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Farley Granger

1925–2011 · Actor

Biography

Farley Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock: Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951.

Notable Noir Roles

Rope

1948Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · Phillip Morgan

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Side Street

1950Dir. Anthony Mann · Joe Norson

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he…

Edge of Doom

1950Dir. Mark Robson · Martin Lynn

A priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.

Strangers on a Train

1951Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · Guy Haines

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

Full Noir Filmography

5 films · 1948–1955