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Farley Granger is a Actor American born on 1 july 1925 at San Jose (USA)
Farley Earle Granger, Jr. (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951.
Granger was first noticed in a small stage production in Hollywood by a Goldwyn casting director, and given a significant role in The North Star, a controversial film praising the Soviet Union at the height of World War II, but later condemned for its political bias. Another war film, The Purple Heart, followed, before Granger's naval service in Honolulu, in a unit that arranged troop entertainment in the Pacific. Here he made useful contacts, including Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. It was also where he began exploring his bisexuality, which he said he never felt any need to conceal.
In 1948, Hitchcock cast him in Rope, a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder case, which earned mixed reviews, but much critical praise for Granger. Hitchcock then cast him again in Strangers on a Train, as a tennis star drawn into a double murder plot by a wealthy psychopath, played by Robert Walker. Granger described this as his happiest film-making experience, though he was deeply affected by his friend Walker's death from an accidental drug overdose soon afterwards.
Granger continued to appear on stage, film and television well into his 70s. His work ranged from classical drama on Broadway to several Italian-language films and major documentaries about Hollywood. He tended to find fault with his directors and scriptwriters, however, and his career remains defined by the two Hitchcock films.
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Birth name Farley Earle Granger, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 1 july 1925 at San Jose (USA)
Death 27 march 2011 (at 85 years) at New York City (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 1 july 1925 at San Jose (USA)
Death 27 march 2011 (at 85 years) at New York City (USA)
Granger was first noticed in a small stage production in Hollywood by a Goldwyn casting director, and given a significant role in The North Star, a controversial film praising the Soviet Union at the height of World War II, but later condemned for its political bias. Another war film, The Purple Heart, followed, before Granger's naval service in Honolulu, in a unit that arranged troop entertainment in the Pacific. Here he made useful contacts, including Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. It was also where he began exploring his bisexuality, which he said he never felt any need to conceal.
In 1948, Hitchcock cast him in Rope, a fictionalized account of the Leopold and Loeb murder case, which earned mixed reviews, but much critical praise for Granger. Hitchcock then cast him again in Strangers on a Train, as a tennis star drawn into a double murder plot by a wealthy psychopath, played by Robert Walker. Granger described this as his happiest film-making experience, though he was deeply affected by his friend Walker's death from an accidental drug overdose soon afterwards.
Granger continued to appear on stage, film and television well into his 70s. His work ranged from classical drama on Broadway to several Italian-language films and major documentaries about Hollywood. He tended to find fault with his directors and scriptwriters, however, and his career remains defined by the two Hitchcock films.
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Filmography of Farley Granger (37 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Actor | Self |
| 2001 | The Next Big Thing | Actor | Arthur Pomposello |
| 1996 | The Celluloid Closet | Actor | Self |
| 1988 | Cinema Paradiso | Actor | Il tenente Franz Mahler (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Throw Momma from the Train | Actor | Guy Haines (archive footage) |
| 1986 | The Whoopee Boys | Actor | |
| 1981 | The Prowler | Actor | Sheriff George Fraser |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Actor | David Ames |
| 1974 | What Have They Done to Your Daughters? | Actor | Mr. Polvesi |
| 1973 | Arnold | Actor | Evan Lyons |
| 1973 | The Serpent | Actor | Computer Programming Director |
| 1973 | The Man Called Noon | Actor | Judge Niland |
| 1972 | The Red Headed Corpse | Actor | John Ward |
| 1972 | Amuck! | Actor | Richard Stuart |
| 1972 | So Sweet, So Dead | Actor | Inspector Capuana |
| 1971 | Something Creeping in the Dark | Actor | Spike |
| 1970 | They Call Me Trinity | Actor | Major Harriman |
| 1969 | Boot Hill | Actor | |
| 1955 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Actor | Harry Kendall Thaw |
| 1955 | Senso | Actor | Il Tenente Franz Mahler |
| 1955 | The Naked Street | Actor | Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna |
| 1953 | The Story of Three Loves | Actor | Thomas Clayton Campbell Jr |
| 1953 | Small Town Girl | Actor | Rick Livingston |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | Actor | Niels |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Actor | Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi") |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Actor | Guy Haines |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! | Actor | William Calhoun Denny |
| 1951 | I Want You | Actor | Jack Greer |
| 1950 | Edge of Doom | Actor | Martin Lynn |
| 1950 | Our Very Own | Actor | Chuck |
| 1950 | Side Street | Actor | Joe Norson |
| 1949 | Roseanna McCoy | Actor | Johnse Hatfield |
| 1948 | They Live by Night | Actor | Arthur "Bowie" Bowers |
| 1948 | Rope | Actor | Phillip Morgan |
| 1948 | Enchantment | Actor | Pax Masterson |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart | Actor | Sgt. Howard Clinton |
| 1943 | The North Star | Actor | Damian Simonov |