Raymond Greenleaf
Raymond Greenleaf | |
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 Greenleaf in Port of New York (1949) | |
| Born | Roger Ramon Greenleaf January 1, 1892 |
| Died | October 29, 1963 (aged 71) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–1963 |
Raymond Greenleaf (born Roger Ramon Greenleaf;[1] January 1, 1892 – October 29, 1963) was an American stage and film actor. Among his best-known film appearances are All the King's Men (1949), Angel Face (1952), and Pinky (1949).[2][3]
Early life
[edit]He was born as Roger Ramon Greenleaf on January 1, 1892 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]In the early 1920s, Greenleaf acted with the Jack X. Lewis Company in summer stock theatre.[4] He had earlier performed with stock theater companies in Boston and in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In the fall of 1921, he was with the Orpheum Players in Ottawa, Canada.[5]
Greenleaf's Broadway credits include Alice in Wonderland (1947), Yellow Jack (1947), A Pound on Demand / Androcles and the Lion (1946), King Henry VIII (1946), Foxhole in the Parlor (1945), Decision (1944), Jason (1942), and Your Loving Son (1941).[6]
In the late 1940s, Greenleaf went into film business and appeared in over 130 film and television productions until 1963, when he died.[2] He was often cast in supporting roles as an authority figure, roles as judges, doctors, politicians or priests can be found multiple times in his filmography.
Death
[edit]Greenleaf died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California at the age of 71 and is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, California.[7][3]
Partial filmography
[edit]- The Naked City (1948) – City Editor (uncredited)
- Deep Waters (1948) – Judge Tate (uncredited)
- For the Love of Mary (1948) – Justice Williams
- State Department: File 649 (1949) – Examining Board Member (uncredited)
- A Kiss in the Dark (1949) – Martin Soames
- Slattery's Hurricane (1949) – Admiral William F. Olenby
- Pinky (1949) – Judge Shoreham
- All the King's Men (1949) – Judge Monte Stanton
- Port of New York (1949) – John J. Meredith (uncredited)
- East Side, West Side (1949) – Horace Elcott Howland
- No Sad Songs for Me (1950) – Mr. Caswell
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) – Mayor (uncredited)
- David Harding, Counterspy (1950) – Dr. George Vickers
- On the Isle of Samoa (1950) – Peter Appleton
- Harriet Craig (1950) – Henry Fenwick
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) – Judge Jennings
- Storm Warning (1951) – Faulkner
- Pier 23 (1951) – Father Donovan
- As Young as You Feel (1951) – Bill (uncredited)
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) – Tom Fancher (uncredited)
- A Millionaire for Christy (1951) – Benjamin Chandler
- The Family Secret (1951) – Henry Archer Sims
- Ten Tall Men (1951) – Sheik Ben Allal
- FBI Girl (1951) – Governor Owen Grisby
- Deadline – U.S.A. (1952) – Lawrence White (uncredited)
- Paula (1952) – President Russell
- Washington Story (1952) – John Sheldon
- She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) – Dean Rogers
- Bonzo Goes to College (1952) – Dean Williams (uncredited)
- Horizons West (1952) – Eli Dodson
- Angel Face (1953) – Arthur Vance
- The Bandits of Corsica (1953) – Paoli
- South Sea Woman (1953) – Captain at Court-martial
- The Last Posse (1953) – Arthur Hagan
- Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) – B.P. Morrow – Bank President
- Living It Up (1954) – Conductor
- The Violent Men (1955) – Dr. Henry Crowell (uncredited)
- Violent Saturday (1955) – Mr. Fairchild (uncredited)
- Son of Sinbad (1955) – Simon Aristides
- Headline Hunters (1955) – Paul Strout
- Texas Lady (1955) – Knox (uncredited)
- Lassie -(1955)- S1E19 “Father” - Rev. Harding
- Never Say Goodbye (1956) – Dr. Kelly Andrews
- When Gangland Strikes (1956) – Luke Ellis
- Over-Exposed (1956) – Max West
- You Can't Run Away from It (1956) – Minister
- Three Violent People (1956) – Carleton
- Spoilers of the Forest (1957) – Clyde Walters
- Monkey on My Back (1957) – Dr. A.J. Latham
- The Vampire (1957) – Autopsy Surgeon (uncredited)
- The Night the World Exploded (1957) – Governor Chaney
- No Time to Be Young (1957) – The Dean (uncredited)
- Jeanne Eagels (1957) – Elderly Lawyer (uncredited)
- Official Detective – Episode: "Extortion" (1958) – Paul Nidemyer
- Quantrill's Raiders (1958) – General (uncredited)
- The Buccaneer (1958) – Junior State Senator
- The Story on Page One (1959) – Judge Carey
- From the Terrace (1960) – Fritz Thornton
- Wild in the Country (1961) – Dr. Underwood
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) – Judge (uncredited)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 27: "Death and the Joyful Woman") - Doctor
References
[edit]- ↑ Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- 1 2 "Raymond Greenleaf". BFI. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.
- 1 2 "Raymond Greenleaf | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ↑ "Theaters". The Charlotte News. North Carolina, Charlotte. May 4, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Raymond Greenleaf in Juvenile Roles". The Ottawa Citizen. Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. September 3, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Raymond Greenleaf". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ↑ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
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