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Laird Cregar

Actor | * 07/28/1913 († 31, 12/09/1944) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Samuel Laird Cregar (known professionally as Laird Cregar, July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. Cregar was best known for his villainous performances in films such as I Wake Up Screaming (1941), This Gun for Hire (1942) and The Lodger (1944). Cregar's screen career began in 1940 with small uncredited roles in films. By 1941, he had signed a film contract with 20th Century Fox. Cregar quickly rose to stardom, appearing in a variety of genres from film noir to screwball comedy to horror movies. He was a popular actor at the time of his death in 1944 at age 31, a result of complications from binge dieting undertaken to suit him for leading man roles. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates ...

This Gun for Hire

Certification unknown

1942 | 3.5/5 | 1h 21min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans. ...

I Wake Up Screaming

Certification unknown

1941 | 3.4/5 | 1h 22min
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets He ...

Heaven Can Wait

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1943 | 3.5/5 | 1h 52min
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper. ...

The Lodger

NR

1944 | 3.2/5 | 1h 24min
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Movies with Laird Cregar as Actor(16)

as Self (archive footage)2021 Fat Chance
as Self (archive footage)2007 The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
as George Harvey Bone1945 Hangover Square
as Mr. Slade1944 The Lodger
as Clive Oxford1943 Holy Matrimony
as His Excellency1943 Heaven Can Wait
as Sam Weaver1943 Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Captain Henry Morgan1942 The Black Swan
as Herr Funk1942 Joan of Paris
as Maj. Sam Carter1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Willard Gates1942 This Gun for Hire
as Warren1942 Rings on Her Fingers
as Gooseberry1941 Hudson's Bay
as Police Insp. Ed Cornell1941 I Wake Up Screaming
as Natalio Curro1941 Blood and Sand
as Sir Francis Chesney1941 Charley's Aunt

Full Name: Laird Cregar
Born: Monday, 07/28 1913 (July) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 12/09 1944 (December) in Los Angeles (aged: 31)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Winchester College
Other names for Laird Cregar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Samuel Laird Cregar"
"Лэйрд Крегар"
"Лерд Крегар"
Laird Cregar frequently works together with these people:
Thomas Little (9x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (8x, Crew)
Roger Heman Sr. (7x, Crew)
Richard Day (6x, Crew)
Bess Flowers (5x, Actress)
Cyril J. Mockridge (5x, Crew)
René Hubert (4x, Crew)
Guy Pearce (4x, Crew)
Darryl F. Zanuck (3x, Crew)
C. Montague Shaw (3x, Actor)
Frederick Worlock (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:621076, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 09/11/2024