Fredric March
Biography
Fredric March was born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel on August 31, 1897, in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, and died on April 14, 1975, at the age of 77. He was an American actor with 113 known acting credits listed in the database. Regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s, March won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1931 and The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. He also won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago in 1947 and Long Day's Journey into Night in 1956. He is one of only two actors, along with Helen Hayes, to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice.
Career overview
Fredric March was born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel on August 31, 1897, in Racine, Wisconsin, and became an American actor. Regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s, his career is documented with 113 known credits on The Movie Database.
Throughout his career, March earned notable recognition for his performances in film and theatre. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1931 and again for The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. In addition to his film achievements, he received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago in 1947 and for Long Day's Journey into Night in 1956.
With these achievements, March became one of only two actors, alongside Helen Hayes, to win both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice. His life and career spanned decades until his death on April 14, 1975, at the age of seventy-seven.
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114 titles- Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (2021) as Archival Footage
- Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014) as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (archive footage)
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990) as (archive footage)
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) as Self (archive footage)
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as Self (archive footage)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- The Iceman Cometh (1973) as Harry Hope
- … tick… tick… tick… (1970) as Mayor Jeff Parks
- Hombre (1967) as Dr. Alex Favor
- Seven Days in May (1964) as President Jordan Lyman
- The Condemned of Altona (1962) as Albrecht von Gerlach
- The Young Doctors (1961) as Dr. Joseph Pearson
- Inherit the Wind (1960) as Matthew Harrison Brady
- Middle of the Night (1959) as Jerry Kingsley
- Tales from Dickens (1959) as Self / Host
- A Christmas Carol (1959) as Narrator
- The Winslow Boy (1958) as Arthur Winslow
- Albert Schweitzer (1957) as Albert Schweitzer (voice)
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Alexander the Great (1956) as Philip of Macedonia
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) as Ralph Hopkins
- Island of Allah (1956) as Himself / Narrator
- MGM Parade (1955) as self
- The Desperate Hours (1955) as Daniel C. Hilliard
- Producers' Showcase (1954)
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) as Rear Adm. George Tarrant
- Executive Suite (1954) as Loren Phineas Shaw
- The Best of Broadway (1954)
- A Christmas Carol (1954) as Ebenezer Scrooge
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Man on a Tightrope (1953) as Karel Cernik
- Omnibus (1952)
- Death of a Salesman (1951) as Willy Loman
- It's a Big Country (1951) as Joe Esposito
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Sam
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Captain Matt
- The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950) as Narrator (voice)
- Christopher Columbus (1949) as Christopher Columbus
- The Twentieth Century (1949) as Oscar Jaffe
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Lamp Unto My Feet (1948) as Albert Schweitzer (voice)
- Another Part of the Forest (1948) as Marcus Hubbard
- An Act of Murder (1948) as Judge Calvin Cooke
- So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Al Stephenson
- A Pass to Tomorrow (1945) as Self - Narrator
- Welcome Home (1945) as Narrator
- Tomorrow, the World! (1944) as Mike Frame
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) as Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)
- The Valley of the Tennessee (1944) as Narrator (voice)
- I Married a Witch (1942) as Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley
- Black Sea Fighters (1942) as Self - Narrator of the English dub
- One Foot in Heaven (1941) as William Spence
- So Ends Our Night (1941) as Josef Steiner
- Bedtime Story (1941) as Luke Drake
- Susan and God (1940) as Barrie Trexel
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) as Self
- Victory (1940) as Hendrik Heyst
- The 400 Million (1939) as Narration (voice)
- The Buccaneer (1938) as Jean Lafitte
- There Goes My Heart (1938) as Bill Spencer
- Trade Winds (1938) as Sam Wye
- A Star Is Born (1937) as Norman Maine
- Nothing Sacred (1937) as Wallace "Wally" Cook
- Mary of Scotland (1936) as Bothwell
- Anthony Adverse (1936) as Anthony Adverse
- The Road to Glory (1936) as Lieutenant Michel Denet
- Breakdowns of 1936 (1936) as Self
- The Making of a Great Motion Picture (1936)
- Anna Karenina (1935) as Count Vronsky
- Les Misérables (1935) as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
- The Dark Angel (1935) as Alan Trent
- The Affairs of Cellini (1934) as Benvenuto Cellini
- Death Takes a Holiday (1934) as Prince Sirki
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) as Robert Browning
- We Live Again (1934) as Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov
- All of Me (1934) as Don Ellis
- Good Dame (1934) as Mace Townsley
- Design for Living (1933) as Tom Chambers
- The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) as Jerry H. Young
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Tonight Is Ours (1933) as Sabien Pastal
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome
- Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Jerry Corbett
- Smilin' Through (1932) as Kenneth Wayne / Jeremy
- Make Me a Star (1932) as Fredric March (uncredited)
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932) as Self
- Strangers in Love (1932) as Buddy Drake / Arthur Drake
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- Honor Among Lovers (1931) as Jerry Stafford
- My Sin (1931) as Dick Grady
- The Night Angel (1931) as Rudek Berken
- Manslaughter (1930) as Dan O'Bannon
- Sarah and Son (1930) as Howard Vanning
- Paramount on Parade (1930) as Marine
- The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) as Tony Cavendish
- Laughter (1930) as Paul Lockridge
- True to the Navy (1930) as Bull's Eye McCoy
- Ladies Love Brutes (1930) as Dwight Howell
- Footlights and Fools (1929) as Gregory Pyne
- The Wild Party (1929) as James Gilmore
- Paris Bound (1929) as Jim Hutton
- The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) as Richard Hardell
- The Marriage Playground (1929) as Martin Boyne
- The Dummy (1929) as Trumbull Meredith
- Jealousy (1929) as Pierre
- The Devil (1921) as Bal Masque Participant (uncredited)
- The Great Adventure (1921) as Man (uncredited)
- Paying the Piper (1921) as Man (uncredited)
- The Education of Elizabeth (1921) as Man (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Fredric March best known for?
Fredric March is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Iceman Cometh (1973), … tick… tick… tick… (1970), Hombre (1967), Seven Days in May (1964).
When and where was Fredric March born?
Fredric March was born on August 31, 1897 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. They passed away on April 14, 1975.
How many credits does Fredric March have?
Fredric March has accumulated over 114 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 2021.
What is Fredric March's background in cinema and television?
Fredric March was born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel on August 31, 1897, in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, and died on April 14, 1975, at the age of 77. He was an American actor with 113 known acting credits listed in the database. Regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s, M...
Fredric March by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Inherit the Wind (1960) as Matthew Harrison Brady — aged about 62
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Al Stephenson — aged about 48
- MGM Parade (1955) as self — aged about 57
- Seven Days in May (1964) as President Jordan Lyman — aged about 66
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde — aged about 33
- Hombre (1967) as Dr. Alex Favor — aged about 69
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