Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing
Wyndham Standing in The Son of Monte Cristo.jpg
Born
Charles Wyndham Standing

(1880-08-23)23 August 1880
London, England
Died1 February 1963(1963-02-01) (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1915โ€“1948
Spouse(s)Winifred

Charles Wyndham Standing[1][2] (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor.

Biography

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.

He was born in London, England and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of veteran actor Herbert Standing (1846โ€“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.[3]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ American and British Theatrical Biography, by J.P. Wearing p.871 c. 1979
  2. ^ Silent Film Necrology, 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497
  3. ^ "Biography for Wyndham Standing". IMDb.com.

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