CARY
GRANT

Cary Grant was born Archibald Alec Leach in Bristol, England, in 1904. As a young performer he toured with an acrobatic troupe before working on stage in the United States and entering Hollywood films in the 1930s.

His comedy work includes Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday and The Philadelphia Story. The timing and physical ease he brought to those films became central features of his screen persona.

Grant collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on several films, including Notorious and North by Northwest. In the latter he plays Roger Thornhill, an advertising executive mistaken for someone else and drawn into a dangerous pursuit.

His screen career extended into the 1960s, with later films including Charade. Grant died in 1986; North by Northwest is among his films listed on FLM.RED.