Alexander Kirkland was a leading man in Hollywood during the early sound era, as well as a notable actor in Pittsburgh theatre

Theatre in Pittsburgh

Theatre in Pittsburgh has existed professionally since the early 1800s and has continued to expand, having emerged as an important cultural force in the city over the past 30 years.-History:...

. He was born in Mexico City

Mexico City

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, Mexico

Mexico

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. He was recognized more for being the husband of Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy.-Early life:...

 from 1942 to 1944. Little is known about his later years, but there have been no sources indicating his death, save from a source on IMDB, claiming his death sometime in the 1980s.

Filmography

• A Face in the Crowd (1957) Jim Collier
• 13 Rue Madeleine
  13 Rue Madeleine
  13 Rue Madeleine is a 1947 World War II spy film starring James Cagney, Annabella and Richard Conte.The title refers to the Le Havre address where a Gestapo headquarters is located.-Plot:...
  
    (1947) (uncredited) Briefing Officer
• The Social Register (1934) Charlie
• Humanity (1933) Bill MacDonald
• Bondage (1933) Dr. Nelson
• Black Beauty
  Black Beauty
  Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only...
  
  (1933) Henry Cameron
• Strange Interlude
  Strange Interlude
  Strange Interlude is an experimental play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. O'Neill finished the play in 1923, but it was not produced on Broadway until 1928, when it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Lynn Fontanne originated the central role of Nina Leeds on Broadway...
  
  (1932) Sam Evans
• A Passport to Hell (1932) Lt. Erich von Sydow
• Almost Married
  Almost Married
  -Cast:*Jane Frazee ... Gloria Dobson*Robert Paige ... James Manning,lll*Eugene Pallette ... Doctor Dobson*Elizabeth Patterson ... Aunt Matilda Manning*Charles Coleman ... Michael, Manning's Butler*Maude Eburne ... Mrs. Clayton...
  
  (1932) Louis Caprist/Charlie Pringle
• Devil's Lottery (1932) Stephen Alden
• Charlie Chan's Chance
  Charlie Chan's Chance
  Charlie Chan's Chance is a 1932 murder mystery film, the third to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan. It is based on the novel Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers, who also contributed to the film. The film is considered to be lost....
  
  (1932) John Douglas
• Surrender
  Surrender (1931 film)
  Surrender is a 1931 film directed by William K. Howard, written by S.N. Behrman, and starring Warner Baxter, Leila Hyams, Ralph Bellamy, C. Aubrey Smith and Alexander Kirkland...
  
  (1931) Dietrich Reichendorf
• Tarnished Lady
  Tarnished Lady
  Tarnished Lady is a 1931 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on his short story "A Story of a New York Lady."-Plot:...
  
  (1931) DeWitt Taylor