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Ronald Colman Biography

Birth Name:Ronald Charles Colman

Birth Place:Surrey, United Kingdom

Profession Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Production manager, Producer

Fast Facts

His Oscar statuette for "A Double Life" was auctioned off in 2002 for $174,500
Originally planned to study engineering at Cambridge but had to abandon the idea after his father's sudden death in 1907 and eventually pursued acting after joining the West Middlesex Dramatic Society in 1908
Quote: "They talk of the artist finding liberation at work, it is true․ One can be someone else in another, more dramatic, more beautiful world․"
During the rise of radio in the 1940s, he began to appear on "The Jack Benny Program" alongside his second wife, Benita Hume
After traveling to America to appear on stage, he began to pursue silent film roles throughout the 1920s
Forced to disguise a limp throughout his acting career that he suffered while fighting at the Battle of Messines in WWI

Awards

1925Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
1926Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
1927Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (September): winner
1929Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
1929Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
1930Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1930Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1930Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (September): winner
1930Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
1931Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
1932Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
1933Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
1933Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
1934Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
1935Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
1936Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (December): winner
1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
1942NYFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
1942Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (October): winner
1943Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1943Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
1947Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
1948Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: winner
1948Golden Globe-Best Actor: winner
1948Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner
1950Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner