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Fredric March

Fredric March

Acting·1897–1975·99 films

Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago (1947) and Long Day's Journey into Night (1956).

Filmography

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)Al Stephenson
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)Matthew Harrison Brady
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Hombre
Hombre (1967)Dr. Alex Favor
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)Norman Maine
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May (1964)President Jordan Lyman
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley
Design for Living
Design for Living (1933)Tom Chambers
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours (1955)Daniel C. Hilliard
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred (1937)Wallace "Wally" Cook
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (1956)Philip of Macedonia
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1935)Count Vronsky
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)Rear Adm. George Tarrant
Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)Loren Phineas Shaw
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)Ralph Hopkins
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)Prince Sirki
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)Jerry Corbett
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland (1936)Bothwell
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night (1959)Jerry Kingsley
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse (1936)Anthony Adverse
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope (1953)Karel Cernik
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh (1973)Harry Hope
… tick… tick… tick…
… tick… tick… tick… (1970)Mayor Jeff Parks
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through (1932)Kenneth Wayne / Jeremy
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)Jerry H. Young
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)Robert Browning
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)William Spence
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder (1948)Judge Calvin Cooke
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1951)Willy Loman
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)Alan Trent
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1954)Ebenezer Scrooge
Susan and God
Susan and God (1940)Barrie Trexel
The Condemned of Altona
The Condemned of Altona (1962)Albrecht von Gerlach
Laughter
Laughter (1930)Paul Lockridge
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart (1938)Bill Spencer
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1949)Christopher Columbus
The Affairs of Cellini
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)Benvenuto Cellini
The Wild Party
The Wild Party (1929)James Gilmore
The Royal Family of Broadway
The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)Tony Cavendish
Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers (1931)Jerry Stafford
So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night (1941)Josef Steiner
Sarah and Son
Sarah and Son (1930)Howard Vanning
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1938)Jean Lafitte
Complicated Women
Complicated Women (2003)Self (archive footage)
Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest (1948)Marcus Hubbard
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (1957)Albert Schweitzer (voice)
My Sin
My Sin (1931)Dick Grady
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade (1930)Marine
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story (1941)Luke Drake
Trade Winds
Trade Winds (1938)Sam Wye
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country (1951)Joe Esposito
The 400 Million
The 400 Million (1939)Narration (voice)
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors (1961)Dr. Joseph Pearson
The Studio Murder Mystery
The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)Richard Hardell
The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory (1936)Lieutenant Michel Denet
Tomorrow, the World!
Tomorrow, the World! (1944)Mike Frame
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (2021)Archival Footage
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)Self (archive footage)
Paris Bound
Paris Bound (1929)Jim Hutton
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)Narrator (voice)
We Live Again
We Live Again (1934)Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov
The Devil
The Devil (1921)Bal Masque Participant (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1959)Narrator
Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star (1932)Fredric March (uncredited)
Strangers in Love
Strangers in Love (1932)Buddy Drake / Arthur Drake
The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground (1929)Martin Boyne
Ladies Love Brutes
Ladies Love Brutes (1930)Dwight Howell
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)(archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932)Self
Manslaughter
Manslaughter (1930)Dan O'Bannon
True to the Navy
True to the Navy (1930)Bull's Eye McCoy
The Night Angel
The Night Angel (1931)Rudek Berken
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)Self
Good Dame
Good Dame (1934)Mace Townsley
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
The Making of a Great Motion Picture (1936)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)Self (archive footage)
All of Me
All of Me (1934)Don Ellis
Victory
Victory (1940)Hendrik Heyst
Tonight Is Ours
Tonight Is Ours (1933)Sabien Pastal
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1958)Arthur Winslow
Paying the Piper
Paying the Piper (1921)Man (uncredited)
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure (1921)Man (uncredited)
The Dummy
The Dummy (1929)Trumbull Meredith
Jealousy
Jealousy (1929)Pierre
Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools (1929)Gregory Pyne
Island of Allah
Island of Allah (1956)Himself / Narrator
The Valley of the Tennessee
The Valley of the Tennessee (1944)Narrator (voice)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century (1949)Oscar Jaffe
Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)Self
Welcome Home
Welcome Home (1945)Narrator
Black Sea Fighters
Black Sea Fighters (1942)Self - Narrator of the English dub