Fredric March

Acting

Fredric March

Born August 31, 1897Racine, Wisconsin, USA112 credits

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). March is one of only two actors, the other being Helen Hayes, to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice.

Known For

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

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2021

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
7.5

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

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2014

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

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2007

Complicated Women
6.7

Complicated Women

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2003

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
9.0

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

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1990

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

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1986

Filmography

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendeckeras Archival FootageMovie
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (archive footage)Movie
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage)Movie
Complicated Women
2003Complicated Womenas Self (archive footage)Movie
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home Toas (archive footage)Movie
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburnas Self (archive footage)Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sas Self (archive footage)Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Iceman Cometh
1973The Iceman Comethas Harry HopeMovie
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1970… tick… tick… tick…as Mayor Jeff ParksMovie
Hombre
1967Hombreas Dr. Alex FavorMovie
Seven Days in May
1964Seven Days in Mayas President Jordan LymanMovie
The Condemned of Altona
1962The Condemned of Altonaas Albrecht von GerlachMovie
The Young Doctors
1961The Young Doctorsas Dr. Joseph PearsonMovie
Inherit the Wind
1960Inherit the Windas Matthew Harrison BradyMovie
A Christmas Carol
1959A Christmas Carolas NarratorMovie
Middle of the Night
1959Middle of the Nightas Jerry KingsleyMovie
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1959Tales from Dickensas Self / HostTV
The Winslow Boy
1958The Winslow Boyas Arthur WinslowMovie
Albert Schweitzer
1957Albert Schweitzeras Albert Schweitzer (voice)Movie
Island of Allah
1956Island of Allahas Himself / NarratorMovie
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956The Man in the Gray Flannel Suitas Ralph HopkinsMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Alexander the Great
1956Alexander the Greatas Philip of MacedoniaMovie
The Desperate Hours
1955The Desperate Hoursas Daniel C. HilliardMovie
MGM Parade
1955MGM Paradeas selfTV
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954The Bridges at Toko-Rias Rear Adm. George TarrantMovie
A Christmas Carol
1954A Christmas Carolas Ebenezer ScroogeMovie
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1954Producers' ShowcaseTV
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1954The Best of BroadwayTV
Executive Suite
1954Executive Suiteas Loren Phineas ShawMovie
Man on a Tightrope
1953Man on a Tightropeas Karel CernikMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Omnibus
1952OmnibusTV
Death of a Salesman
1951Death of a Salesmanas Willy LomanMovie
It's a Big Country
1951It's a Big Countryas Joe EspositoMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas SamTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as SelfTV
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
1950The Titan: Story of Michelangeloas Narrator (voice)Movie
Christopher Columbus
1949Christopher Columbusas Christopher ColumbusMovie
The Twentieth Century
1949The Twentieth Centuryas Oscar JaffeMovie
An Act of Murder
1948An Act of Murderas Judge Calvin CookeMovie
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1948Lamp Unto My Feetas Albert Schweitzer (voice)TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Another Part of the Forest
1948Another Part of the Forestas Marcus HubbardMovie
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1947So You Want to Be in Picturesas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946The Best Years of Our Livesas Al StephensonMovie
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1945A Pass to Tomorrowas Self - NarratorMovie
Welcome Home
1945Welcome Homeas NarratorMovie
Tomorrow, the World!
1944Tomorrow, the World!as Mike FrameMovie
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944The Adventures of Mark Twainas Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)Movie
The Valley of the Tennessee
1944The Valley of the Tennesseeas Narrator (voice)Movie
I Married a Witch
1942I Married a Witchas Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace WooleyMovie
Bedtime Story
1941Bedtime Storyas Luke DrakeMovie
One Foot in Heaven
1941One Foot in Heavenas William SpenceMovie
So Ends Our Night
1941So Ends Our Nightas Josef SteinerMovie
Victory
1940Victoryas Hendrik HeystMovie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Susan and God
1940Susan and Godas Barrie TrexelMovie
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940Hollywood: Style Center of the Worldas SelfMovie
The 400 Million
1939The 400 Millionas Narration (voice)Movie
Trade Winds
1938Trade Windsas Sam WyeMovie
There Goes My Heart
1938There Goes My Heartas Bill SpencerMovie
The Buccaneer
1938The Buccaneeras Jean LafitteMovie
Nothing Sacred
1937Nothing Sacredas Wallace "Wally" CookMovie
A Star Is Born
1937A Star Is Bornas Norman MaineMovie
Breakdowns of 1936
1936Breakdowns of 1936as SelfMovie
The Road to Glory
1936The Road to Gloryas Lieutenant Michel DenetMovie
Anthony Adverse
1936Anthony Adverseas Anthony AdverseMovie
Mary of Scotland
1936Mary of Scotlandas BothwellMovie
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936The Making of a Great Motion PictureMovie
The Dark Angel
1935The Dark Angelas Alan TrentMovie
Anna Karenina
1935Anna Kareninaas Count VronskyMovie
Les Misérables
1935Les Misérablesas Jean Valjean / ChampmathieuMovie
We Live Again
1934We Live Againas Prince Dmitri NekhlyudovMovie
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Robert BrowningMovie
The Affairs of Cellini
1934The Affairs of Cellinias Benvenuto CelliniMovie
Death Takes a Holiday
1934Death Takes a Holidayas Prince SirkiMovie
Good Dame
1934Good Dameas Mace TownsleyMovie
All of Me
1934All of Meas Don EllisMovie
Design for Living
1933Design for Livingas Tom ChambersMovie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933The Eagle and the Hawkas Jerry H. YoungMovie
Tonight Is Ours
1933Tonight Is Oursas Sabien PastalMovie
The Sign of the Cross
1932The Sign of the Crossas Marcus Superbus - Prefect of RomeMovie
Smilin' Through
1932Smilin' Throughas Kenneth Wayne / JeremyMovie
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-1as SelfMovie
Make Me a Star
1932Make Me a Staras Fredric March (uncredited)Movie
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932Merrily We Go to Hellas Jerry CorbettMovie
Strangers in Love
1932Strangers in Loveas Buddy Drake / Arthur DrakeMovie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeMovie
My Sin
1931My Sinas Dick GradyMovie
The Night Angel
1931The Night Angelas Rudek BerkenMovie
Honor Among Lovers
1931Honor Among Loversas Jerry StaffordMovie
The Royal Family of Broadway
1930The Royal Family of Broadwayas Tony CavendishMovie
Laughter
1930Laughteras Paul LockridgeMovie
Manslaughter
1930Manslaughteras Dan O'BannonMovie
True to the Navy
1930True to the Navyas Bull's Eye McCoyMovie
Ladies Love Brutes
1930Ladies Love Brutesas Dwight HowellMovie
Paramount on Parade
1930Paramount on Paradeas MarineMovie
Sarah and Son
1930Sarah and Sonas Howard VanningMovie
The Marriage Playground
1929The Marriage Playgroundas Martin BoyneMovie
Footlights and Fools
1929Footlights and Foolsas Gregory PyneMovie
Jealousy
1929Jealousyas PierreMovie
Paris Bound
1929Paris Boundas Jim HuttonMovie
The Studio Murder Mystery
1929The Studio Murder Mysteryas Richard HardellMovie
The Wild Party
1929The Wild Partyas James GilmoreMovie
The Dummy
1929The Dummyas Trumbull MeredithMovie
The Devil
1921The Devilas Bal Masque Participant (uncredited)Movie
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1921The Education of Elizabethas Man (uncredited)Movie
Paying the Piper
1921Paying the Piperas Man (uncredited)Movie
The Great Adventure
1921The Great Adventureas Man (uncredited)Movie