Alexander Knox

Actor

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Birth Place

Strathroy, Ontario, CA

Born

January 16, 1907

Died

April 25, 1995

Cause of Death

Cancer

Biography

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Canadian actor Alexander Knox moved to England as a young man, where he distinguished himself as a stage actor in the 1930s, also appearing in film productions there throughout the decade. After a few supporting performances in British comedies and mysteries and a bit part in the adventure classic "The Four Feathers," he made the jump to Hollywood, where he landed a sizable role in "The ...

Filmography

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Joshua Then and Now (1985)

Gorky Park (1983)

Cry of the Innocent (1980)

Thornton Donegan

Holocaust 2000 (1978)

The Chosen (1978)

Truman at Potsdam (1976)

Secretary Of War Stimson

Photos & Videos

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Sea Wolf, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) A Criminal Offense

Chase A Crooked Shadow (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Barcelona

Family & Companions

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Doris Nolan

Wife

Actor. Married 1943 until his death; born 1916.

Bibliography

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"Bride of Quietness"

Alexander Knox

"Night of the White Bear"

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"The Enemy I Kill"

Alexander Knox

"Raider's Moon"

Alexander Knox

Biography

Canadian actor Alexander Knox moved to England as a young man, where he distinguished himself as a stage actor in the 1930s, also appearing in film productions there throughout the decade. After a few supporting performances in British comedies and mysteries and a bit part in the adventure classic "The Four Feathers," he made the jump to Hollywood, where he landed a sizable role in "The Sea Wolf," an adaptation of the often-filmed Jack London novel of the same name, in which Knox acted alongside screen legend Edward G. Robinson. Three years later, Knox was chosen to portray the titular president in the biopic "Wilson," which is the role he's best remembered for. Though the film itself was a financial disaster, Knox's Academy Award-nominated depiction of Woodrow Wilson earned him high praises. Now a reputable Hollywood player, Knox continued to take starring parts in a disparate series of films, working with such leading lights as Humphrey Bogart, Rosalind Russell and Irene Dunne --until he was blacklisted from the American film industry in the '50s. Undeterred, Knox opted to continue his career in England, later to return to the U.S. for memorable supporting turns in films such as 1958's costume adventure "The Vikings" and the 1962 war epic "The Longest Day." Later, in 1966, he appeared in the U.K. historical drama "Khartoum." He continued to act in films and TV series until bowing out of the limelight in the mid-80s.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Joshua Then and Now (1985)

Gorky Park (1983)

Cry of the Innocent (1980)

Thornton Donegan

Holocaust 2000 (1978)

The Chosen (1978)

Truman at Potsdam (1976)

Secretary Of War Stimson

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

The American ambassador [Root]

Puppet on a Chain (1971)

Skullduggery (1970)

Fraulein Doktor (1969)

General Peronne

Run a Crooked Mile (1969)

Sir Howard Nettleton

Villa Rides (1968)

How I Won the War (1967)

American general

The 25th Hour (1967)

Accident (1967)

College provost

Bikini Paradise (1967)

Commissioner Lighton

You Only Live Twice (1967)

U. S. President

Modesty Blaise (1966)

Khartoum (1966)

Sir Evelyn Baring

The Share Out (1966)

Colonel Calderwood

The Psychopath (1966)

These Are the Damned (1965)

Mister Moses (1965)

Reverend Anderson

Crack in the World (1965)

Sir Charles Eggerston

Man in the Middle (1964)

Woman of Straw (1964)

In the Cool of the Day (1963)

Frederick Bonner

The Longest Day (1962)

Gen. Bedell Smith

Crack in the Mirror (1960)

Oscar Wilde (1960)

Intent to Kill (1959)

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)

The Two-Headed Spy (1959)

Gestapo Leader Mueller

The Vikings (1958)

Sir Giles [Manning]

Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)

Chandler Bridson

Hidden Fear (1957)

High Tide At Noon (1957)

Reach for the Sky (1956)

The Night My Number Came Up (1955)

The Divided Heart (1955)

The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

Dr. Clive Esmond

Dr. Clifford Frazer

Europa '51 (1952)

Europa '51 (1952)

Man in the Saddle (1951)

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)

Saturday's Hero (1951)

Professor Megroth

The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)

Two of a Kind (1951)

Tokyo Joe (1949)

The Judge Steps Out (1949)

Judge [Tom] Bailey [also known as Tom Brown]

The Sign of the Ram (1948)

Mallory St. Aubyn

Sister Kenny (1946)

Dr. [Aeneas] McDonnell

None Shall Escape (1944)

Commandos Strike At Dawn (1942)

This Above All (1942)

Commandos Strike at Dawn (To Be Deleted) (1942)

The Sea Wolf (1941)

Humphrey Van Weyden

Writer (Feature Film)

The Judge Steps Out (1949)

Sister Kenny (1946)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Helen Keller -- The Miracle Continues (1984)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Wilson - Movie Poster

Wilson - Movie Poster

These Are the Damned - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for These Are the Damned (1963, released in the U.S. in 1965), directed by Joseph Losey. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Videos

Sea Wolf, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) A Criminal Offense First scene for both Ruth (Ida Lupino) and Van Weyden (Alexander Knox), catching a ferry out of San Francisco, her situation desperate, in Michael Curtiz's The Sea Wolf, 1941, from the Jack London novel, also starring John Garfield and Edward G. Robinson in the title role.

Chase A Crooked Shadow (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Barcelona Opening scenes, introducing apparent high society criminals Richard Todd (who will pose as "Ward" Prescott), Faith Brook as his colleague "Elaine," Anne Baxter as their mark "Kimberly," Alexander Knox her kindly uncle, from Cast A Crooked Shadow, 1959.

Sea Wolf, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) You Die Too Easy! First appearance by Edward G. Robinson in the title role as sea captain "Wolf Larsen," mostly berating the rescued Van Weyden (Alexander Knox) in the Michael Curtiz version of The Sea Wolf, 1941, from the Jack London novel.

Sister Kenny (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Symptoms Presenting Themselves Per Hollywood, on her very first call, playing the famous Outback nurse Elizabeth Kenny, ca. 1911, Rosalind Russell has received a diagnosis of infantile paralysis for young Dorrie (Doreen McCann) and, with aid from her parents (Fay Helm, Charles Kemper), invents her own radical treatment, in Sister Kenny, 1946.

Sister Kenny (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Re-Educate The Muscles Rosalind Russell as title character, Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny, with boyfriend Kevin (Dean Jagger), an army doctor, recounting a polio case then reporting to her mentor doctor (Alexander Knox) about what they discover is a radical treatment she's invented, in Sister Kenny, 1946.

Wilson (1944) -- (Movie Clip) I'm A Schoolteacher! Little reason is given for party bosses (Thurston Hall, James Rennie, J.M. Kerrigan) visiting the Princeton president (Alexander Knox, in the title role) with an unsolicited offer, his wife Ellen (Ruth Nelson) particularly pleased, opening Wilson, 1944.

Wilson (1944) -- (Movie Clip) I've Made No Deal First rally for the Princeton president (Alexander Knox in the title role) running for governor of New Jersey, 1910, wife and daughter (Ruth Nelson, Ruth Ford) anxious, activist Tumulty (Thomas Mitchell) doubtful, party boss Senator Jones (Thurston Hall) playing along, early in WIlson, 1944.

Wilson (1944) -- (Movie Clip) What They're Dying For May, 1915 and the RMS Lusitania is sunk off Ireland, news spreads of Americans lost (Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Senator Lodge among the infuriated) finally to the cabinet of President Wilson (Alexander Knox), who offers stirring words, in producer Darryl F. Zanuck's hagiographic Wilson, 1944.

Sea Wolf, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Open, The Ghost Opening titles and the dramatic introduction of John Garfield as the futigive Leach, from Michael Curtiz's definitive version of Jack London's The Sea Wolf, 1941, starring Edward G. Robinson.

Sister Kenny (1946) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Gonna Be That Bush Nurse Queensland, Australia, 1911, Rosalind Russell playing her personal friend, the pioneering nurse Elizabeth Kenny, coming home with sponsor Dr. McDonnell (Alexander Knox, also co-screenwriter) to parents (Beulah Bondi, Charles Dingle), opening writer-producer-director Dudley Nichols' Sister Kenny, 1946.

Sign Of The Ram, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Never Butt In Husband Mallory (Alexander Knox) has just fled at signs of the arrival of neighborhood gossip Clara (Dame May Whitty), visiting her disabled writer friend Leah (Susan Peters), meeting her new secretary Sherica (Phyllis Thaxter), in the early John Sturges thriller The Sign Of The Ram, 1948.

Oscar Wilde (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Mr. Wilde Is A Poet His barrister (Alexander Knox) having just read a letter he wrote to friend Lord Alfred (John Neville), Robert Morley (title character) is called to the stand in his libel suit against Alfred's father, Lord Queensberry (Edward Chapman), in Oscar Wilde, 1960.

Companions

Doris Nolan

Wife

Actor. Married 1943 until his death; born 1916.

Bibliography

"Bride of Quietness"

Alexander Knox

"Night of the White Bear"

Alexander Knox

"The Enemy I Kill"

Alexander Knox

"Raider's Moon"

Alexander Knox

"The Kidnapped Surgeon"

Alexander Knox

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