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Ian Keith
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 61
Also known asKeith Macaulay Ross, Keith Ross, Ian Keith Ross, Иэн КитGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/02/1899Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied26/03/1960 (aged 61)Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ541016 ↗TMDb#84230 ↗

Keith Macauley Ross, known by the stage name Ian Keith, was an American actor. He was a veteran character actor of the stage, and appeared in a variety of colorful film roles during the silent era. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, he was best known for his collaborations with director Cecil B. DeMille, appearing in five of his films between 1932 and 1956.

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Filmography54 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1956The Ten CommandmentsMovieRameses I57
1955Duel on the MississippiMovieJacques Scarlet56
1955It Came from Beneath the SeaMovieAdm. Burns56
1955Prince of PlayersMovieGhost of Hamlet's father in "Hamlet"56
1954The Black Shield of FalworthMovieKing Henry IV55
1948The Three MusketeersMovieRochefort49
1948Ford TheatreSeries—49
1947Forever AmberMovie—48
1947Nightmare AlleyMoviePete Krumbein48
1947Dick Tracy's DilemmaMovieVitamin Flintheart48
1947Border FeudMovieDoc Peters48
1946Valley of the ZombiesMovieOrmond Murks47
1946Mr. HexMovieMr. Raymond, the Hypnotist47
1945She Gets Her ManMovieOliver McQuestion46
1945Identity UnknownMovieMaj. Williams46
1945Under Western SkiesMovieProfessor Moffett46
1945The Spanish MainMovieCaptain Lussan46
1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese CatMovieDr. Paul Recknik45
1944Casanova in BurlesqueMovieJ. Boggs-Robinson45
1944Arizona WhirlwindMoviePolini45
1944Cowboy from Lonesome RiverMovieMatt Conway45
1943Five Graves to CairoMovieCapt. St. Bride (uncredited)44
1943Here Comes KellyMovieL. Herbert Oakley44
1942Remember Pearl HarborMovieCapt. Hudson43
1942The Sundown KidMovieJ. Richard Spencer43
1940The Sea HawkMoviePeralta41
1940All This, and Heaven TooMovieDeLangle41
1936Mary of ScotlandMovieMoray37
1936Don't Gamble with LoveMovieJohn Crane37
1936The Preview Murder MysteryMovieE. Gordon Smith37
1936White LegionMovieDr. Julian Murray37
1935The CrusadesMovieSaladin36
1935Hollywood Extra GirlMovieCrusades Actor (uncredited)36
1934CleopatraMovieOctavian35
1934Dangerous CornerMovieMartin Chatfield35
1932The Sign of the CrossMovieTigellinus33
1931Susan LenoxMovieRobert Lane32
1931A Tailor-Made ManMovieDr. Gustav von Sonntag32
1931The Sin ShipMovieSmiley Marsden32
1930Abraham LincolnMovieJohn Wilkes Booth31
1930Prince of DiamondsMovieRupert Endon31
1930The Big TrailMovieBill Thorpe31
1930The Boudoir DiplomatMovieBaron Belmar31
1929The Great DivideMovieSteven Ghent30
1929PrisonersMovieNicholas Cathy30
1929Light FingersMovieLight Fingers30
1928The Look Out GirlMovieDean Richardson29
1927ConvoyMovieSmith28
1927The Love of SunyaMovieLouis Anthony28
1926The Greater GloryMoviePauli Birbach27
1926The Prince of TemptersMovieMario Ambrosio, later Baron Humberto Giordano27
1925The TalkerMovieNed Hollister26
1925My SonMovieFelipe Vargas26
1924Christine of the Hungry HeartMovieIvan Vianney25