This page will contain additional articles about Ronald Colman, as they become available.Ronald ColmanRonald Colman (February 9, 1891 – May 19, 1958) was an English actor. Born in Richmond, Surrey, England, Colman discovered acting while at school. He intended to attend Cambridge University to study engineering, but his father's death put an end to that. He served in World War I, where he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Messines. Following the war, he began to appear on the London stage. In 1922, he appeared on Broadway in the hit play La Tendresse. Director Henry King saw him, and cast him in the 1923 film The White Sister, opposite Lillian Gish. He became a very popular silent film star in both romantic and adventure films. He successfully transitioned to talkies because of his powerful speaking voice. His first major talkie success was in 1930, when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two roles — Condemned and Bulldog Drummond. He appeared in The Prisoner of Zenda and Lost Horizon in 1937, and won the Oscar in 1948 for A Double Life. In the late 1940s, Colman starred in a radio series, The Halls of Ivy, which transitioned to television in 1954. Academy Awards and Nominations
He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. and one for television at 1625 Vine Street. Ronald Colman died on May 19, 1958 from a lung infection in Santa Barbara, California and was interred in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. This page about Ronald Colman includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Ronald Colman News stories about Ronald Colman External links for Ronald Colman Videos for Ronald Colman Wikis about Ronald Colman Discussion Groups about Ronald Colman Blogs about Ronald Colman Images of Ronald Colman |
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Ronald Colman died on May 19, 1958 from a lung infection in Santa Barbara, California and was interred in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. He currently resides in Chelsea, Michigan, where he manages the Purple Rose Theater Company. and one for television at 1625 Vine Street. He is perhaps best known for his roles in Arachnophobia and Dumb & Dumber. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Jeff Daniels (born February 19, 1955 in Athens, Georgia) is an American actor. Academy Awards and Nominations. Arachnophobia (1990) - Ross Jennings. In the late 1940s, Colman starred in a radio series, The Halls of Ivy, which transitioned to television in 1954. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. He appeared in The Prisoner of Zenda and Lost Horizon in 1937, and won the Oscar in 1948 for A Double Life.. Gettysburg (1993) - Col. His first major talkie success was in 1930, when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two roles — Condemned and Bulldog Drummond. Speed (1994) - Det. Harry Temple. He successfully transitioned to talkies because of his powerful speaking voice. Dumb & Dumber (1994) - Harry Dunne. He became a very popular silent film star in both romantic and adventure films. Fly Away Home (1996) - Thomas Alden. Director Henry King saw him, and cast him in the 1923 film The White Sister, opposite Lillian Gish. 101 Dalmatians (1996) - Roger. In 1922, he appeared on Broadway in the hit play La Tendresse. Trial and Error (1997) - Charlie Tuttle. Following the war, he began to appear on the London stage. Bill Johnson. He served in World War I, where he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Messines. Pleasantville (1998) - Mr. He intended to attend Cambridge University to study engineering, but his father's death put an end to that. The Hours (2002) - Louis Waters. Born in Richmond, Surrey, England, Colman discovered acting while at school. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Ronald Colman (February 9, 1891 – May 19, 1958) was an English actor. Col. 1930 Nominated Condemned. Gods and Generals (2003) - Lt. 1930 Nominated Bulldog Drummond. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (2004) - Blue Man. 1943 Nominated Random Harvest. 1948 Won A Double Life. |