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Grandon Rhodes was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Rhodes's earliest roles were in film, including the drama "The Impostor" (1944) with Jean Gabin, the historical drama "Magnificent Doll" (1946) with Ginger Rogers and the drama "Born to Kill" (1947) with Claire Trevor. He also appeared in "Too Many Winners" (1947), "Ride the Pink Horse" (1947) and "Walk a Crooked Mil...

Filmography

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Oklahoma Territory (1960)

[George] Blackwell

Tess of the Storm Country (1960)

The Bramble Bush (1960)

The FBI Story (1959)

The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)

The 27th Day (1957)

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So Big (1953) -- (Movie Clip) They're Emeralds

Second Face, The (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Took Away Some Flesh And Skin

Biography

Grandon Rhodes was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Rhodes's earliest roles were in film, including the drama "The Impostor" (1944) with Jean Gabin, the historical drama "Magnificent Doll" (1946) with Ginger Rogers and the drama "Born to Kill" (1947) with Claire Trevor. He also appeared in "Too Many Winners" (1947), "Ride the Pink Horse" (1947) and "Walk a Crooked Mile" (1948). He kept working in film throughout the forties and the fifties, starring in the Randolph Scott action film "Canadian Pacific" (1949), "It Happens Every Spring" (1949) with Ray Milland and "Tell It to the Judge" (1949) with Rosalind Russell. He also appeared in the adventure "The Lost Volcano" (1950) with Johnny Sheffield. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the dramatic adaptation "Human Desire" (1954) with Glenn Ford, the John Agar horror feature "Revenge of the Creature" (1955) and the Glenn Ford dramatic adaptation "Trial" (1955). He also appeared in the Ray Milland western "A Man Alone" (1955) and the Claudette Colbert western "Texas Lady" (1955). Rhodes last acted in "The Bramble Bush" (1960) with Richard Burton. Rhodes passed away in June 1987 at the age of 83.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Oklahoma Territory (1960)

[George] Blackwell

Tess of the Storm Country (1960)

The Bramble Bush (1960)

The FBI Story (1959)

The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)

The 27th Day (1957)

The Wayward Girl (1957)

District Attorney

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

August Van Alden

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

General Edmunds

These Wilder Years (1956)

Miracle in the Rain (1956)

Baldwin, city editor at The New York Times

Tension at Table Rock (1956)

The Rack (1956)

Headline Hunters (1955)

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

The Eternal Sea (1955)

A Man Alone (1955)

The McConnell Story (1955)

Bad for Each Other (1954)

Human Desire (1954)

A Star Is Born (1954)

Doctor in Los Angeles

Secret of the Incas (1954)

House of Wax (1953)

The System (1953)

Angel Face (1953)

Prison chaplain

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

Judge James J. Adams

Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)

On Top of Old Smoky (1953)

Doc Clinton Judson

Boots Malone (1952)

Inebriated gentleman

Indian Uprising (1952)

Arizona delegate

The Sniper (1952)

Mr. Fitzpatrick

Cripple Creek (1952)

William Drummond

Force of Arms (1951)

Storm Warning (1951)

Elopement (1951)

Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)

Professor Benson

The Flying Missile (1951)

Captain Whitaker

Criminal Lawyer (1951)

The Golden Horde (1951)

Come Fill the Cup (1951)

The Du Pont Story (1951)

President Thomas Jefferson

Detective Story (1951)

The Guy Who Came Back (1951)

Capt. Charlie Shallock

Life of St. Paul (1951)

All the King's Men (1950)

The Second Face (1950)

Commodore Barron

Women from Headquarters (1950)

The Lost Volcano (1950)

Dr. Charles Langley

Born Yesterday (1950)

The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)

Governor Lubbock

Wyoming Mail (1950)

Dancing in the Dark (1950)

Woman From Headquarters (1950)

White Heat (1949)

Streets of Laredo (1949)

The Clay Pigeon (1949)

And Baby Makes Three (1949)

Phelps Burbridge

Law of the Barbary Coast (1949)

Tell It to the Judge (1949)

Canadian Pacific (1949)

Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)

Nietsche, also known as Imhoff Schultz

Slattery's Hurricane (1949)

The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)

High Wall (1948)

Trouble Preferred (1948)

Road House (1948)

The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)

Blondie's Secret (1948)

Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)

Song of My Heart (1948)

Song of Love (1947)

Reinecke's companion

Born to Kill (1947)

Inspector Wilson

Too Many Winners (1947)

Ride the Pink Horse (1947)

Magnificent Doll (1946)

Thomas Jefferson

Nob Hill (1945)

Roughly Speaking (1945)

Jewelry salesman

Hollywood and Vine (1945)

Attorney Wilson

Ladies Courageous (1944)

Briefing officer

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

The Sullivans (1944)

Follow the Boys (1944)

The Doughgirls (1944)

Sensations of 1945 (1944)

The Impostor (1944)

Lady in the Dark (1944)

Corvette K-225 (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Reverend MacCurdy

Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

Lieutenant-commander

Ship Ahoy (1942)

Lt. Comm. Thurston

Cast (Special)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1945)

Cast (Short)

Nostradamus and the Queen (1953)

Life Events

Videos

So Big (1953) -- (Movie Clip) They're Emeralds Early scenes with Dirk (Steve Forrest), Roelf (Walter Coy) and Dallas (Nancy Olson) introducing Selina (Jane Wyman) who appears 30-years earlier, in So Big, 1953, from the Edna Ferber novel.

Second Face, The (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Took Away Some Flesh And Skin Ending the elaborate flashback in which Ella Raines played Phyllis, a talented but un-prepossessing fashion designer who got into a car wreck, first with her surgeon (Mauritz Hugo), then with shop owner Grandon Rhodes, who earlier found her unsatisfactory, in The Second Face, 1950.

Born Yesterday (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Inspecting Your Wing Crooked titan Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) blowing into D.C., girlfriend Billie (Judy Holliday), reporter Verrall (William Holden) and hotel concierge (Grandon Rhodes) also introduced, opening George Cukor's Born Yesterday, 1950.

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