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Acting

Stanley Ridges

Career

Active from 1923 to 1951, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stanley Ridges Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Legal Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Post-War Cinema 2
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles · average score 61
The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
GoodWatch score 39

as Harry Kallen

No Way Out
No Way Out (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sam Moreland

The Man Who Had Influence
The Man Who Had Influence (1950)

as J. C. Grant

Paid in Full
Paid in Full (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. P.J. 'Phil' Winston

1940s

31 titles · average score 66
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kingsley Willis

Possessed
Possessed (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dr. Harvey Willard

Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Toomey

God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Col. Merian 'Steve' Cooper

The Phantom Speaks
The Phantom Speaks (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Paul Renwick

The Master Race
The Master Race (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Phil Carson

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

as Professor Alexander Siletsky

Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hansen

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Major Buxton

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Maj. Romulus Taipe

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

as Johnson

Black Friday
Black Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Prof. George Kingsley / Red Cannon

1930s

19 titles · average score 62
Let Us Live
Let Us Live (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as District Attorney

Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mueller

Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Doctor Frankton (as Stanley C. Ridges)

Silver on the Sage
Silver on the Sage (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Earl Brennan / Dave Talbot

They're Always Caught
They're Always Caught (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. John Pritchard

The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

as Edward Norris

There's That Woman Again
There's That Woman Again (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tony Croy

Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dan Innes

Sinner Take All
Sinner Take All (1936)
GoodWatch score 52

as MacKelvey

The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Paul Decker

Crime Without Passion
Crime Without Passion (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

as Eddie White

The Poor Fish
The Poor Fish (1930)

as George

1920s

1 title
Success
Success (1923)

as Gilbert Gordon