A. Cameron Grant

Acting
1901-08-27
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known For & Full Filmography23 Titles

#1I Love Lucy

Drama Series - 1951, 16 episodes as Santa Claus (uncredited)

7.9 / 10
ComedyFamily

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

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#2One Step Beyond

Drama Series - 1959, 16 episodes as Man Who Dropped Keys in Taxi

5.7 / 10
MysteryDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.

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#3Singin' in the Rain

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Audience Member (uncredited)

8.1 / 10
ComedyRomance

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

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#4Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Mr. Crosley, Dinner Companion (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
ComedyRomance

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

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#5Summer Stock

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Producer (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
MusicRomance

To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.

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#6Désirée

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Montel (uncredited)

6.6 / 10
DramaRomance

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

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#7The Bad and the Beautiful

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Assistant Director (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
DramaRomance

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

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#8The Postman Always Rings Twice

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Willie (uncredited)

7.1 / 10
DramaRomanceCrime

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

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#9Annie Get Your Gun

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
MusicComedyRomance

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

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#10O. Henry's Full House

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ComedyDrama

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".

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#11Act of Violence

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Man at Bar (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ThrillerDrama

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

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#12The Long, Long Trailer

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Father (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
ComedyRomance

A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a humorous one that could end up destroying their marriage.

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#13Pat and Mike

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Reporter (uncredited)

6.4 / 10
ComedyRomance

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.

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#1423 Paces to Baker Street

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.7 / 10
CrimeMysteryThriller

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.

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#15Executive Suite

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Salesman (uncredited)

7.1 / 10
Drama

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

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#16The Tall Target

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Train Passenger (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ThrillerHistoryMystery

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

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#17Two Sisters from Boston

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Spectator with Binoculars (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
ComedyMusic

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.

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#18It's a Big Country

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)

5.9 / 10
ComedyDrama

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.

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#19He Ran All the Way

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Payroll Courier (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
ThrillerCrime

A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

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#20Belles on Their Toes

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Judge (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
Comedy

The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.

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#21Young Man with Ideas

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Party Guest (uncredited)

5.2 / 10
ComedyDrama

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

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#22Texas Carnival

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Dealer (uncredited)

5.4 / 10
ComedyRomance

A Texas carnival showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister.

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#23Up Goes Maisie

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Businessman (Uncredited)

6.8 / 10
ComedyRomance

A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.

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