Stewart Granger Biography

Fast Facts

• Enlisted in the British Army during World War II and served with the Black Watch Regiment for two years
• Originally took premedical courses to become a physician, but then trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London when he decided to pursue acting
• Occasionally worked as a film extra while in school before joining the Old Vic Theatre and made his debut there opposite Vivien Leigh in 1939 in "Serena Blandish" to excellent reviews
• Best known for his swashbuckling romantic adventure tales like "King Solomon's Mines," "Salome," and "The Prisoner of Zenda․"
• During the beginning of his film career in England, he was known for appearing in historical costume dramas like "The Man in Grey" and "Caesar and Cleopatra․"
• The huge success of "King Solomon's Mines" and "Scaramouche" earned him both a contract with MGM and a great popularity with American audiences
• MGM brought him under contract in order to compete with Warner Bros․'s Errol Flynn in their big-budget Technicolor films