Film actor, born in London, UK. He studied at Epson College and at the Webber-Douglas School of Dramatic Art, then worked in repertory companies and as a film extra before being cast as the romantic lead in So This Is London (1938). He assumed his professional name in the 1930s, to avoid confusion with actor James Stewart. The success of the film The Man In Grey (1943) swept him to star status in Britain. Later films included King Solomon's Mines (1950), Beau Brummell (1954), North to Alaska (1960), and The Wild Geese (1977). He became a US citizen in 1956.
Stewart Granger (May 6, 1913 – August 16, 1993) was an English film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles.
In 1933, he made his film debut as an extra.
Granger's theatrical voice and tall stature made him a natural for he-man roles, but he was just as dashing in comedies, which was shown by his performance in North To Alaska with John Wayne.
He was married three times:
Elspeth March (1938–1948); (one daughter Samantha)In 1956, Granger became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
In Germany, Granger acted in the role of Old Surehand in three western-movies made after novels by German author Karl May, with French actor Pierre Brice (in the role of the fictional red Indian-chief Winnetou), in "Unter Geiern" (Frontier Hellcat) (1964), "Der Ölprinz" (Rampage at Apache Wells) (1965) and "Old Surehand" (Flaming Frontier) (1965).
With Pierre Brice and Lex Barker, who was also a Karl-May-movie hero, he was united in the movie "Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt" (Killer's Carnival) (1966).
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