Cary Grant

Known For: Acting
Born: January 18, 1904
Place of Birth: Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
Died: November 29, 1986

Cary Grant

Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was a British-American actor, celebrated for his debonair charm, impeccable comic timing, and sophisticated screen presence. He became one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men, starring in classics such as Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Notorious (1946), and North by Northwest (1959). Grant had a difficult childhood, marked by his mother’s institutionalization and his father’s alcoholism. At 16, he joined the Pender Troupe, a group of acrobats, which led him to New York City, where he built a career in vaudeville before transitioning to Hollywood in the early 1930s. His breakthrough came with screwball comedies, where his witty delivery and effortless charisma made him a favorite among audiences. He worked with legendary directors such as Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and George Cukor, so…

Filmography

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

2026 · Self (archive footage)

True Blue

2025 · (Archive Footage)

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Becoming Marilyn

2022 · (archive footage)

Rat Pack

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

2021

Sophia Loren, a special destiny

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Hitchcock Confidential

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Becoming Cary Grant

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Mansfield 66/67

2017

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

2015 · Self (archive footage)

Discovering Audrey Hepburn

2015 · Self (archive footage)

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

2012 · Self (archive footage)

Metropolis Refound

2010 · Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Warner at War

2008 · (archive footage)

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007 · Self (archive)

Hippies

2007 · Self (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007 · Self (archive footage)

On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday'

2006 · Self (archive footage)

On Location with Gunga Din

On Location with Gunga Din

2004 · Archibald Cutter (archive footage)

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

2003 · Self (Archive Footage)

Complicated Women

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002 · Self (archive footage)

Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief

2002 · Self (archive footage)

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

2000 · Self (archive footage)

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999 · Self (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997 · Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 · Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996 · Self (archive footage)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · Self (archive footage)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994 · Self (archive footage)

100 Years at the Movies

1994 · Self (archive footage)

Gay! Gay! Hollywood

1994

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

1990 · Self (archive footage)

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990 · Self (archive footage)

Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly

1990

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990 · (archive footage)

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990 · (archive footage)

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

1989 · Self (Archive Footage)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988 · Self (archive footage)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987 · Self (archive footage)

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986 · Self

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986 · Self

That's Dancing!

1985 · Self (archive footage)

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984 · Self

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

1983 · Self

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 · Self (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · (in "Suspicion") (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982 · Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979 · Self

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979 · Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978 · Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

It's Showtime

1976 · Self (archive footage)

Songs for After a War

1976 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hooray for Hollywood

1976 · Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Spécial cinéma

1974 · Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Self

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971 · Self

The Killer of Fossil Gulch

1970 · The Victim / The Head Juror (archival footage)

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

1970 · Self (uncredited)

Walk Don't Run

1966 · Sir William Rutland

Father Goose

1964 · Walter Christopher Eckland

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Andre Charville (archive footage)

Charade

1963 · Peter Joshua

That Touch of Mink

1962 · Philip Shayne

The Grass Is Greener

1960 · Victor Rhyall, Executive Producer

Operation Petticoat

1959 · Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman

North by Northwest

1959 · Roger Thornhill

Houseboat

1958 · Tom Winters

Indiscreet

1958 · Philip Adams

Kiss Them for Me

1957 · Cmdr. Andrew " Andy" Crewson

An Affair to Remember

1957 · Nickie Ferrante

The Pride and the Passion

1957 · Anthony

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter

MGM Parade

1955

To Catch a Thief

1955 · John Robie

Reflets de Cannes

1954 · Self

Dream Wife

1953 · Clemson Reade

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Monkey Business

1952 · Barnaby Fulton

Room for One More

1952 · George "Poppy" Rose

People Will Talk

1951 · Dr. Noah Praetorius

Crisis

1950 · Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson

I Was a Male War Bride

1949 · Capt. Henri Rochard

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948 · Dr. Madison W. Brown

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 · Jim Blandings

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947 · Self

The Bishop's Wife

1947 · Dudley

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · Richard

Notorious

1946 · Devlin

Night and Day

1946 · Cole Porter

Without Reservations

1946 · Cary Grant (uncredited)

George White's Scandals

1945 · Cary Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)

None But the Lonely Heart

1944 · Ernie Mott

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 · Mortimer Brewster

Once Upon a Time

1944 · Jerry Flynn

The Road to Victory

The Road to Victory

1944 · Cary Grant (uncredited)

The Shining Future

1944 · Self

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self, Self - Nominee / Presenter

Destination Tokyo

1943 · Captain Cassidy

Mr. Lucky

1943 · Joe Adams

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 · Self

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942 · Patrick O'Toole

The Talk of the Town

1942 · Leopold Dilg

Suspicion

1941 · John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

Penny Serenade

1941 · Roger Adams

The Philadelphia Story

1940 · C.K. Dexter Haven

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940 · Self

A Tribute to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital

A Tribute to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital

1940 · Self

The Howards of Virginia

1940 · Matt Howard

My Favorite Wife

1940 · Nick Arden

His Girl Friday

1940 · Walter Burns

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

1939 · Self

In Name Only

1939 · Alec Walker

Only Angels Have Wings

1939 · Geoff Carter

Gunga Din

1939 · Archibald Cutter

Topper Takes a Trip

1938 · George Kerby (archive footage), Thanks

Holiday

1938 · Johnny Case

Bringing Up Baby

1938 · David

The Awful Truth

1937 · Jerry Warriner

The Toast of New York

1937 · Nick Boyd

Topper

1937 · George Kerby

When You're in Love

1937 · Jimmy Hudson

Wedding Present

1936 · Charlie Mason

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936 · Self

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936 · Ernest Bliss

Suzy

1936 · Andre

Big Brown Eyes

1936 · Detective Sergeant Danny Barr

Sylvia Scarlett

1935 · Jimmy Monkley

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935 · Guest on Isle

The Last Outpost

1935 · Michael Andrews

Wings in the Dark

1935 · Ken Gordon

Enter Madame

1935 · Gerald Fitzgerald

Ladies Should Listen

1934 · Julian De Lussac

Kiss and Make-Up

1934 · Dr. Maurice Lamar

Born to Be Bad

1934 · Malcolm Trevor

Thirty Day Princess

1934 · Porter Madison III

Alice in Wonderland

1933 · Mock Turtle

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

I'm No Angel

1933 · Jack Clayton

Gambling Ship

1933 · Ace Corbin

The Eagle and the Hawk

1933 · Henry Crocker

The Woman Accused

1933 · Jeffrey Baxter

She Done Him Wrong

1933 · Captain Cummings

Madame Butterfly

1932 · Lieutenant Pinkerton

Hot Saturday

1932 · Romer Sheffield

Blonde Venus

1932 · Nick Townsend

Devil and the Deep

1932 · Lt. Jaeckel

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932 · Charlie Baxter

Singapore Sue

1932 · First Sailor

Sinners in the Sun

1932 · Ridgeway

This Is the Night

1932 · Stephen Mathewson

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