John Dall

Biography

John Dall was a stage actor who gained recognition for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) as the cool-minded intellectual killer, and the 1950 film noir Gun Crazy, where he played the trigger-happy lead alongside Peggy Cummins. He also appeared in Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus (1960). Dall first came to fame for his role in The Corn Is Green (1945), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.