Farley Granger

Biography

Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock: Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951.

Career Overview

Farley Granger has 62 screen credits in a career dating back to 1943. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Trinity Film Series with 1 titles. Signature works include Strangers on a Train, Rope, Senso. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

62

Birth Date

1925-07-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

San Jose, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Strangers on a Train
• 

  Rope
• 

  Senso
• 

  So Sweet, So Dead
• 

  They Call Me Trinity
• 

  Behave Yourself!

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Trinity Film Series (1 titles)
• Bud Spencer Terence Hill Films (1 titles)
• Trinity Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Alfred Hitchcock (2 collaborations)
• Luciano Rossi (2 collaborations)
• Ruth Roman (1 collaborations)
• Robert Walker (1 collaborations)
• Leo G. Carroll (1 collaborations)
• Patricia Hitchcock (1 collaborations)
• Kasey Rogers (1 collaborations)
• Marion Lorne (1 collaborations)
• Jonathan Hale (1 collaborations)
• Howard St. John (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (62 credits)

  • Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Next Big Thing

    Arthur Pomposello

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Rescued from the Closet

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Rope Unleashed

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Celluloid Closet

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Whoopee Boys

    Extra (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Very Close Quarters

    Pavel

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Imagemaker

    Ambassador Hoyle

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Deathmask

    Douglas Andrews

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Murder, She Wrote

    - How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying (1990) ... Jerome Ashcroft actor actors
    1984
  • Tales from the Darkside

    - Pain Killer (1984) ... Doctor Roebuck actor actors
    1984
  • Night of 100 Stars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Prowler

    Sheriff George Fraser

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Love Boat

    - Paying the Piper/Baby Sister/Help Wanted (1984) ... Simon Ashford actor actors

    - Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two/The Baby Alarm (1980) ... Charles Cummings actor actors
    1977
  • Widow

    Martin Caine

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    David Ames

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Haunting of Penthouse D

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

    Mr. Polvesi

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    - The Midas Touch (1974) ... Bert Carrington actor actors
    1974
  • Arnold

    Evan Lyons

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Man Called Noon

    Judge Niland

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Amore mio, uccidimi!

    Manny Baxter

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Serpent

    Computer Programming Director

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Planet Venus

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Red Headed Corpse

    John Ward

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • So Sweet, So Dead

    Inspector Capuana

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Amuck!

    Richard Stuart

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Something Creeping in the Dark

    Spike

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • They Call Me Trinity

    Major Harriman

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Maharlika

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Challengers

    Nealy

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Laura

    Shelby Carpenter

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Rogue's Gallery

    Edmund Van Dermot

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Hawaii Five-O

    - One For The Money (1969) ... Arnold actor actors
    1968
  • Hondo

    - Hondo And The Apache Kid (1967) ... actor actors
    1967
  • Ironside

    - Eat, Drink and Be Buried (1967) ... Mitch Kirby actor actors
    1967
  • Get Smart

    - Supersonic Boom (1967) ... Billet actor actors
    1965
  • The Clouded Image

    Peter Ashby / Brat Farrar

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Armored Attack!

    Damian Simonov

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Sizeman and Son

    Harold Sizeman

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

    Harry Kendall Thaw

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Naked Street

    Nicholas 'Nicky' Bradna

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Senso

    Il Tenente Franz Mahler

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Climax!

    - Faceless Adversary (1956) ... John Haywood actor actors
    1954
  • The Story of Three Loves

    Thomas Clayton Campbell Jr

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Hans Christian Andersen

    Niels

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • O. Henry's Full House

    Jim (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • I Want You

    Jack Greer

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Behave Yourself!

    William Calhoun Denny

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Strangers on a Train

    Guy Haines

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Edge of Doom

    Martin Lynn

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Our Very Own

    Chuck

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Side Street

    Joe Norson

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    - The Clay Pigeon (1957) ... actor actors

    - Pistolero (1956) ... Fred actor actors
    1950
  • They Live by Night

    Arthur "Bowie" Bowers

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Roseanna McCoy

    Johnse Hatfield

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Enchantment

    Pax Masterson

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Rope

    Phillip Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The North Star

    Damian Simonov

    actor

    actors
    1943