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Fred Santley, also known variously as Freddie Santley, Fredric Santley, Frederick Santley, Frederic Santley, and Fredric M. Santley, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras, as well as an actor on the Broadway stage. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 20, 1887, as Frederic Mansfield, the son of Laurene Santley, and the stepson of stage actor Eugene Santley.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=MoviesPictures.org )〕 He was the brother of filmmaker and stage actor Joseph Santley,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Mae West BlogSpot )〕 both of whom adopted the surname of their stepfather as their stage name. He would make his acting debut in a 1907 short, ''Pony Express'', and would continue to make shorts throughout the 1910s and 1920s. In addition, he would appear in numerous plays during this period, including more than a dozen Broadway productions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Internet Broadway Database )〕 He would make his feature film debut with a small role in 1930's ''Leathernecking'', a musical comedy starring Irene Dunne.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 He would appear in over 90 more feature films during his almost 25 year career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 Some of the more notable films he appeared in were: ''Anything Goes'' (1936), starring Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 the 1937 Tyrone Power vehicle, ''Alexander's Ragtime Band'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 the Michael Curtiz film ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1943), starring James Cagney;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 1946's ''Night and Day'', the Cole Porter biopic starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, and Monty Woolley; 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 Vincente Minelli's ''Father of the Bride'' (1950), starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 and the 1951 comedy, ''Angels in the Outfield''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=American Film Institute )〕 His final appearance would be in the big budget musical, ''The Farmer Takes a Wife'' (1953), which would be released after his death. Santley would die on May 14, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. ==Filmography== (Per AFI database)〔 *''Leathernecking'' (1930) *''Three Who Loved'' (1931) *''A Dangerous Affair'' (1931) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fred Santley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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