Guy Standing
Known for ActingBorn 1873-09-01 — died 1937-02-24London, England, UK
Sir Guy Standing, KBE (1 September 1873 – 24 February 1937) was an English actor.
Standing served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve throughout the First World War, reaching the rank of commander. He was seconded to MI6, but transferred to the Ministry of Information in December 1917. In 1918, he was part of the British War Mission to the United States. For this service, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1918 and raised to Knight Commander (KBE) in 1919.
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After becoming a noted actor in British and American theatre, he moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s, appearing in Paramount films. His best-known role is probably that of Colonel Stone in Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935).
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Known for
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · as Tom Stone
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933 · as Major Dunham
Lloyd's of London
1936 · as John Angerstein
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · as Duke Lambert
Now and Forever
1934 · as Felix Evans
The Story of Temple Drake
1933 · as Judge Drake
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Annapolis Farewell
1935 · as Cmdr. Fitzhugh
The Witching Hour
1934 · as Judge Martin Prentice
Double Door
1934 · as Mortimer Neff
Car 99
1935 · as John Vilker, alias Prof. Anthony
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 · as Doctor
Midnight Club
1933 · as Commissioner Hope (as Sir Guy Standing)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937 · as Reginald Nielson
Cradle Song
1933 · as Doctor
Palm Springs
1936 · as Captain Smythe
The Return of Sophie Lang
1936 · as Max Bernard
I'd Give My Life
1936 · as Governor John Bancroft