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Roland Winters
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Roland Winters

1904 – 1989 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Active 1941–1979

Roland Winters, born Roland Winternitz in 1904, made his mark in the realm of cult cinema with his portrayal of Charlie Chan in the late 1940s. He appeared in Shanghai Chest (1948), showcasing his ability to navigate complex character roles. Winters also contributed to the classic Citizen Kane (1941) and She's Working Her Way Through College (1952), demonstrating a range that spanned from mystery to comedy. His performances reflect the unique charm of mid-20th century genre films, adding a distinctive flair to the SassyFlix catalog.

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Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 ★ 8.1
as Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited)

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

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Filmography

62 credits
1970s 5 credits
1979
Movie ★ 3.0
1978
The Dain Curse as Hubert Collinson
TV ★ 6.5
1973
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
Adam's Rib as Judge Ransom
TV ★ 7.5
1970
Loving as Plommie
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 17 credits
1969
Doc as Watkins
Movie ★ 8.0
1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters
TV ★ 7.7
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Dan Merrill
TV ★ 7.1
1964
The Addams Family as Ralph J. Hulen
TV ★ 8.0
1964
Bewitched as McMann
TV ★ 7.9
1962
Movie ★ 6.1
1962
Big Deal in Laredo as Henry Drummond
Movie
1962
The Lucy Show as Dean Bennett
TV ★ 7.1
1962
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Blue Hawaii as Fred Gates
Movie ★ 6.0
1961
Everything's Ducky as Capt. Bollinger
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Movie ★ 8.0
1961
The Defenders as Jeff Brubaker
TV ★ 6.3
1960
Cash McCall as Gen. Andrew Danvers
Movie ★ 6.3
1960
The Iceman Cometh as The General (Piet Wetjoen)
Movie ★ 7.4
1960
The Iceman Cometh as The General (Piet Wetjoen)
TV
1950s 24 credits
1959
Movie ★ 8.2
1959
TV ★ 8.0
1959
Startime as Fannington
TV ★ 6.8
1957
Jet Pilot as Col. Sokolov
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
Top Secret Affair as Sen. Burdick
Movie ★ 4.9
1957
Perry Mason as Archer Bryant
TV ★ 7.7
1956
Bigger Than Life as Dr. Ruric
Movie ★ 7.2
1956
Broken Arrow as James Perry
TV ★ 6.2
1953
So Big as Klaas Pool
Movie ★ 5.5
1952
Movie ★ 5.4
1951
Raton Pass as Sheriff Perigord
Movie ★ 4.9
1951
Follow the Sun as Dr. Graham
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Inside Straight as Alexander Tomson
Movie ★ 4.9
1950
The Underworld Story as Stanley Becker
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Convicted as Vernon Bradley, Attorney
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Movie ★ 5.7
1950
The West Point Story as Harry Eberhart
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Killer Shark as Jeffrey White
Movie ★ 6.4
1950
To Please a Lady as Dwight Barrington
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Guilty of Treason as Soviet Comissar Belov
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Sierra Passage as Sam Cooper
Movie ★ 7.5
1950
Captain Carey, U.S.A. as Manfredo Acuto
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Lux Video Theatre as General Millet
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Greenleaf
TV ★ 6.7
1940s 16 credits
1949
Malaya as Bruno Gruber
Movie ★ 6.9
1949
A Dangerous Profession as Jerry 'Mac' McKay
Movie ★ 5.7
1949
Sky Dragon as Charlie Chan
Movie ★ 8.0
1949
Movie ★ 6.5
1949
Tuna Clipper as E.J. Ransom
Movie ★ 7.8
1948
Cry of the City as Ledbetter
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
Docks of New Orleans as Charlie Chan
Movie ★ 6.1
1948
The Feathered Serpent as Charlie Chan
Movie ★ 6.1
1948
The Shanghai Chest as Charlie Chan
Movie ★ 6.6
1948
The Golden Eye as Charlie Chan
Movie ★ 5.6
1948
The Return of October as Colonel Wood
Movie ★ 6.4
1948
Kidnapped as Capt. Hoseason
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
The Chinese Ring as Charlie Chan
Movie ★ 5.1
1941
Citizen Kane as Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0