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W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

ActorWriterDirector Jan 29 (died age 66) Darby, Pennsylvania, USA 1915–2004 (89 year career)
6.1 avg rating

Biography

William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran away from home. For a while he lived in a hole in the ground, depending on stolen food and clothing. He was often beaten and spent nights in jail. His fi…

Known For

The Bank Dick
Film

The Bank Dick

Egbert Sousé
It's a Gift
Film

It's a Gift

Harold Bissonette
David Copperfield
Film

David Copperfield

Wilkins Micawber
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)
Alice in Wonderland
Film

Alice in Wonderland

Humpty-Dumpty
If I Had a Million
Film

If I Had a Million

Rollo La Rue
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Film

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

The Great Man
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Film

The Fatal Glass of Beer

Mr. Snavely

Filmography

Acting (63)

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Movies (62)

I Know A Riddle

I Know A Riddle

2004

as (archive footage)

W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films

W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films

2000
7.0
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

1999

as (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Self (archive footage)

4.9
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990

as (archive footage)

5.7
W.C. Fields: Straight Up

W.C. Fields: Straight Up

1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
Hooray for Hollywood

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

as Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

6.3
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

6.3
Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane

1949

as (archive footage)

Song of the Open Road

Song of the Open Road

1944

as W.C. Fields

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1944

as W. C. Fields

5.3
Sensations of 1945

Sensations of 1945

1944

as W.C. Fields

6.2
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

as Self

7.0
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Professor Pufflewhistle (uncredited)

6.3
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

as The Great Man

6.9
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

as Cuthbert J. Twillie

6.4
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

as Egbert Sousé

6.5
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

as Larson E. Whipsnade

6.8
The Big Broadcast of 1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938

as T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows

6.3
Poppy

Poppy

1936

as Eustace McGargle

6.8
Mississippi

Mississippi

1935

as Commodore Jackson

6.7
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1935

as Wilkins Micawber

6.6
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

as Ambrose Wolfinger

6.0
Six of a Kind

Six of a Kind

1934

as Sheriff John Hoxley

5.8
It's a Gift

It's a Gift

1934

as Harold Bissonette

6.3
You're Telling Me!

You're Telling Me!

1934

as Sam Bisbee

6.3
The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

1934

as The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'

7.1
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

as Mr. Stubbins

6.0
The Fatal Glass of Beer

The Fatal Glass of Beer

1933

as Mr. Snavely

5.9
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1933

as Humpty-Dumpty

6.1
International House

International House

1933

as Professor Quail

5.5
The Barber Shop

The Barber Shop

1933

as Cornelius O'Hare

6.3
Tillie and Gus

Tillie and Gus

1933

as Augustus Winterbottom

7.6
The Pharmacist

The Pharmacist

1933

as Mr. Dilweg

5.8
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action

How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action

1933

as Himself

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1933

as Self

The Dentist

The Dentist

1932

as Dentist

5.8
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

as Rollo La Rue

6.6
Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as The President

6.6
Her Majesty, Love

Her Majesty, Love

1931

as Bela Toerrek

6.0
The Golf Specialist

The Golf Specialist

1930

as J. Effingham Bellweather

5.2
The Circus: Premiere

The Circus: Premiere

1928

as Self

5.4
Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928

as Ring Master

6.0
Fools for Luck

Fools for Luck

1928

as Richard Whitehead

The Potters

The Potters

1927

as Pa Potter

Running Wild

Running Wild

1927

as Elmer Finch

5.8
Two Flaming Youths

Two Flaming Youths

1927

as Gabby Gilfoil

So's Your Old Man

So's Your Old Man

1926

as Samuel Bisbee

6.6
It's the Old Army Game

It's the Old Army Game

1926

as Elmer Prettywillie

4.8
That Royle Girl

That Royle Girl

1925

as Professor Royle

1.0
Sally of the Sawdust

Sally of the Sawdust

1925

as Professor Eustance McGargle

6.1
Janice Meredith

Janice Meredith

1924

as A British Sergeant

5.0
Pool Sharks

Pool Sharks

1915
5.2