加里.格兰特生于英国,14岁作为鲍勃·潘德尔喜剧团的一员,随剧团来到美国,之后在百老汇的舞台上演出。 1932年派拉蒙出品的短片《新加坡的诉讼》中自信的水手形象,是他在屏幕上的初试啼声。也是在这年,他和派拉蒙签订了一份长期的合约,并改名为加里·格兰特,并且很快的就为派拉蒙拍摄了一系列的影片,格兰特儒雅英俊的形象也随之开始为更多人所知,尤其是1933年他和女星梅·惠斯特合演的低俗喜剧片《侬本多情》更是大获成功,并得以扬名好莱坞,事业一路飙升,而1937年的《逍遥鬼侣》中殷勤世故而又放荡不羁,有些神经质的主角形象最终让他跻身好莱坞的超级巨星之列。接下来的五年里,加里·格兰特马不停蹄的在各种类型片里出演了各类角色,而他也以自己稳定的表演风格逐渐的确立了一个可依靠的好莱坞绅士的形象。如《春闺风月》(The Awful Truth)、《育婴奇谭》(Bringing Up Baby)、《女友礼拜五》(His Girl Friday)、《费城故事》(The Philadelphia Story)、《毒药与老妇》(Arsenic and Old Lace)、《美人计》(Notorious)、《金玉盟》(An Affair to Remember)等一系列影片。
四十年代是格兰特演艺生涯的高峰,他得以和很多的大导演合作,尤其主演希区柯克导演的一系列电影是他最为世人所熟悉的。如《深闺疑云》、《美人计》等,在《美人计》中他同英格丽·褒曼珠联璧合、光彩照人的表演使这部影片成为希区柯克导演生涯中的一部杰作。这阶段的其他名片还有《寂寞芳心》(格兰特本人最喜欢的一部片子)、《毒药与老妇》、《每个女孩都该嫁》等。五六十年代的格兰特身上仍然几乎看不出岁月的痕迹,1955年在拍摄影片《捉贼记》(To Catch a Thief)时获得导演阿尔弗雷德·希区柯(AlfredHitchcock)的恩准,他与格蕾斯·凯莉(Grace Kelly)可以在台词上即兴发挥,他“优美又充满喜剧色彩的语言”天赋得到充分的发挥。他票房最成功的作品也是于此时期与希区柯克合作的影片——《西北偏北》(North by Northwest)。1966年,在拍完影片《慢行,勿跑》之后,格兰特宣布息影。可以说,这一举动使格兰特永远的保持了他在戏中那个彬彬有礼的完美绅士形象。
演员作品
慢行勿跑 Walk Don't Run(1966)......Sir William Rutland
呆鹅爸爸(古斯神父)Father Goose(1964-12-10)......Walter Christopher Eckland
谜中迷 Charade (1963-12-5) ......Peter Joshua / Carson Dyle / Alexander Dyle / Adam
Canfield / Brian Cruikshank
春泪溅花红 That Touch of Mink (1962-6-14) ......Philip Shayne
绿苑春浓 The Grass Is Greener (1960-12-23) ......Victor Rhyall,Earl
粉红色潜艇 Operation Petticoat (1959-12-5) .......Lt.Cmdr.Matt T.Sherman
西北偏北 (1959-1-1)......Roger O.Thornhill
水上人家/船屋 Houseboat (1958-11-19) ..... .Tom Winters
钓金龟 Indiscreet (1958-5-20)......Philip Adams
气壮山河 The Pride and the Passion (1957-7-10) ......Anthony
为我亲吻他们 Kiss Them for Me (1957).....Cmdr.Andy Crewson
金玉盟 An Affair To Remember (1957-7-2) ......Nickie Ferrante
捉贼记To Catch a Thief (1955) ......John Robie
Dream Wife Dream Wife (1953-6-19) ......Clemson Reade
妙药春情 Monkey Business (1952-9-5) ......Dr.Barnaby Fulton
人言可畏People Will Talk(1951-8-29)......Dr.Noah Praetorius
血泊鸳鸯Crisis(1950-7-3)......Dr.Eugene Norland Ferguson
战地新娘 I Was a Male War Bride (1949-8-11) ......Capt.Henri Rochard
燕雀香巢 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream (1948-3-25) ......Jim Blandings
每个女孩都应该结婚Every Girl Should Be Married(1948-12-25)......Dr.Madison W.Brown
主教之妻 The Bishop's Wife (1947-12-9) ......Dudley
单身汉与时髦女郎Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer,(1947-7-24)......Richard Nugent
美人计 Notorious (1946-8-15) ......T.R.Devlin
丽日春宵 Night and Day (1946-7-2) ......Cole Porter
毒药与老妇 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944-9-23) ......Mortimer Brewster
胜利之路 Road to Victory (1944)
很久很久以前Once Upon a Time(1944-5-11)......Jerry Flynn
寂寞芳心 None But the Lonely Heart (1944) ......Ernie Mott
幸运先生 Mr. Lucky (1943) ......Joe Adams aka Joe Bascopolous
直捣东京Destination Tokyo (1943) ......Capt.Cassidy
慈母泪 The Talk of the Town (1942)
蜜月往事Once Upon a Honeymoon(1942-11-12)......Patrick'Pat'O'Toole
城中头条The Talk of he Town(1942-8-20)......Leopold Dilg-Joseph
深闺疑云 Suspicion (1941-11-14) ......Johnnie Aysgarth
断肠记 Penny Serenade (1941-4-24) ......Roger Adams
费城故事 Philadelphia Story,The (1940-12-1)
女友礼拜五 /小报妙冤家His Girl Friday (1940-1-11) ......Walter Burns
古庙战茄声Gunga Din(1939-1-24)......Cutter
In Name Only(1939-8-4)......Alec Walker
唯有天使生双翼Only Angels Have Wings(1939-5-12)......Geoff Carter
休假日Holiday(1938-6-15)......John'Johnny'Case
育婴奇谭 Bringing Up Baby (1938-2-18) ......Dr.David Huxley
春闺风月 Awful Truth,The (1937-10-21)......Jerry Warriner
纽约的酒宴The Toast of New York (1937-7-22) .....Nicholas 'Nick'Boyd
当你恋爱时When You're in Love(1937-2-12)......Jimmy Hudson
棕色的大眼睛Big Brown Eyes(1936-4-3)......Det.Sgt.Danny Barr
苏西Suzy(1936-6-26)......Andre
逍遥鬼侣 Topper (1936-7-16)......George Kerby
欧内斯特的奇遇The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss(1936-7-28)......Ernest Bliss
黑暗之翼Wings in the Dark(1935-2-1).....Ken Gordon
明星妻子Enter Madame(1935-1-4)......Gerald Fitzgerald
塞莉娅·斯卡利特Sylvia Scarlett (1935-12-12) ......Jimmy Monkley
Kiss and Make Up (1934-7-13) ......Dr.Maurice Loman
天生反骨Born to Be Bad(1934-5-18)......Malcolm Trevor
女士应倾听Ladies Should Listen(1934-8-10)......Julian De Lussac
我不是天使I'm No Angel(1933-10-6)......Jack Clayton
血海狂鹰 The Eagle and the Hawk (1933-5-6)......Henry Crocker
被控告的女人The Woman Accused(1933-2-17)......Jeffrey Baxter
爱丽斯梦游仙境Alice in Wonderland(1933-12-22)......The Mock Turtle
侬本多情 She Done Him Wrong (1933-1-27) ......Capt.Cummingsr
Merrily We Go to Hell......Charlie Baxter'DeBrion'
今夕何夕This Is the Night(1932-4-8)......Stephen
火热星期六Hot Saturday(1932-10-28)......Romer Sheffield
金发维纳斯Blonde Venus(1932-9-16)......Nick Townsend
蝴蝶夫人Madame Butterfly(1932-12-30)......Lieutenant B.F.Pinkerton
魔鬼和深渊Devil and the Deep(1932-8-12)......Lieutenant Jaeckel
休假日 Holiday (1928-6-15)
第三名:詹姆斯.斯图尔特(James Stewart)