Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
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Actor. Years active. 1908–1965. Spouse. Genevieve Hamper (1928-1971) (her death) [1] John Alexander (November 29, 1897 – July 13, 1982) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Actor: Men in Black II. Born in Scotland and having spent time in Malta -- where his father, an officer in the British Royal Navy, was stationed -- John Alexander has made a career out of playing highly specialized and physical character roles in sophisticated adventure films.
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John Alexander. Actor: Arsenic and Old Lace. Making his stage debut at age 16, John Alexander joined a Shakespearean repertory company and in 1917 appeared on Broadway in "The Merchant of Venice." Although he played many parts on both stage and in films, his best known role was that of the crazed Teddy Brewster--the son who thinks he's Theodore ...
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- Newport, Kentucky, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
John Alexander. Actor: Arsenic and Old Lace. Making his stage debut at age 16, John Alexander joined a Shakespearean repertory company and in 1917 appeared on Broadway in "The Merchant of Venice." Although he played many parts on both stage and in films, his best known role was that of the crazed Teddy Brewster--the son who thinks he's Theodore ...
- November 29, 1897
- July 13, 1982
John Alexander is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Arsenic and Old Lace, Winchester '73, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Mr. Skeffington, The Marrying Kind, Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The Sleeping City, and The Horn Blows at Midnight.
Jul 15, 1982 · John Alexander, an actor of stage and screen whose career spanned more than 50 years, died Tuesday at a board meeting of the Actors' Fund of America. He was 85 years old. Mr. Alexander is...
John Alexander was a portly, penguin-shaped actor who played Teddy Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace and Teddy Roosevelt in several films. He also appeared in Mrs. Skeffington, The Jolson Story and other movies and TV shows.
