Filmography
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Known For
Random Harvest Charles Rainier (1942) -
Bulldog Drummond Hugh Drummond (1929) -
A Double Life Anthony John (1947) -
Known For
Lost Horizon Robert Conway (1937) -
Actor
The Story of Mankind The Spirit of Man (1957) -
General Electric Theater Graham (1956) -
Around the World in 80 Days Great Indian Peninsular Railway Official (1956) -
Studio 57 Artist (1956) -
The Halls of Ivy Dr. William Todhunter Hall (1954-1955) -
Four Star Playhouse Narrator (1952-1954) -
Champagne for Caesar Beauregard Bottomley (1950) -
A Double Life Anthony John (1947)
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The Late George Apley George Apley (1947) -
Kismet Hafiz (1944) -
![Random Harvest]( "Random Harvest")
Random Harvest Charles Rainier (1942) -
![The Talk of the Town]( "The Talk of the Town")
The Talk of the Town Professor Michael Lightcap (1942) -
![My Life with Caroline]( "My Life with Caroline")
My Life with Caroline Anthony Mason (1941) -
![Lucky Partners]( "Lucky Partners")
Lucky Partners David Grant (1940) -
![The Light That Failed]( "The Light That Failed")
The Light That Failed Dick Heldar (1939) -
![If I Were King]( "If I Were King")
If I Were King François Villon (1938) -
![The Prisoner of Zenda]( "The Prisoner of Zenda")
The Prisoner of Zenda Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) -
![Lost Horizon]( "Lost Horizon")
Lost Horizon Robert Conway (1937) -
![Under Two Flags]( "Under Two Flags")
Under Two Flags Sgt. Victor (1936) -
![A Tale of Two Cities]( "A Tale of Two Cities")
A Tale of Two Cities Sydney Carton (1935) -
![The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo]( "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo")
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Paul Gallard (1935) -
![Clive of India]( "Clive of India")
Clive of India Robert Clive (1935) -
![Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back]( "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back")
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond (1934) -
![The Masquerader]( "The Masquerader")
The Masquerader Sir John Chilcote / John Loder, His Cousin (1933) -
![Cynara]( "Cynara")
Cynara Jim Warlock (1932) -
![Arrowsmith]( "Arrowsmith")
Arrowsmith Dr. Martin Arrowsmith (1931) -
![The Unholy Garden]( "The Unholy Garden")
The Unholy Garden Barrington Hunt (1931) -
![The Devil to Pay!]( "The Devil to Pay!")
The Devil to Pay! Willie Hale (1930) -
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 (episode "Welches ist ihr Typ") (1930)
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![Raffles]( "Raffles")
Raffles A.J. Raffles (1930) -
![Condemned!]( "Condemned!")
Condemned! Michel Oman (1929) -
![Bulldog Drummond]( "Bulldog Drummond")
Bulldog Drummond Hugh Drummond (1929) -
![The Rescue]( "The Rescue")
The Rescue Tom Lingard (1929) -
![Two Lovers]( "Two Lovers")
Two Lovers Mark Van Rycke (1928) -
![The Magic Flame]( "The Magic Flame")
The Magic Flame Tito the Clown / The Count (1927) -
![The Night of Love]( "The Night of Love")
The Night of Love Montero (1927) -
![The Winning of Barbara Worth]( "The Winning of Barbara Worth")
The Winning of Barbara Worth Willard Holmes (1926) -
![Beau Geste]( "Beau Geste")
Beau Geste Michael 'Beau' Geste (1926) -
![Kiki]( "Kiki")
Kiki Victor Renal (1926) -
![Lady Windermere's Fan]( "Lady Windermere's Fan")
Lady Windermere's Fan Lord Darlington (1925) -
![Stella Dallas]( "Stella Dallas")
Stella Dallas Stephen Dallas (1925) -
![The Dark Angel]( "The Dark Angel")
The Dark Angel Captain Alan Trent (1925) -
![Her Sister from Paris]( "Her Sister from Paris")
Her Sister from Paris Joseph Weyringer (1925) -
![The Sporting Venus]( "The Sporting Venus")
The Sporting Venus Donald MacAllan (1925) -
![His Supreme Moment]( "His Supreme Moment")
His Supreme Moment John Douglas (1925) -
![A Thief in Paradise]( "A Thief in Paradise")
A Thief in Paradise Maurice Blake (1925) -
![Romola]( "Romola")
Romola Carlo Bucellini (1924) -
![Her Night of Romance]( "Her Night of Romance")
Her Night of Romance Paul Menford (1924) -
![Tarnish]( "Tarnish")
Tarnish Emmet Carr (1924) -
![Twenty Dollars a Week]( "Twenty Dollars a Week")
Twenty Dollars a Week Chester Reeves (1924) -
![The Eternal City]( "The Eternal City")
The Eternal City Extra (1923) -
![The White Sister]( "The White Sister")
The White Sister Capt. Giovanni Severini (1923) -
![Handcuffs or Kisses]( "Handcuffs or Kisses")
Handcuffs or Kisses Lodyard (1921) -
Foolish Monte Carlo Vicomte de Beaurais (1920)
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![A Son of David]( "A Son of David")
A Son of David Maurice Phillips (1920) -
Anna the Adventuress Brendan (1920)
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Snow in the Desert Rupert Sylvester (1919)
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Sheba Bit part (1919)
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![A Daughter of Eve]( "A Daughter of Eve")
A Daughter of Eve Bit Part (1919) -
![The Toilers]( "The Toilers")
The Toilers Bob (1919) -
ActorThe Live Wire (1917)
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Soundtrack
![Lucky Partners]( "Lucky Partners")
Lucky Partners (1940) -
![The Prisoner of Zenda]( "The Prisoner of Zenda")
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) -
Soundtrack
![The Devil to Pay!]( "The Devil to Pay!")
The Devil to Pay! (1930) -
Writer
![The Halls of Ivy]( "The Halls of Ivy")
The Halls of Ivy (1955) -
Writer
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse (1952) -
Producer
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse (1952-1953) -
Archive footage
![Discovering Film]( "Discovering Film")
Discovering Film (2020) -
![The Oscars Library: A Tribute to the Academy Awards]( "The Oscars Library: A Tribute to the Academy Awards")
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![The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs]( "The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs")
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Extraordinary Women (2011)
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![These Amazing Shadows]( "These Amazing Shadows")
These Amazing Shadows (2011) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2001) -
The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (1999)
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![Northern Exposure]( "Northern Exposure")
Northern Exposure (1993) -
![The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind]( "The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind")
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![Entertaining the Troops]( "Entertaining the Troops")
Entertaining the Troops (1988) -
![The Moviemakers]( "The Moviemakers")
The Moviemakers (1984) -
![Historia del cine: Epoca muda]( "Historia del cine: Epoca muda")
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![Hollywood Greats]( "Hollywood Greats")
Hollywood Greats (1978) -
![That's Entertainment, Part II]( "That's Entertainment, Part II")
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![Hollywood: The Selznick Years]( "Hollywood: The Selznick Years")
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![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1964) -
Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961)
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Movies Golden Age (1961)
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![The Art Director]( "The Art Director")
The Art Director (1949) -
![Some of the Best]( "Some of the Best")
Some of the Best (1944) -
![Personalities]( "Personalities")
Personalities (1942) -
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![Personality Parade]( "Personality Parade")
Personality Parade (1938) -
Archive footageMovie Memories #2 (1934)
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![The House That Shadows Built]( "The House That Shadows Built")
The House That Shadows Built (1931) -
Production Manager
![The Halls of Ivy]( "The Halls of Ivy")
The Halls of Ivy (1955) -
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse (1954)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
He had been troubled with fibrosis of the lung since a pneumonia attack during World War I. He never fully recovered from a lung infection that kept him in St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, for three weeks in March 1956.
Quotes
Whenever I hear of young actors down and out and broke in New York (and what a cliché of show business it is supposed to be!), I remember my own experiences in 1921 - and find it no laughing matter by any criterion.
Trademark
Rich, mellifluous voice
Nickname
Ronnie
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Ronald Charles Colman
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Died
(age 67)
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Height:
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