---
name: "Cary Grant"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/cary-grant"
fi1m_id: "cary-grant"
imdb_id: "nm0000026"
tmdb_id: 2638
wikidata_id: "Q83410"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 January 1904"
died: "29 November 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-07T09:52:56.838237+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Cary Grant

## Identity

Cary Grant

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/cary-grant
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** cary-grant
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000026
- **TMDB ID:** 2638
- **Wikidata ID:** Q83410
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Grant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83410, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2638

Actor. Born 18 January 1904 in Horfield, Bristol, England, UK. Died 29 November 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 January 1904, Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 November 1986
- **Active:** 1933–1959
- **Also known as:** Archibald Alec Leach, Archibald Leach, Archibald Alexander Leach
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 14 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Alfred Hitchcock](https://film.one/person/alfred-hitchcock.md), [Howard Hawks](https://film.one/person/howard-hawks.md), [Ben Hecht](https://film.one/person/ben-hecht.md), [George Stevens](https://film.one/person/george-stevens.md), [Jean Arthur](https://film.one/person/jean-arthur.md), [Katharine Hepburn](https://film.one/person/katharine-hepburn.md), [Leo McCarey](https://film.one/person/leo-mccarey.md), [Ralph Bellamy](https://film.one/person/ralph-bellamy.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 82 (5), 1940s 81 (7), 1950s 84 (2), 2020s 81 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 82 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 14 of 14 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Romance 10, Comedy 9, Drama 5, Crime 4, Adventure 3, Thriller 3
- **Screen time:** 25 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $65m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Grant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83410, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2638

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*North by Northwest*](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md) (89), [*The Philadelphia Story*](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md) (84), [*The Talk of the Town*](https://film.one/film/the-talk-of-the-town.md) (75)
- **Pluto TV:** [*His Girl Friday*](https://film.one/film/his-girl-friday.md) (90), [*The Bishop's Wife*](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Awful Truth*](https://film.one/film/the-awful-truth.md) (89)
- **Paramount+:** [*EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert*](https://film.one/film/epic-elvis-presley-in-concert.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Cary Grant

> Cary Grant makes composure funny by showing how much effort it takes to keep it. We rate him highest when the charm is under pressure, and Hitchcock gives that pressure consequences beyond a bruised sense of dignity.

In *North by Northwest* (1959), Cary Grant's Roger Thornhill tries to remain composed while a case of mistaken identity puts him in danger. He looks equipped to deal with ordinary trouble, which makes his difficulty with this sort so funny. We were frightened by the drunken drive because Grant's comic helplessness at the wheel makes Thornhill so vulnerable. Hitchcock keeps the threat clear even while Grant makes us laugh.

His early romantic leads gave way to a comedy breakthrough in *The Awful Truth* (1937), opposite Irene Dunne. His acrobatic background helps explain the physical control; his verbal timing is equally important. *Bringing Up Baby* (1938), opposite Katharine Hepburn, makes use of both. By *His Girl Friday* (1940), the verbal sparring with Rosalind Russell is a principal pleasure.

Hitchcock found a harsher use for that polish in *Notorious* (1946), with Grant as Devlin in an espionage drama. The part matters because it allows a darker, more intense version of the familiar leading man. In *North by Northwest*, comedy and suspense work together through the chase. Ernest Lehman's screenplay supplies the wit, but Grant makes the jokes sound compatible with being afraid.

Eva Marie Saint's Eve Kendall meets his charm with a poise of her own, so he does not have to supply all the sophistication. Robert Burks's cinematography keeps the chase legible while allowing us to enjoy the American locations. Robert F. Boyle's production design supplies comfortable, polished surroundings that make Thornhill's distress conspicuous. Grant is not required to make every scene work alone, and the film is better for it.

The limitation is the familiarity: we can sometimes recognise the cultivated leading man before we discover the individual character. We do not look to Grant for a wholly new person in every film, but we do expect him to make the familiar manner earn its place. Start with *North by Northwest*, provided a few unlikely plot turns will not spoil the evening.

## Biography

Cary Grant, born Archibald Alec Leach on 18 January 1904 in Horfield, Bristol, England, was a British-American actor. He began his career in British music halls and with an acrobatic troupe before moving to the United States in 1920. He adopted the stage name Cary Grant and made his Hollywood debut in the early 1930s.

Grant appeared in numerous films, including *Bringing Up Baby* (1938), *His Girl Friday* (1940), *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), *Notorious* (1946), *To Catch a Thief* (1955) and *North by Northwest* (1959), in which he played Roger Thornhill. He collaborated with directors including Alfred Hitchcock on four films and Howard Hawks. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1970.

Grant became a naturalised United States citizen in 1942. He died on 29 November 1986 in Davenport, Iowa.

*Sources: biography.com, imdb.com, newworldencyclopedia.org, historicengland.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (15)

### Performed in (14) — the average rests on these

- *North by Northwest* (1959), Fi1m 89, as Roger Thornhill — [page](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md)
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), Fi1m 78, as Nickie Ferrante — [page](https://film.one/film/an-affair-to-remember.md)
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Fi1m 74, as Dudley — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *Notorious* (1946), Fi1m 92, as Devlin — [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)
- *Arsenic and Old Lace* (1944), Fi1m 82, as Mortimer Brewster — [page](https://film.one/film/arsenic-and-old-lace.md)
- *The Talk of the Town* (1942), Fi1m 75, as Leopold Dilg — [page](https://film.one/film/the-talk-of-the-town.md)
- *Suspicion* (1941), Fi1m 72, as John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth — [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *His Girl Friday* (1940), Fi1m 90, as Walter Burns — [page](https://film.one/film/his-girl-friday.md)
- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), Fi1m 84, as C.K. Dexter Haven — [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), Fi1m 68, as Archibald Cutter — [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), Fi1m 88, as Geoff Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)
- *Bringing Up Baby* (1938), Fi1m 88, as David — [page](https://film.one/film/bringing-up-baby.md)
- *The Awful Truth* (1937), Fi1m 89, as Jerry Warriner — [page](https://film.one/film/the-awful-truth.md)
- *She Done Him Wrong* (1933), Fi1m 78, as Captain Cummings — [page](https://film.one/film/she-done-him-wrong.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert* (2026), Fi1m 81, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/epic-elvis-presley-in-concert.md)

## Complete filmography (96)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *True Blue* (2024), as (Archive Footage)
- *1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year* (2023), series, Actor
- *Becoming Marilyn* (2022), as (archive footage)
- *Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft* (2021), Actor
- *Mansfield 66/67* (2017), Actor
- *Warner at War* (2008), as (archive footage)
- *On Location with Gunga Din* (2004), as Archibald Cutter (archive footage)
- *Gay! Gay! Hollywood* (1994), Actor
- *Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly* (1990), Actor
- *Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To* (1990), as (archive footage)
- *Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths* (1990), as (archive footage)
- *George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey* (1985), as (archive footage)
- *Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid* (1982), as (in "Suspicion") (archive footage)
- *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage)
- *That's Entertainment!* (1974), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Killer of Fossil Gulch* (1970), as The Victim / The Head Juror (archival footage)
- *Walk Don't Run* (1966), as Sir William Rutland
- *Father Goose* (1964), as Walter Christopher Eckland
- *The Big Parade of Comedy* (1964), as Andre Charville (archive footage)
- *Charade* (1963), as Peter Joshua
- *That Touch of Mink* (1962), as Philip Shayne
- *The Grass Is Greener* (1960), as Victor Rhyall · Executive Producer
- *Operation Petticoat* (1959), as Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman
- *North by Northwest* (1959), as Roger Thornhill — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md)
- *Houseboat* (1958), as Tom Winters
- *Indiscreet* (1958), as Philip Adams
- *Kiss Them for Me* (1957), as Cmdr. Andrew " Andy" Crewson
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), as Nickie Ferrante — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-affair-to-remember.md)
- *The Pride and the Passion* (1957), as Anthony
- *MGM Parade* (1955), series, Actor
- *To Catch a Thief* (1955), as John Robie
- *Dream Wife* (1953), as Clemson Reade
- *Monkey Business* (1952), as Barnaby Fulton
- *Room for One More* (1952), as George "Poppy" Rose
- *People Will Talk* (1951), as Noah Praetorius
- *Crisis* (1950), as Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson
- *I Was a Male War Bride* (1949), as Capt. Henri Rochard
- *Every Girl Should Be Married* (1948), as Dr. Madison W. Brown
- *Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House* (1948), as Jim Blandings
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), as Dudley — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer* (1947), as Richard
- *Notorious* (1946), as Devlin — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)
- *Night and Day* (1946), as Cole Porter
- *Without Reservations* (1946), as Cary Grant (uncredited)
- *George White's Scandals* (1945), as Cary Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *None But the Lonely Heart* (1944), as Ernie Mott
- *Arsenic and Old Lace* (1944), as Mortimer Brewster — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/arsenic-and-old-lace.md)
- *Once Upon a Time* (1944), as Jerry Flynn
- *The Road to Victory* (1944), as Cary Grant (uncredited)
- *Destination Tokyo* (1943), as Captain Cassidy
- *Mr. Lucky* (1943), as Joe Adams
- *Once Upon a Honeymoon* (1942), as Patrick O'Toole
- *The Talk of the Town* (1942), as Leopold Dilg — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-talk-of-the-town.md)
- *Suspicion* (1941), as John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *Penny Serenade* (1941), as Roger Adams
- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), as C.K. Dexter Haven — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)
- *The Howards of Virginia* (1940), as Matt Howard
- *My Favorite Wife* (1940), as Nick Arden
- *His Girl Friday* (1940), as Walter Burns — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/his-girl-friday.md)
- *In Name Only* (1939), as Alec Walker
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), as Geoff Carter — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), as Archibald Cutter — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *Topper Takes a Trip* (1938), as George Kerby (archive footage) · Thanks
- *Holiday* (1938), as Johnny Case
- *Bringing Up Baby* (1938), as David — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/bringing-up-baby.md)
- *The Awful Truth* (1937), as Jerry Warriner — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-awful-truth.md)
- *The Toast of New York* (1937), as Nick Boyd
- *Topper* (1937), as George Kerby
- *When You're in Love* (1937), as Jimmy Hudson
- *Wedding Present* (1936), as Charlie Mason
- *The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss* (1936), as Ernest Bliss
- *Suzy* (1936), as Andre
- *Big Brown Eyes* (1936), as Detective Sergeant Danny Barr
- *Sylvia Scarlett* (1935), as Jimmy Monkley
- *Pirate Party on Catalina Isle* (1935), as Guest on Isle
- *The Last Outpost* (1935), as Michael Andrews
- *Wings in the Dark* (1935), as Ken Gordon
- *Enter Madame* (1935), as Gerald Fitzgerald
- *Ladies Should Listen* (1934), as Julian De Lussac
- *Kiss and Make-Up* (1934), as Dr. Maurice Lamar
- *Born to Be Bad* (1934), as Malcolm Trevor
- *Thirty Day Princess* (1934), as Porter Madison III
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1933), as Mock Turtle
- *I'm No Angel* (1933), as Jack Clayton
- *Gambling Ship* (1933), as Ace Corbin
- *The Eagle and the Hawk* (1933), as Henry Crocker
- *The Woman Accused* (1933), as Jeffrey Baxter
- *She Done Him Wrong* (1933), as Captain Cummings — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/she-done-him-wrong.md)
- *Madame Butterfly* (1932), as Lieutenant Pinkerton
- *Hot Saturday* (1932), as Romer Sheffield
- *Blonde Venus* (1932), as Nick Townsend
- *Devil and the Deep* (1932), as Lt. Jaeckel
- *Merrily We Go to Hell* (1932), as Charlie Baxter
- *Singapore Sue* (1932), as First Sailor
- *Sinners in the Sun* (1932), as Ridgeway
- *This Is the Night* (1932), as Stephen Mathewson

## Gallery

- ![Cary Grant](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-d77ca063cdd7.jpg) Cary Grant — Grant,_Cary_(Suspicion)_01.jpg: RKO publicity photographer.
derivative work: Crisco 1492 (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Grant%2C_Cary_%28Suspicion%29_01_Crisco_edit.jpg/1280px-Grant%2C_Cary_%28Suspicion%29_01_Crisco_edit.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![IdentificatieTitel(s): Portret van de acteur Cary GrantObjecttype: foto prentbriefkaart Objectnummer: RP-F-F15354Opschriften / Merken: opschrift, recto, handges](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-cbc0f23e9dd0.jpg) IdentificatieTitel(s): Portret van de acteur Cary GrantObjecttype: foto prentbriefkaart Objectnummer: RP-F-F15354Opschriften / Merken: opschrift, recto, handges — Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Briefkaart_met_daarop_een_foto_van_Cary_Grant%2C_en_handgeschreven_opdracht_aan_Bert_Winter%2C_RP-F-F15354.jpg/1280px-Briefkaart_met_daarop_een_foto_van_Cary_Grant%2C_en_handgeschreven_opdracht_aan_Bert_Winter%2C_RP-F-F15354.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Auf dem Hollywood Walk Of Fame (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-c449574c0695.jpg) Auf dem Hollywood Walk Of Fame (2017) — TrudeLopatta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/CaryGrantHollywoodWalkOfFame.jpg/1280px-CaryGrantHollywoodWalkOfFame.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The former home of Cary Grant in Palm Springs, California (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-7b0bbc725899.jpg) The former home of Cary Grant in Palm Springs, California (2014) — Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Cary_Grant%27s_House-1.jpg/1280px-Cary_Grant%27s_House-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cary Grant](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-235fe9a6220c.jpg) Cary Grant — Image via TMDB
- ![Cary Grant](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-801992ead0cb.jpg) Cary Grant — Image via TMDB
- ![Cary Grant](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-91943a22aa72.jpg) Cary Grant — Image via TMDB
- ![A plaque at the former home of Cary Grant in Palm Springs, California (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-14f7150ebc6e.jpg) A plaque at the former home of Cary Grant in Palm Springs, California (2014) — Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Cary_Grant%27s_House-2.jpg/1280px-Cary_Grant%27s_House-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cary Grant, 1932, by Imogen Cunningham.](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-98c572535159.jpg) Cary Grant, 1932, by Imogen Cunningham. — Imogen Cunningham, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Cary_Grant%2C_1932.jpg/1280px-Cary_Grant%2C_1932.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cary Grant](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-7eac84a53079.jpg) Cary Grant — Image via TMDB
- ![Cary Grant](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-e586202bd7af.jpg) Cary Grant — Image via TMDB
- ![Cary Grant](https://film.one/media/person/59212/gallery-384dcd699ddf.jpg) Cary Grant — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1970: Academy Awards (won)
- 1945: Best Actor (nominated), for *None but the Lonely Heart*
- 1942: Best Actor (nominated), for *Penny Serenade*

### Other awards — 3 won

- Kennedy Center Honors 1981: Kennedy Center Honors (won)
- Academy Honorary Award 1969: Academy Honorary Award (won)
- David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor 1960: David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor (won), for *North by Northwest*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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