Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

(January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an American actor, known as one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He was known for his

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, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. Grant acted in at least 76 films between 1932 and 1966. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Grant the second-greatest male star of Golden Age Hollywood cinema (after Humphrey Bogart). Grant first began acting in

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plays in the 1920s, going by his birth name Archie Leach. He made his film debut with a minor role in ''

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'' (1932). Beginning in the 1930s, Grant appeared in over 20 radio programs, usually ''

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''. In 1940, Grant appeared opposite

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in ''

His Girl Friday ''His Girl Friday'' is a 1940 American screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and featuring Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The plot centers on a newspaper edito ...

''. Grant was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor in ''

Penny Serenade ''Penny Serenade'' is a 1941 American melodrama film directed by George Stevens starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a loving couple who must overcome adversity to keep their marriage and raise a child. Grant was nominated for the Academy Awa ...

'' (1941) and '' None but the Lonely Heart'' (1944). He portrayed composer and songwriter Cole Porter in '' Night and Day'' (1946). In 1955, he acted alongside

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in the Alfred Hitchcock-directed ''

To Catch a Thief '' To Catch a Thief'' is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burgl ...

''. He appeared in '' Houseboat'' (1958) with Sophia Loren. That year he also appeared in '' Indiscreet'' with Ingrid Bergman, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 1959, Grant starred alongside

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in the Alfred Hitchcock-directed ''

North by Northwest ''North by Northwest'' is a 1959 American spy thriller film, produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture ...

''. His next role was alongside Doris Day in ''

That Touch of Mink ''That Touch of Mink'' is a 1962 American romantic comedy film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, and Audrey Meadows. Plot Cathy Timberlake, an unemployed New York City career woman, goes to the unemploymen ...

'' (1962). His performance opposite Audrey Hepburn in ''

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'' (1963) garnered him a nomination for the

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. Grant's final film was ''

Walk, Don't Run ''Walk, Don't Run'' is a 1966 American comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, and Jim Hutton. The film, which was Grant's last film role, is set during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It is a remake ...

'' (1966), retiring to raise his newborn daughter. He died twenty years later in 1986.

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