Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

ActorWriter Apr 13 (died age 70) Atlanta, Georgia, USA 1929–1964 (35 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Lee Tracy (April 14, 1898 – October 18, 1968) was an American actor. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1964 film The Best Man. In 1929, Tracy arrived in Hollywood, where he played the role of newspapermen in several films. He, for example, played a Walter Winchell-type gossip columnist in Blessed Event (1932). Tracy also starred as the columnist in Advice to the Lovelorn (1933), very loosely based on t…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (49)

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Movies (41)

The Best Man

The Best Man

1964

as President Art Hockstader

7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Space in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

6.3
High Tide

High Tide

1947

as Hugh Fresney

5.9
I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1945

as Gabriel Patton

Betrayal from the East

Betrayal from the East

1945

as Eddie Carter

5.8
Power of the Press

Power of the Press

1943

as Griff Thompson

6.2
The Payoff

The Payoff

1942

as Brad McKay

5.8
Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as Nick Burton

6.0
Fixer Dugan

Fixer Dugan

1939

as Charlie "Fixer" Dugan

6.5
The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

1939

as Jed Marlowe

6.0
Crashing Hollywood

Crashing Hollywood

1938

as Michael Winslow

5.8
Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

1937

as Brandon

5.9
Cinema Circus

Cinema Circus

1937

as Himself - Ringmaster

Behind The Headlines

Behind The Headlines

1937

as Eddie Haines

6.2
Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold

1936

as Pete Perkin

Wanted: Jane Turner

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

as Tom Mallory

5.3
Carnival

Carnival

1935

as Chick Thompson

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935

as Pirate (uncredited)

5.6
Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted

1935

as Hap Hurley

7.0
I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1934

as Stanley Brown

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1934

as Bud Hannigan

7.0
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1934

as Wally Brooks aka The Lemon Drop Kid

5.0
Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

as E.J. 'Space' Hanlon

6.4
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933

as Max Kane

6.7
Clear All Wires!

Clear All Wires!

1933

as Buckley Joyce Thomas

6.5
Private Jones

Private Jones

1933

as Pvt. William 'Bill' Jones

The Nuisance

The Nuisance

1933

as Joseph Phineas 'Joe' Stevens

5.0
Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

1933

as Toby Prentiss

7.0
Turn Back the Clock

Turn Back the Clock

1933

as Joe Gimlet

4.9
Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

as Button Gwinett Brown

6.7
Blessed Event

Blessed Event

1932

as Alvin Roberts

6.5
Doctor X

Doctor X

1932

as Lee Taylor

6.0
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932

as Scott 'Scotty' Cornell

5.9
The Half-Naked Truth

The Half-Naked Truth

1932

as Jimmy Bates

4.9
Love is a Racket

Love is a Racket

1932

as Stanley Fiske

5.3
The Night Mayor

The Night Mayor

1932

as Mayor Bobby Kingston

7.0
Liliom

Liliom

1930

as The Buzzard

6.8
Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1930

as Bill O'Brien

5.5
She Got What She Wanted

She Got What She Wanted

1930
Salute

Salute

1929

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

4.7
Big Time

Big Time

1929

as Eddie Burns

6.0