Victor Jory
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Victor Jory | |
|---|---|
 in First Lady (1937) |
|
| Born | November 23, 1902 Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada |
| Died | February 12, 1982 (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, California, U.S. |
Victor Jory (November 23, 1902 – February 12, 1982) was a Canadian actor.
He was born in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. He was the boxing and wrestling champion of the Coast Guard during his military service, and he kept his burly physique.
He toured with theater troupes and appeared on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1930. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast as the villain. He made over 150 films and dozens of TV episodes, as well as writing two plays.
He is remembered for his role in Gone with the Wind and as Lamont Cranston, aka 'The Shadow' in the 1942 serial film The Shadow. He also portrayed Oberon in Max Reinhardt's film version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Victor Jory has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6605 Hollywood Blvd.
[edit] Partial filmography
- State Fair (1933)
- Party Wire (1935)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
- Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
- Dodge City (1939)
- Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
- Each Dawn I Die (1939)
- I Stole a Million (1939)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
- The Loves of Carmen (1948)
- The Cariboo Trail (1950)
- Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
- The Man from the Alamo (1953)
- Valley of the Kings (1954)
- The Fugitive Kind (1959)
- The Miracle Worker (1962)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- Papillon (1973)
[edit] External links
- All Movie Guide Bio
- Victor Jory at the Internet Movie Database
- Victor Jory at Allmovie
- Victor Jory at the Internet Broadway Database
- Victor Jory at Find-A-Grave
