Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Deceased · Born: Jul 1, 1925 · Died: Mar 27, 2011

Personal Details

BornJul 1, 1925 San Jose, California, USA
Parents
  • Farley Earle Granger Sr.
  • Eva Hopkins

Biography

Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva Hopkins and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership. After graduating from high school, he was discovered by renowned movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, who gave him a small role in The North Star (1943). Granger's subsequent appearance in The Purple Heart (1944) led to a significant part, and shortly after, he joined the army.

Career

2001
The Next Big Thing
The Next Big Thing as Arthur Pomposello
1986
The Imagemaker
The Imagemaker as Ambassador Hoyle
The Whoopee Boys
The Whoopee Boys as Extra (uncredited)
1984
Death Mask
Death Mask as Douglas Andrews
1981
The Prowler
The Prowler as Sheriff George Fraser
1978
Black Beauty
Black Beauty as Enos Sutton
1975
1974
1973
Arnold
Arnold as Evan Lyons
The Serpent
The Serpent as Computer Programming Director
The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon as Judge Niland
1972
Amuck
Amuck as Richard Stuart
1970
They Call Me Trinity
They Call Me Trinity as Major Harriman
1968
Laura
Laura as Shelby Carpenter
Rogue's Gallery
Rogue's Gallery as Edmund Van Dermot
1955
The Naked Street
The Naked Street as Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna
1954
Senso
Senso as Il Tenente Franz Mahler
1953
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl as Rick Livingston
The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves as Thomas Clayton Campbell Jr
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House as Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
1951
I Want You
I Want You as Jack Greer
Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself! as William Calhoun Denny
1950
Side Street
Side Street as Joe Norson
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom as Martin Lynn
1949
Roseanna McCoy
Roseanna McCoy as Johnse Hatfield
They Live by Night
They Live by Night as Arthur "Bowie" Bowers
1948
Enchantment
Enchantment as Pax Masterson
Rope
Rope as Phillip Morgan
1944
The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart as Sgt. Howard Clinton
1943
The North Star
The North Star as Damian Simonov