynn
- Our Very Own (1950) as Chuck
- Side Street (1950) as Joe Norson
- They Live by Night (1949) as Arthur "Bowie" Bowers
- Roseanna McCoy (1949) as Johnse Hatfield
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as John
- Rope (1948) as Phillip Morgan
- Enchantment (1948) as Pax Masterson
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
- The Purple Heart (1944) as Sgt. Howard Clinton
- The North Star (1943) as Damian Simonov