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Wyndham Standing

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Wyndham Standing

Born August 22, 1880 in London, England, UKDied February 1, 196395 films

Wyndham Standing (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Standing appeared in 131 films between 1915 and 1948. A popular and much beloved leading man in the silent film era, he starred and co-starred along many famous names of the day, both men and women. He and Ronald Colman were the stars of the now lost classic The Dark Angel (1925). Standing delivered a memorable performance in Hell's Angels (1930) as the commanding officer who gets fed up with the cowardly antics of Ben Lyon and James Hall just before sending them off on a deadly bombing mission.

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He was born Charles Wyndham Standing in London, England and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of veteran actor Herbert Standing (1846–1923) and the brother of actors Jack Standing, Sir Guy Standing, Herbert Standing Jr. and Percy Standing. He was also the uncle of Joan Standing and Kay Hammond.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterFirst watchMr. Smith Goes to Washington19397.8as Senator Ashman (uncredited)After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dracula poster7.2Dracula1931The Woman in the Window poster7.4The Woman in the Window1944Waterloo Bridge poster7.5Waterloo Bridge1940Design for Living poster7.1Design for Living1933Pride and Prejudice poster6.9Pride and Prejudice1940Imitation of Life poster7.0Imitation of Life1934Hell's Angels poster6.6Hell's Angels1930The Long Voyage Home poster6.6The Long Voyage Home1940

Filmography

95 films as actor
  1. 1947LuredAssistant Medical Examiner (uncredited)
  2. 1947IvyAssistant Chief Justice (uncredited)
  3. 1947The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
  4. 1947The Sea of GrassGambler (uncredited)
  5. 1946The Secret HeartButler
  6. 1946The LocketButler (uncredited)
  7. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfLiterary Type (uncredited)
  8. 1944The Woman in the WindowMan at Club (uncredited)
  9. 1944A Guy Named JoeEnglish Colonel (uncredited)
  10. 1943Madame CurieKing Oscar (uncredited)
  11. 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayMr. Jamison
  12. 1942This Above AllDoctor
  13. 1941They Dare Not LoveCafe Patron
  14. 1940The Son of Monte CristoChamberlain
  15. 1940The Long Voyage HomeBritish Naval Officer
  16. 1940Pride and PrejudiceCommitteeman
  17. 1940Escape to GloryMan
  18. 1940Waterloo BridgeToff (uncredited)
  19. 1939The Night of NightsNaval Commander (uncredited)
  20. 1939The Amazing Mr. WilliamsElevator Passenger (uncredited)
  21. 1939Rulers of the SeaBanker (Uncredited)
  22. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSenator Ashman (uncredited)
  23. 1939They Shall Have MusicUndetermined Role (uncredited)
  24. 1939The Man in the Iron MaskDoctor
  25. 1939Bulldog Drummond's BrideAmbulance Doctor
  26. 1939Bulldog Drummond's Secret PoliceWedding Master of Ceremonies
  27. 1938KidnappedClansman
  28. 1938Law of the UnderworldMr. Wilson, Rogers' party guest
  29. 1936Beloved EnemyThornton
  30. 1935East of JavaHunter
  31. 1934Limehouse BluesAssistant Commissioner Kenyon
  32. 1934Imitation of LifeBeatrice's Butler Jarvis
  33. 1934Sadie McKeeAlderson’s Butler (uncredited)
  34. 1933Design for LivingMax's Butler
  35. 1933A Study in ScarletCapt. Robin S. Pyke
  36. 1932The Silent WitnessSir John Lawson--Barrister
  37. 1931DraculaSurgeon (uncredited)
  38. 1930Hell's AngelsRFC Squadron Commander
  39. 1930Such Is the LawDoctor
  40. 1930Billy the KidJohn W. Tunston
  41. 1928Widecombe FairThe Squire
  42. 1928The Port of Missing GirlsMayor McKibben
  43. 1927The City Gone WildFranklin Ames
  44. 1927White HeatGilbert Gillman
  45. 1926The CanadianEd Marsh
  46. 1925The Unchastened WomanHubert Knollys
  47. 1925SoiledJames P. Munson
  48. 1925The Dark AngelGerald Shannon
  49. 1925The TeaserJeffry Loring
  50. 1925The Reckless SexCarter Trevor
  51. 1925The Early BirdGeorge Fairchild
  52. 1924Flames of DesireDaniel Strathmore
  53. 1924Vanity's PriceRichard Dowling
  54. 1924The Rejected WomanJames Dunbar
  55. 1924Pagan PassionsJohn Dangerfield
  56. 1923The Gold DiggersStephen Lee
  57. 1923Forgive and ForgetMr. Cameron
  58. 1923Daytime WivesElwood Adams
  59. 1923Little Johnny JonesThe Earl of Bloomsburg
  60. 1923The Lion's MouseDick Sands
  61. 1922The Inner ManThurlow Michael Barclay Jr
  62. 1922The Isle of DoubtDean Deland
  63. 1922Smilin' ThroughJohn Carteret
  64. 1922The Bride's PlaySir Fergus Cassidy
  65. 1921The Iron TrailMurray O'Neil
  66. 1921A Modern SalomeHarry Torrence
  67. 1921The Marriage of William AsheWilliam Ashe
  68. 1920EarthboundRichard Desborough
  69. 1920Lifting ShadowsHugh Mason
  70. 1920My Lady's GarterBruce Calhoun
  71. 1919The Miracle of LoveClive Herbert
  72. 1919The Isle of ConquestJohn Arnold
  73. 1919The Witness for the DefenseHenry Thresk
  74. 1919A Temperamental WifeSenator Newton
  75. 1919The Hushed HourLord George Daw
  76. 1919Eyes of the SoulLarry Gibson
  77. 1919The Marriage PriceFrederick Lawton
  78. 1919The Woman on the IndexDavid Maber
  79. 1919Paid in FullJimsy Smith
  80. 1919Out of the ShadowRichard Steel
  81. 1918The Life MaskWoodruffe Clay
  82. 1918The Hillcrest MysteryHugo Smith
  83. 1918Rose of the WorldCaptain Harry English
  84. 1917The Silence SellersVon Kolnitz
  85. 1917ExileVincento Perez
  86. 1917To the DeathJules Lavinne
  87. 1917Law of the LandRichard Harding
  88. 1917The Soul of a MagdalenLeland Norton
  89. 1917The Waiting SoulDudley Kent
  90. 1916Redeeming LoveHugh Wiley
  91. 1916The Wolf WomanFranklin Walden
  92. 1916The Beggar of CawnporeCapt. Guy Douglas
  93. 1916Bullets and Brown EyesCount Michael
  94. 1915A Mother's AtonementWilbur
  95. 1915Business Is BusinessMarquis