Because he was a handsome young man, he was quickly offered many roles and signed a contract with Sigmund Lubin in 1911.

Like many others from the silent film, Standing was asked to play quite everything from passionate lovers to villains or old men.

An incomplete print of 1915 Mary Pickford vehicle Fanchon the Cricket, in which Standing co-starred, has recently been found.

[1] Standing's greatest success was the 1916 film Hell's Hinges, where he played the weak-willed brother of Clara Williams.

On 25 October 1917, Standing died of pneumonia at the age of 31, bringing a premature end to a promising career.