Wyndham Standing

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Lord George Daw

The Hushed Hour

Beatrice's Butler Jarvis

Imitation of Life

Franklin Walden

The Wolf Woman

Max's Butler

Design for Living

Literary Type (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf

Daniel Strathmore

Flames of Desire

Naval Commander (uncredited)

The Night of Nights

Hugh Wiley

Redeeming Love

Ed Marsh

The Canadian

John W. Tunston

Billy the Kid

Assistant Commissioner Kenyon

Limehouse Blues

Hubert Knollys

The Unchastened Woman

Frederick Lawton

The Marriage Price

Larry Gibson

Eyes of the Soul

Richard Harding

Law of the Land

Vincento Perez

Exile

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Gilbert Gillman

White Heat

Hugo Smith

The Hillcrest Mystery

Richard Steel

Out of the Shadow

Assistant Chief Justice (uncredited)

Ivy

David Maber

The Woman on the Index

John Carteret

Smilin' Through

Mayor McKibben

The Port of Missing Girls

Murray O'Neil

The Iron Trail

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Thornton

Beloved Enemy

Richard Desborough

Earthbound

Wedding Master of Ceremonies

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music

Doctor

The Man in the Iron Mask

Ambulance Doctor

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

Senator Ashman (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

George Fairchild

The Early Bird

Surgeon (uncredited)

Dracula

Mr. Wilson, Rogers' party guest

Law of the Underworld

Clansman

Kidnapped

Mr. Jamison

Laugh Your Blues Away

Capt. Guy Douglas

The Beggar of Cawnpore

James Dunbar

The Rejected Woman

Man at Club (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window

Gambler (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

Committeeman

Pride and Prejudice

Sir John Lawson--Barrister

The Silent Witness

British Naval Officer

The Long Voyage Home

Toff (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge

Chamberlain

The Son of Monte Cristo

Gerald Shannon

The Dark Angel

Jeffry Loring

The Teaser

Carter Trevor

The Reckless Sex

Sir Fergus Cassidy

The Bride's Play

Man

Escape to Glory

John Arnold

The Isle of Conquest

Cafe Patron

They Dare Not Love

Doctor

Such Is the Law

Stephen Lee

The Gold Diggers

Wilbur

A Mother's Atonement

RFC Squadron Commander

Hell's Angels

English Colonel (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe

King Oscar (uncredited)

Madame Curie

Franklin Ames

The City Gone Wild

Hunter

East of Java

Butler

The Secret Heart

Senator Newton

A Temperamental Wife

Dudley Kent

The Waiting Soul

Elwood Adams

Daytime Wives

Hugh Mason

Lifting Shadows

Banker (Uncredited)

Rulers of the Sea

Assistant Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Lured

Doctor

This Above All

Henry Thresk

The Witness for the Defense

The Earl of Bloomsburg

Little Johnny Jones

Capt. Robin S. Pyke

A Study in Scarlet

Jimsy Smith

Paid in Full

The Squire

Widecombe Fair

Richard Dowling

Vanity's Price

Alderson’s Butler (uncredited)

Sadie McKee

Butler (uncredited)

The Locket

William Ashe

The Marriage of William Ashe

Harry Torrence

A Modern Salome

Count Michael

Bullets and Brown Eyes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1880-08-22

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Charles Wyndham Standing