Roland Drew (born Walter Goss; August 4, 1900 – March 17, 1988) was an American actor.
Biography Born in 1900 in New York City, Drew made his first film in 1926 and continued to work until the 1940s. Noted primarily as Dolores del Río's leading man in Ramona in 1928, another of his prominent film roles was as Dr. Robinson in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer a decade later. His other appearances include From Nine to Nine, Hitler, Beast of Berlin, Bermuda Mystery, and Two O'Clock Courage. He also gained fame as Prince Barin in the 1940 film serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.
On Broadway, Drew portrayed Jackson Macy in Shooting Star (1933) and Lieutenant Roget in Paths of Glory (1935).
He retired from acting and became a dressmaker.
He enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army in September 1942 during World War II.
Drew married actress Dorothy Dearing in 1946. On March 17, 1988, he died at his home, aged 87. He was interred with his wife in Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Compton, California.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047–25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1926 Fascinating Youth Randy Furness 1926 Fine Manners Buddy Murphy 1927 Fireman, Save My Child Walter 1928 Ramona Felipe 1928 Lady Raffles Warren Blake 1929 Broadway Fever Eric Byron 1929 Evangeline Gabriel 1929 The Racketeer Tony Vaughan 1930 The Love Trader Tonia 1930 Ex-Flame Umberto 1935 The Seminoles 1936 From Nine to Nine Inspector Vernon 1937 Thunder in the City Frank Uncredited1937 The Great Gambini Stephen Danby 1937 She Asked for It Randolph Stettin 1937 Some Blondes Are Dangerous Paul Lewis 1938 The Goldwyn Follies Roland, Igor in 'Forgotten Dance' Uncredited1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Dr. Robinson Uncredited1938 The Lady in the Morgue Sam Taylor 1938 The Last Warning Paul Gomez 1939 Mystery of the White Room Dr. Norman Kennedy 1939 Unmarried Sportsman Uncredited1939 Hitler – Beast of Berlin Hans Memling 1939 The Invisible Killer Lt. Jerry Brown 1940 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Prince Barin Serial1940 The Saint Takes Over Albert 'Rocky' Weldon 1940 Mystery Sea Raider Navigating Officer Uncredited1940 Wildcat Bus Davis 1941 Underground Gestapo 1941 Sergeant York Officer Uncredited1941 Bullets for O'Hara Bradford 1941 Manpower Citizen Reporting Power Outage Uncredited1941 The Smiling Ghost Uncle Hilton Fairchild 1941 Law of the Tropics Hotel Clerk 1941 Blues in the Night Gambler Letting Kay Throw Dice Uncredited1941 The Body Disappears (scenes deleted)1941 Steel Against the Sky Weather Man Uncredited1941 Dangerously They Live Dr. Murdock 1941 You're in the Army Now Captain Uncredited1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner Reporter Uncredited1942 All Through the Night Reporter Uncredited1942 Captains of the Clouds Officer 1942 Bullet Scars Jake 1942 Lady Gangster Carey Wells 1942 I Was Framed Dist. Atty. Gordon Locke 1942 Murder in the Big House 'Mile-Away' Gordon 1942 Larceny, Inc. Dan – McCarthy's Associate Uncredited1942 Spy Ship Nils Thorson 1942 The Big Shot Faye 1942 Secret Enemies Fred Blosser – Chauffeur 1942 Across the Pacific Capt. Harkness 1942 The Hidden Hand Walter Channing 1943 The Hard Way Roland Uncredited1943 Princess O'Rourke First Airline Dispatcher Uncredited1943 The Desert Song French Officer Uncredited1944 Bermuda Mystery John Best 1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain Editor Uncredited1944 The Contender Kip Morgan 1944 Silent Partner Harry Keating 1945 Two O'Clock Courage Steve Maitland (final film role)
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New York Times Obituary