Alexander Knox

This article is about the actor. For the Irish theologian, see Alexander Knox (1757-1831).

Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox in Paula (1952)
Born	16 January 1907(1907-01-16) Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
Died	25 April 1995(1995-04-25) (aged 88) Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Spouse	Doris Nolan (1943-1995)

Alexander Knox (16 January 1907 – 25 April 1995) was a Canadian actor and author of adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century.

Biography

Born in Strathroy, Ontario, he graduated from the University of Western Ontario, and later moved to Boston, Massachusetts to perform on the stage. During the 1930s he moved to London, England where he appeared in several films. He starred opposite Jessica Tandy in the 1940 Broadway production of Jupiter Laughs. In 1944, he was chosen by Darryl F. Zanuck to star in Wilson, the biographical film about US President Woodrow Wilson, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. However, during the McCarthy Era, he was blacklisted by the Hollywood film studio bosses and he returned to England.

He had major roles in The Sea Wolf, Over 21, Sister Kenny, The Vikings, Europa '51, None Shall Escape, and Nicholas and Alexandra, as well as supporting roles in Joshua Then and Now and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He also wrote six adventure novels: Bride of Quietness, Night of the White Bear, The Enemy I Kill, Raider's Moon, The Kidnapped Surgeon and Totem Dream.

He was married to American actress Doris Nolan (1916–1998) from 1943 until his death in 1995. They had a son Andrew Knox who became an actor. He died in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland after a battle with bone cancer.

Partial filmography

• Rembrandt (1936)
• The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
• Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
• The Sea Wolf (1941)
• Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
• None Shall Escape (1944)
• Wilson (1944)
• Over 21 (1945)
• Sister Kenny (1946)
• The Sign of the Ram (1948)
• The Judge Steps Out (1949)
• Tokyo Joe (1949)
• I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
• Two of a Kind (1951)
• The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
• Man in the Saddle (1951)
• Europa '51 (1952)
• The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
• The Divided Heart (1954)
• The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
• Alias John Preston (1955)
• Reach for the Sky (1956)
• High Tide at Noon (1957)
• The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
• Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
• The Vikings (1958)
• Intent to Kill (1958)
• The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
• Operation Amsterdam (1959)
• Crack in the Mirror (1960)
• Oscar Wilde (1960)
• The Longest Day (1962)
• In the Cool of the Day (1963)
• The Damned (1963)
• Man in the Middle (1963)
• Woman of Straw (1964)
• Crack in the World (1965)
• Mister Moses (1965)
• The Psychopath (1966)
• Modesty Blaise (1966)
• Khartoum (1966)
• La vingt-cinquième heure, English title: The 25th Hour (1967)
• Accident (1967)
• You Only Live Twice (1967) uncredited as the American President
• How I Won the War (1967)
• Villa Rides (1968)
• Shalako (1968)
• Fräulein Doktor (1969)
• Run a Crooked Mile (1969, TV)
• Skullduggery (1970)
• Puppet on a Chain (1971)
• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
• Holocaust 2000 (1977)
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979)
• Gorky Park (1983)
• Joshua Then and Now (1985)

External links

• Alexander Knox at the Internet Movie Database
• Alexander Knox at the Internet Broadway Database
• New York Times obituary