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Samuel Laird Cregar (known professionally as Laird Cregar, July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. Cregar was best known for his villainous performances in films such as I Wake Up Screaming (1941), This Gun For Hire (1942) and The Lodger (1944).
Laird Cregar. Actor: The Lodger. Seemingly suave, cultivated actor by nature, definitely huge in both talent and girth, and capable of playing much older than he was, Hollywood of the early '40s tragically lost Laird Cregar before it could fully comprehend on how to best utilize his obvious gifts.
Laird Cregar died of a heart attack at the age of 31, following surgery. His crash diet was believed to have been a contributing factor to his death. No one was ever arrested for the murder of David Bacon.
Laird Cregar (July 28, 1913 – December 9, 1944) was an American film actor. Samuel Laird Cregar was the youngest of six sons of Edward Matthews Cregar, a cricketer and member of a team called the Gentlemen of Philadelphia.
I order Laird Cregar's films by how much I liked them. I included his 14 screen credits but missed out his uncredited "extra" appearances.
Birthday: Jul 28, 1913. Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Character actor Laird Cregar lived large in every way, from his big, barrel-shaped body to his outsized voice and the...
actor. 30 years (United States). biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, news, birthday and age, Date of Death, Real name. Laird Cregar was born in Philadelphia, the youngest of six sons of Elizabe...
