Cary Grant was an English-born American actor, who was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He is known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing.
Grant initially appeared in crime films or dramas such as Blonde Venus with Marlene Dietrich but later gained renown for his performances in romantic and screwball comedies such as The Awful Truth with Irene Dunne, Bringing Up Baby with Katharine Hepburn, His Girl Friday and The Philadelphia Story with Hepburn and James Stewart. These pictures are frequently cited among the greatest comedy films of all time. Other well-known films was the dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. He also began to move into dramas such as Only Angels Have Wings.
Grant developed a close working relationship with director Alfred Hitchcock, who cast the popular actor in the critically acclaimed films Suspicion, Notorious and North by Northwest, plus the popular To Catch a Thief.
