Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Acting

Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was a British-American actor, celebrated for his debonair charm, impeccable comic timing, and sophisticated screen presence. He became one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men, starring in classics such as Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Notorious (1946), and North by Northwest (1959).

Grant had a difficult childhood, marked by his mother’s institutionalization and his father’s alcoholism. At 16, he joined the Pender Troupe, a group of acrobats, which led him to New York City, where he built a…

Filmography

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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert ★ 8.3 EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert 2026 True Blue True Blue 2025 Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin 2022 Becoming Marilyn ★ 7.6 Becoming Marilyn 2022 Rat Pack ★ 9.0 Rat Pack 2022 Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft ★ 8.0 Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft 2021 Sophia Loren, a special destiny ★ 6.9 Sophia Loren, a special destiny 2019 Hitchcock Confidential ★ 7.8 Hitchcock Confidential 2019 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood ★ 5.9 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood 2018 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped ★ 6.4 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 2018 Becoming Cary Grant ★ 6.6 Becoming Cary Grant 2017 Mansfield 66/67 ★ 4.8 Mansfield 66/67 2017 Discovering Audrey Hepburn ★ 8.0 Discovering Audrey Hepburn 2015 Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe ★ 7.2 Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 2012 Metropolis Refound ★ 5.4 Metropolis Refound 2010 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year ★ 7.5 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009 Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' 2009 Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly Behind The Gates: Cary Grant And Grace Kelly 2009 Warner at War ★ 7.0 Warner at War 2008 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story ★ 7.8 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007 Hippies Hippies 2007 Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema ★ 4.3 Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema 2007 On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday' On Assignment: 'His Girl Friday' 2006 On Location with Gunga Din ★ 10.0 On Location with Gunga Din 2004 Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock ★ 8.5 Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock 2004 Cary Grant: A Class Apart ★ 7.1 Cary Grant: A Class Apart 2004 Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love ★ 7.0 Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love 2003 Complicated Women ★ 6.9 Complicated Women 2003 Edith Head: The Paramount Years ★ 7.7 Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002 Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief ★ 10.0 Writing And Casting To Catch A Thief 2002 Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' ★ 6.9 Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' 2000 Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood ★ 7.8 Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood 1999 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender ★ 5.1 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997 Frank Capra's American Dream ★ 6.5 Frank Capra's American Dream 1997 Ingrid Bergman Remembered ★ 6.7 Ingrid Bergman Remembered 1996 Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994 Gay! Gay! Hollywood ★ 3.3 Gay! Gay! Hollywood 1994 Marilyn: Something's Got to Give ★ 5.0 Marilyn: Something's Got to Give 1990 You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story 1990 Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly Intimate Portrait: Grace Kelly 1990 Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To ★ 8.5 Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To 1990 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths ★ 5.7 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1990 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man ★ 7.0 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man 1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC ★ 6.0 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988 Grace Kelly: The American Princess ★ 7.0 Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987 All Star Party for Clint Eastwood ★ 6.0 All Star Party for Clint Eastwood 1986 Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special ★ 9.0 Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special 1986 That's Dancing! ★ 6.9 That's Dancing! 1985 All Star Party for Lucille Ball ★ 6.0 All Star Party for Lucille Ball 1984 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra ★ 6.0 All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra 1983 Showbiz Goes to War ★ 10.0 Showbiz Goes to War 1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid ★ 6.7 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! ★ 6.0 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982 Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years 1979 All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman 1979 The Kennedy Center Honors ★ 7.4 The Kennedy Center Honors 1978 That's Entertainment, Part II ★ 7.0 That's Entertainment, Part II 1976 It's Showtime ★ 7.5 It's Showtime 1976 Songs for After a War ★ 6.6 Songs for After a War 1976 Hooray for Hollywood ★ 8.0 Hooray for Hollywood 1976 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? ★ 6.3 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975 Spécial cinéma ★ 9.5 Spécial cinéma 1974 That's Entertainment! ★ 7.4 That's Entertainment! 1974 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ★ 6.3 The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks ★ 6.8 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 1973 Hollywood: The Dream Factory ★ 7.3 Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972 V.I.P. Schaukel ★ 7.7 V.I.P. Schaukel 1971 The Killer of Fossil Gulch ★ 7.0 The Killer of Fossil Gulch 1970 Elvis: That's the Way It Is ★ 8.1 Elvis: That's the Way It Is 1970 Walk Don't Run ★ 6.5 Walk Don't Run 1966 Father Goose ★ 7.1 Father Goose 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy ★ 7.2 The Big Parade of Comedy 1964 Charade ★ 7.7 Charade 1963 That Touch of Mink ★ 6.5 That Touch of Mink 1962 The Grass Is Greener ★ 6.4 The Grass Is Greener 1960 Operation Petticoat ★ 7.2 Operation Petticoat 1959 North by Northwest ★ 8.0 North by Northwest 1959 Houseboat ★ 6.4 Houseboat 1958 Indiscreet ★ 6.6 Indiscreet 1958 Kiss Them for Me ★ 5.6 Kiss Them for Me 1957