Glenn Anders

Glenn Anders
Anders while appearing in theatre production "Dynamo" (1929)
Born	(1889-09-01)September 1, 1889 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	October 26, 1981(1981-10-26) (aged 92) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1953

Glenn Anders (September 1, 1889 – October 26, 1981) was an American actor, most notable for his work on the stage.

Early life

Glenn Anders was born in Los Angeles, California,[1] the son of a Swedish immigrant father. He attended the Wallace dramatic school in California, and began his career performing in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit. He arrived in New York City in 1919 and attended Columbia University from 1919 until 1921.[2]

Career

Anders in Behave Yourself! (1951)

He made his Broadway debut in 1919[3] in Just Around the Corner. In 1921, he scored the male lead in The Demi-Virgin, a farce that was controversial, but a hit at the box office. Anders had a distinguished career on Broadway, appearing in three Pulitzer Prize winning plays: Hell Bent for Heaven (1924), written by Hatcher Hughes; They Knew What They Wanted (1924) by Sidney Howard; and Strange Interlude (1928) by Eugene O'Neill. He made a handful of film and TV appearances, most famously as a scheming lawyer in Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai (1947). Other film roles included M (1951), a remake of Fritz Lang's 1931 classic.

Death

On October 26, 1981, Anders died aged 92 in Englewood, New Jersey,[1] at the Actors' Fund Home. He is interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1925	Sally of the Sawdust	Leon - the Acrobat
1930	Laughter	Ralph Le Sainte
1934	By Your Leave	Freddie Wilkins
1941	Nothing but the Truth	Dick Donnelly
1945	Rhapsody in Blue	Party Guest	Uncredited
1947	The Lady from Shanghai	George Grisby
1950	Nancy Goes to Rio	Arthur Barrett
1951	Tarzan's Peril	Andrews
1951	M	Riggert
1951	Behave Yourself!	Pete the Pusher

References

1. "Glenn Anders, Actor Of the 20's and 30's And 3 Pulitzer Plays". The New York Times. October 27, 1981. p. D 26. ProQuest 121762522. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via ProQuest.
2. "CUArts - Arts Initiative @ Columbia University". January 23, 2011. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
3. Liebman, Roy (2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015. McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4766-2615-4. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
4. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

External links

• Glenn Anders at the Internet Broadway Database
• Glenn Anders at IMDb
• portraits(NY Public Library, B. Rose collection)