Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing

1880-08-22 – 1963-02-01 (age 82) London, England, UK
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Biography

Wyndham Standing (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Standing appeared in 131 films between 1915 and 1948. A popular and much beloved leading man in the silent film era, he starred and co-starred along many famous names of the day, both men and women. He and Ronald Colman were the stars of the now lost classic The Dark Angel (1925). Standing delivered a memorable performance in Hell's Angels (1930) as the commanding officer who gets fed up with the cowardly antics of Ben Lyon and James Hall just before sending them off on a deadly bombing mission.

He was born Charles Wyndham Standing in London, England and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of veteran actor Herbert Standing (1846–1923) and the brother of actors Jack Standing, Sir Guy Standing, Herbert Standing Jr. and Percy Standing. He was also the uncle of Joan Standing and Kay Hammond.

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Dracula
Dracula

1931

as Surgeon (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge

1940

as Toff (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senator Ashman (uncredited)

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice

1940

as Committeeman

Madame Curie
Madame Curie

1943

as King Oscar (uncredited)

The Canadian
The Canadian

1926

as Ed Marsh

A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe

1944

as English Colonel (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window

1944

as Man at Club (uncredited)

Exile
Exile

1917

as Vincento Perez

The Teaser
The Teaser

1925

as Jeffry Loring

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1934

as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis

Lured
Lured

1947

as Assistant Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels

1930

as RFC Squadron Commander

Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through

1922

as John Carteret

Kidnapped
Kidnapped

1938

as Clansman

The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass

1947

as Gambler (uncredited)

Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love

1916

as Hugh Wiley

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart

1946

as Butler

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home

1940

as British Naval Officer