Ronnie Cosby
Acting
Biography
Ronnie Cosby (born Ronald Lee Cosbey) was an American actor who appeared in films during his early childhood to beginning of teens years.
Born: December 22, 1927
Place of Birth: Alhambra, California, USA
Known For
Oil for the Lamps of China
An American oil company representative risks sacrificing his marriage for his career in the rural lands of China.
Housewife
Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.
Heroes for Sale
World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.
Shipmates Forever
An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He finally joins the Navy to prove he can, but with no real love in it.
Next Time We Love
A young married couple's relationship becomes strained when he is assigned overseas as a foreign correspondent and she becomes a major stage star.
I Live My Life
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
East Lynne
The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blinded as the result of an explosion, she returns home to see her son again.
Madame X
A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her three year old son again despite her earnest attempts to make amends. For many years the mother seeks refuge overseas and in Absinthe. In the end, her son, a young and promising lawyer unknowingly defends her in court. Ruth Chatterton gives a marvelous performance in this early talkie in her portrayal of Madame X.
Birth of the Blues
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots, which includes a cornet player, Memphis. They struggle to get their jazz music accepted by the cafe society of the city. Betty Lou joins their band as a singer and gets Louie to show her how to do scat singing. Memphis and Jeff both fall in love with Betty Lou.
The Circus Clown
A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.
Filmography
as Jeff as a Boy
as Miller Son
as Tommy Foster
as Ramsay MacKay Jr.
as Peter Simonds
as Peter Vangarick
as John Sutter Jr. - Age 8
as Kit
as Young Boy
as Bobby Smith
as Little Boy (uncredited)
as Alvin (Uncredited)
as Bunsy Wellman
as Mike - as a Boy
as Crippled Boy
as Buddy Reynolds
as Dickie Madison
as Tommy Doran Jr.
as Dickie
as Rob Bhaer
as Little Boy
as Teddy 'Sonny' Wilbrandt
as Ronny Webster
as Young Bill Holmes (uncredited)
as Kaspa, aged 3
as Big Fella
as Little Billy Stillman as a Small Child
as Baby Tony
as Baby (uncredited)
as William as a Child
as Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)