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Charles Dickens

Known For
Writing
Born
February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Died
June 9, 1870
Active Years
1920–2026 (107 Years)
Total Credits
290 credits in database
Writing Born Feb 7, 1812 Died Jun 9, 1870 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK 290 credits
290
Total Credits
1920–2026
107 Years Career Span
81
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Biography

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Name: Charles John Huffam Dickens.
Dates: 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870.
Age at death: 58 years old.
Profession: English writer and social critic.
Significance: Created some of the world's best-known fictional characters; regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era; recognized as a literary genius by twentieth-century critics and scholars.
Works: Novels and short stories with lasting popularity; enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime.
TMDB Info: Known for writing; 287 known credits; Gender: Male; Birthday: February 7, 1812; Day of Death: June 9, 1870; Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK.

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era and created some of the world's best-known fictional characters. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity, and his works experienced unprecedented popularity during his lifetime. By the twentieth century, critics and scholars recognized him as a literary genius. Dickens died on June 9, 1870, at the age of 58. According to The Movie Database, he is known for writing and has 287 known credits.
*Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is

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Career

Career overview

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Name: Charles John Huffam Dickens.
Dates: 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870.
Age at death: 58 years old.
Profession: English writer and social critic.
Reputation: Created some of the world's best-known fictional characters; regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era; recognized as a literary genius by twentieth-century critics and scholars.
Works: Novels and short stories; enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime; enjoy lasting popularity.
TMDB Info: Known for Writing; Known Credits: 287; Gender: Male; Birthday: February 7, 1812; Day of Death: June 9, 1870; Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is recognized for his work as a writer, with 287 known credits listed. During his life, Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His novels and short stories achieved unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and continue to enjoy lasting popularity.
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By the twentieth century, critics and scholars had recognized Dickens as a literary genius. His body of work includes a significant number of credits. Dickens passed away on June 9, 1870, at the age of 58.
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Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is recognized for his work in writing, with 287 known credits. Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His novels and short stories enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and continue to enjoy lasting popularity.

By the twentieth century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His professional contributions as a writer have left a significant impact on literature. Dickens died on June 9, 1870, at the age of 58.
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"Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is recognized for his work in writing, with 287 known credits. Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His novels and short stories enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and continue to enjoy lasting popularity.

By the twentieth century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. Dickens died on June 9, 1870, at the age of 58."

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Career timeline

Ebenezer · NovelA Tale of Two Cities · NovelScrooge: A Christmas Carol Horror · Original StoryChristmas on the North Pole Express · Novel
The King of Kings · NovelThe Muppet Scriptmas Carol · NovelChristmas Above the Clouds · NovelChristmas Karma · NovelThe Lyric Theatre: A Christmas Carol · Original Story
National Theatre Live: London Tide · Original StoryMerry Moisex · NovelCarol · NovelEchoes of a Forgotten Song · Novel
The Artful Dodger · CharactersGreat Expectations · NovelA Christmas Carol · NovelNae Expectations · Novel
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol · NovelSpirited · NovelThe Prince of Rome · NovelNational Theatre Live: Oliver Twist · BookChristmas Carole · Novel
A Christmas Carol · NovelA Christmas Carol · Novel
A Christmas Carol · NovelA Christmas Carol · Original StoryMilwaukee Rep: A Christmas Carol · NovelEstella Scrooge · NovelA Christmas Carol · Novel
The Personal History of David Copperfield · NovelFX's A Christmas Carol · NovelA Christmas Carol · Novel
A Christmas Carol · NovelA Frozen Christmas Carol · Novel
The Man Who Invented Christmas · NovelA Christmas Carol Goes Wrong · Original Story
The Signalman · Original StoryA Christmas Carol · Novel
All American Christmas Carol · Novel
Great Expectations · NovelThe Mystery of Edwin Drood · NovelScrooge & Marley · NovelIt's Christmas, Carol! · NovelThe Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby · Novel
Great Expectations · NovelThe Smurfs: A Christmas Carol · Novel
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol · Original Story
A Christmas Carol · NovelGhosts of Girlfriends Past · NovelThe Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol · Original StoryDavid Copperfield · Novel
Little Dorrit · NovelBarbie in 'A Christmas Carol' · Novel
Oliver Twist · NovelThe Old Curiosity Shop · NovelDombey and Son · Novel
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol · NovelThe Carol Project · NovelA Christmas Carol · Original Story
Bleak House · NovelOliver Twist · Novel
A Christmas Carol · NovelKarroll's Christmas · NovelVeggieTales: An Easter Carol · NovelBoy Called Twist · NovelChristmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol · Novel
Twist · Novel
Nicholas Nickleby · NovelOlivia Twist · Novel
Christmas Carol: The Movie · NovelThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · NovelDavid Copperfield · NovelCricket Behind the Hearth · NovelScrooge and Marley · Novel
David Copperfield · NovelA Diva's Christmas Carol · NovelA Christmas Carol · Novel
David Copperfield · NovelOliver Twist · NovelA Christmas Carol · NovelGreat Expectations · WriterGreat Expectations · Novel
Great Expectations · NovelOur Mutual Friend · NovelAn All Dogs Christmas Carol · Original StoryEbenezer · Novel
A Christmas Carol · NovelOliver Twist · NovelMs. Scrooge · Novel
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series · StoryBeavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas · Novel
The Old Curiosity Shop · Novel

Full Filmography

290 titles
  • Ebenezer (2026) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (2026) Novel
  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Horror (2026) Original Story
  • Christmas on the North Pole Express (2026) Novel
  • The King of Kings (2025) Novel
  • The Muppet Scriptmas Carol (2025) Novel
  • Christmas Above the Clouds (2025) Novel
  • Christmas Karma (2025) Novel
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  • The Lyric Theatre: A Christmas Carol (2025) Original Story
  • A Christmas Carol (2025) Original Story
  • Utshob (2025) Novel
  • National Theatre Live: London Tide (2024) Original Story
  • Merry Moisex (2024) Novel
  • Carol (2024) Novel
  • Echoes of a Forgotten Song (2024) Novel
  • The Artful Dodger (2023) Characters
  • Great Expectations (2023) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2023) Novel
  • Nae Expectations (2023) Novel
  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) Novel
  • Spirited (2022) Novel
  • The Prince of Rome (2022) Novel
  • National Theatre Live: Oliver Twist (2022) Book
  • Christmas Carole (2022) Novel
  • A New Diva's Christmas Carol (2022) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2022) Book
  • Carol de Navidad (2022) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2021) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2021) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2020) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2020) Original Story
  • Milwaukee Rep: A Christmas Carol (2020) Novel
  • Estella Scrooge (2020) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2020) Novel
  • Canto di Natale (2020) Novel
  • Yellow River (2020) Novel
  • A LEGO Christmas Carol: A Brickfilm (2020) Novel
  • The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Novel
  • FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2019) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2018) Novel
  • A Frozen Christmas Carol (2018) Novel
  • The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017) Original Story
  • The Signalman (2015) Original Story
  • A Christmas Carol (2015) Novel
  • All American Christmas Carol (2013) Novel
  • Great Expectations (2012) Novel
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012) Novel
  • Scrooge & Marley (2012) Novel
  • It's Christmas, Carol! (2012) Novel
  • The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby (2012) Novel
  • Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (2012) Novel
  • Great Expectations (2011) Novel
  • The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011) Novel
  • Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010) Original Story
  • A Christmas Carol (2009) Novel
  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) Novel
  • The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol (2009) Original Story
  • David Copperfield (2009) Novel
  • Little Dorrit (2008) Novel
  • Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (2007) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) Novel
  • Dombey and Son (2007) Novel
  • A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006) Novel
  • The Carol Project (2006) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2006) Original Story
  • Bleak House (2005) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (2005) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2004) Novel
  • Karroll's Christmas (2004) Novel
  • VeggieTales: An Easter Carol (2004) Novel
  • Boy Called Twist (2004) Novel
  • Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol (2004) Novel
  • Twist (2003) Novel
  • Nicholas Nickleby (2002) Novel
  • Olivia Twist (2002) Novel
  • Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) Novel
  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001) Novel
  • David Copperfield (2001) Novel
  • Cricket Behind the Hearth (2001) Novel
  • Scrooge and Marley (2001) Novel
  • David Copperfield (2000) Novel
  • A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (2000) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1999) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1999) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1999) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1999) Writer
  • Great Expectations (1999) Novel
  • The Chimes (1999) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1998) Novel
  • Our Mutual Friend (1998) Novel
  • An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) Original Story
  • Ebenezer (1998) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1997) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1997) Novel
  • Ms. Scrooge (1997) Novel
  • All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series (1996) Story
  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas (1996) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) Novel
  • Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) Novel
  • Hard Times (1994) Novel
  • A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1994) Novel
  • Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1994) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1993) Novel
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Novel
  • Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol (1992) Novel
  • The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story (1992) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1989) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1989) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1989) Original Story
  • Monsters (1988) Story
  • Oliver & Company (1988) Novel
  • Scrooged (1988) Novel
  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) Original Story
  • Hard Times (1988) Novel
  • Pan Pickwick (1988) Novel
  • Little Dorrit (1987) Novel
  • Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987) Novel
  • The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1987) Novel
  • Ghost Stories (1987) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1986) Novel
  • John Grin's Christmas (1986) Novel
  • The Pickwick Club (1986) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1986) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1985) Novel
  • Bleak House (1985) Novel
  • Bleak House (1985) Writer
  • Nicholas Nickleby (1985) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1985) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1984) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1984) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1984) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1984) Novel
  • Čarovná rybí kostička (1984) Novel
  • Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) Novel
  • Storyboard (1983) Novel
  • Dombey and Son (1983) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1983) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1983) Novel
  • The Gospel According to Scrooge (1983) Novel
  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1982) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1982) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1982) Author
  • A Vintage Detective Story (1982) Short Story
  • Great Expectations (1981) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1981) Novel
  • The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist (1980) Characters
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1980) Novel
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1980) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1980) Novel
  • Starožitníkův krám (1980) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1979) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1979) Creator
  • An American Christmas Carol (1979) Novel
  • Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre (1979) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1979) Novel
  • The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) Novel
  • Rich Little's Christmas Carol (1978) Novel
  • Scrooge (1978) Novel
  • Nicholas Nickleby (1977) Novel
  • Hard Times (1977) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1977) Novel
  • Our Mutual Friend (1976) Novel
  • The Signalman (1976) Short Story
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1975) Novel
  • The Passions of Carol (1975) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1974) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1974) Novel
  • Dombey & Son (1974) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1974) Novel
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) Writer
  • Festival of Family Classics (1972) Novel
  • The Pickwick Papers (1972) Novel
  • Příběh se starou lenoškou (1972) Short Story
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971) Short Story
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971) Writer
  • A Christmas Carol (1971) Novel
  • Scrooge (1970) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1969) Novel
  • Carry On Christmas (1969) Novel
  • Oliver! (1968) Novel
  • Nicholas Nickleby (1968) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1967) Novel
  • Cricket on the Hearth (1967) Novel
  • Little Dorrit (1967) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1966) Novel
  • Christmas Carole (1966) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1965) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1965) Novel
  • Carol for Another Christmas (1964) Original Story
  • Mr. Scrooge (1964) Novel
  • Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1962) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1962) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1962) Novel
  • Manik (1961) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1960) Novel
  • Bleak House (1959) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1959) Novel
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) Original Story
  • Our Mutual Friend (1958) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1958) Novel
  • Wagon Train (1957) Novel
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) Writer
  • David Copperfield (1956) Novel
  • The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) Novel
  • Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955) Author
  • Oliver Twist (1955) Novel
  • An Orphan's Tragedy (1955) Original Story
  • The Merry Christmas (1955) Novel
  • Story of the Christmas Carol (1955) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1954) Novel
  • It's Never Too Late (1953) Novel
  • The Pickwick Papers (1952) Novel
  • Scrooge (1951) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1950) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1948) Novel
  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1947) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1946) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1943) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1940) Original Story
  • A Christmas Carol (1938) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1935) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1935) Novel
  • Scrooge (1935) Novel
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1934) Novel
  • Little Dorrit (1934) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1933) Novel
  • Rich Man's Folly (1931) Novel
  • Scrooge (1928) Novel
  • Little Dorrit (1924) Novel
  • Cricket on the Hearth (1923) Original Story
  • Bleak House (1922) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1922) Novel
  • The Cricket on the Hearth (1922) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1922) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1922) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1922) Novel
  • The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick (1921) Novel
  • Oliver Twist, Jr. (1921) Novel
  • Our Mutual Friend (1921) Novel
  • Bleak House (1920) Novel
  • Little Dorrit (1920) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1919) Novel
  • Great Expectations (1917) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1917) Novel
  • Dombey and Son (1917) Novel
  • Klein Doortje (1917) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1916) Novel
  • The Right to Be Happy (1916) Original Story
  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1914) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1914) Original Story
  • The Chimes (1914) Novel
  • Scrooge (1913) Novel
  • David Copperfield (1913) Novel
  • Little Dorrit (1913) Novel
  • The Adventure of the Shooting Party (1913) Novel
  • The Virtue of Rags (1912) Novel
  • Nicholas Nickleby (1912) Novel
  • Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgers (1912) Original Story
  • Oliver Twist (1912) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1912) Novel
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1911) Original Story
  • David Copperfield (1911) Novel
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1911) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1910) Short Story
  • The Cricket on the Hearth (1909) Short Story
  • The Boy and the Convict (1909) Novel
  • Oliver Twist (1909) Novel
  • A Christmas Carol (1908) Novel
  • Dotheboys Hall, or Nicholas Nickleby (1903) Novel
  • Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901) Novel
  • The Death of Poor Joe (1901) Book
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Bride's Chamber Story
  • Humbugged Characters
  • A Christmas Cop Novel
  • Humbug Novel
  • Fagin Characters
  • A Christmas Carol Novel
  • A Christmas Carol Novel

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What movies or TV shows is Charles Dickens best known for?

Charles Dickens is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Ebenezer (2026), A Tale of Two Cities (2026), The King of Kings (2025), The Artful Dodger (2023).

When and where was Charles Dickens born?

Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. They passed away on June 9, 1870.

How many credits does Charles Dickens have?

Charles Dickens has accumulated over 290 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 2026.

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Charles Dickens by the numbers

290credits
230films
60TV series
1901–2026active years

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