Roland Winters
Actor (1904-1989) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 84
Roland Winters was an American actor who played many character parts in films and television but today is best remembered for portraying Charlie Chan in six films in the late 1940s.
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1989Died22 October 19891979
You Can't Go Home AgainFilm, Judge Bland1978
The Dain CurseSeries, Hubert Collinson1973
Adam's RibSeries, Judge Ransom
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm, 1973Mr. Gimbel1970
LovingFilm, Plommie1967
The Carol Burnett ShowSeries, Various Characters1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Ivar West1961
The DefendersSeries, Jeff Brubaker
Blue HawaiiFilm, 1961Fred Gates1960
The Iceman ComethSeries, The General (Piet Wetjoen)
Cash McCallFilm, 1960Gen. Andrew Danvers1959
Play of the WeekSeries
Never Steal Anything SmallFilm, 1959Doctor1957
Jet PilotFilm, Col. Sokolov1956Broken ArrowSeries, James Perry1953
So BigFilm, Klaas Pool1952
She's Working Her Way Through CollegeFilm, Fred Copeland1951
Follow the SunFilm, Dr. Graham1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, General Millet
Between Midnight and DawnFilm, 1950Leo Cusick1948
Cry of the CityFilm, Ledbetter1947
Kraft Television TheatreSeries
The Chinese RingFilm, 1947Charlie Chan1941
Citizen KaneFilm, Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited)1904Born22 November 1904
You Can't Go Home AgainFilm, Judge Bland1978The Dain CurseSeries, Hubert Collinson1973Adam's RibSeries, Judge RansomMiracle on 34th StreetFilm, 1973Mr. Gimbel1970LovingFilm, Plommie1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeries, Various Characters1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Ivar West1961The DefendersSeries, Jeff BrubakerBlue HawaiiFilm, 1961Fred Gates1960The Iceman ComethSeries, The General (Piet Wetjoen)Cash McCallFilm, 1960Gen. Andrew Danvers1959Play of the WeekSeriesNever Steal Anything SmallFilm, 1959Doctor1957Jet PilotFilm, Col. Sokolov1956Broken ArrowSeries, James Perry1953So BigFilm, Klaas Pool1952She's Working Her Way Through CollegeFilm, Fred Copeland1951Follow the SunFilm, Dr. Graham1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, General MilletBetween Midnight and DawnFilm, 1950Leo Cusick1948Cry of the CityFilm, Ledbetter1947Kraft Television TheatreSeriesThe Chinese RingFilm, 1947Charlie Chan1941Citizen KaneFilm, Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited)1904Born22 November 1904People around Roland
Close ties
William Beaudine Directed The Chinese Ring and The Golden Eye
Mantan Moreland Also in Sky Dragon and The Chinese Ring- Edward J. Kay Wrote The Chinese Ring and Killer Shark
Richard Maibaum Produced Captain Carey (1950)
James Cagney Also in 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Alan Ladd Also in Citizen Kane and Captain Carey- Gordon Douglas Directed Follow That Dream (1962)
Mitchell Leisen Directed Captain Carey (1950)- Charles Barton Directed Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1950)
Bronisław Kaper Wrote Jet Pilot, Malaya and To Please a Lady- Charles Lederer Produced Follow That Dream (1962)
Victoria Horne Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1950)
Gus Schilling Also in Citizen Kane and The Return of October- Henry Blanke Produced So Big (1953)
Elvis Presley Also in Blue Hawaii and Follow That Dream
Orson Welles Directed Citizen Kane (1941)
Howard Hughes Produced Jet Pilot (1957)
James Mason Produced Bigger Than Life (1956)
Irvin Kershner Directed Loving (1970)
Lou Costello Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1950)
Alan Hale, Jr. Also in The West Point Story (1950)- Michael Gordon Directed Once More, My Darling (1949)
Percy Helton Also in Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1950)
Sol C. Siegel Produced Cry of the City (1948)
Known for
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Citizen Kane 1941
Bigger Than Life 1956
Cry of the City 1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949
Blue Hawaii 1961
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
64 credits on file
Television 17
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1989 · aged 84
