Humphrey Bogart
Biography
Humphrey Bogart was an American actor. He began his acting career in Broadway shows and transitioned to motion pictures with the film Up the River in 1930. Bogart regularly portrayed gangsters in supporting roles during the next decade. He received positive reviews for his work as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest in 1936. Bogart's performances in Classical Hollywood films made him an American cultural icon. The American Film Institute selected him as the greatest male star of classic American cinema in 1999. He was born on December 25, 1899, and died on January 14, 1957.
Career overview
Humphrey Bogart began his acting career in Broadway shows. He transitioned to motion pictures with the film Up the River in 1930 for Fox. For the next decade, Bogart regularly portrayed gangsters in supporting roles. He received praise for his work as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest in 1936.
Bogart's performances in Classical Hollywood films made him an American cultural icon. He was cast in secondary roles at Warner Bros., with other actors receiving leading roles. Despite this, Bogart continued to receive positive reviews for his work.
Bogart's career spanned over two decades, during which he appeared in numerous films. He is known for his performances in a wide range of roles, including those of gangsters. His work has been recognized by the American Film Institute, which selected him as the greatest male star of classic American cinema in 1999.
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- Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026) as Philip Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Akai Ito (2025)
- Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming Marilyn (2022) as (archive footage)
- Julie Andrews Forever (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- The Green Fog (2018)
- Iconic Couples of Hollywood (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011) as (archive footage)
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010) as Self / Charlie Allnut (archive footage)
- Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Warner at War (2008) as (archive footage)
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- 'In a Lonely Place' Revisited (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Biography: Humphrey Bogart (2003) as Self (Archive Footage)
- Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003) as Fred C. Dobbs / Various Roles (archive footage)
- A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage' (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- As Time Goes By: The Children Remember (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Living Famously (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Pulp Cinema (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999) as Lou Spinelli (archive footage)
- Humphrey Bogart on Film (1999) as (archive footage)
- Bogart: The Untold Story (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992) as Self (archive footage)
- Movie Tough Guys (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Death In Hollywood (1990)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Lou Spinelli (archive footage)
- All-Time Movie Greats (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bacall on Bogart (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Ersatz (1978) as Rick Blaine (voice) (archive sound)
- It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Hooray for Hollywood (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- All This and World War II (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- Dynamite Chicken (1971) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Harder They Fall (1956) as Eddie Willis
- We're No Angels (1955) as Joseph
- The Left Hand of God (1955) as James 'Jim' Carmody
- The Desperate Hours (1955) as Glenn Griffin
- The Petrified Forest (1955) as Duke Mantee
- Sabrina (1954) as Linus Larrabee
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954) as Harry Dawes
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
- The Love Lottery (1954) as Self (uncredited)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Beat the Devil (1953) as Billy Dannreuther
- Battle Circus (1953) as Major Jed Webbe
- The African Queen (1952) as Charlie Allnut
- Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) as Ed Hutcheson
- Sirocco (1951) as Harry Smith
- The Enforcer (1951) as ADA Martin Ferguson
- The Family Secret (1951) Executive Producer
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Babyface Bogart
- Chain Lightning (1950) as Lt. Col. Matthew "Matt" Brennan
- In a Lonely Place (1950) as Dixon Steele
- The Hollywood Ten (1950)
- The Crime Of Korea (1950) as Narrator
- Tokyo Joe (1949) as Colonel Joseph 'Joe' Barrett
- Tokyo Joe (1949) Executive Producer
- And Baby Makes Three (1949) Executive Producer
- Knock on Any Door (1949) as Andrew Morton
- Knock on Any Door (1949) Executive Producer
- Breakdowns of 1949 (1949) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) as Fred C. Dobbs
- Key Largo (1948) as Frank McCloud
- Dark Passage (1947) as Vincent Parry
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) as Geoffrey Carroll
- Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947) as Self
- Always Together (1947) as Father Staring Through Window (uncredited)
- The Big Sleep (1946) as Philip Marlowe
- Dead Reckoning (1946) as Capt. 'Rip' Murdock
- Never Say Goodbye (1946) as Phil's Bogart Impression (voice) (uncredited)
- Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) as Self (uncredited)
- Blow-Ups of 1946 (1946) as Self
- Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945) as Humphrey Bogart
- To Have and Have Not (1945) as Harry Morgan
- Conflict (1945) as Richard Mason
- Passage to Marseille (1944) as Jean Matrac
- Breakdowns of 1944 (1944) as Self
- I Am an American (1944)
- Report from the Front (1944) as Himself / Narrator
- Casablanca (1943) as Rick Blaine
- Sahara (1943) as Sgt. Joe Gunn
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Lt. Joe Rossi
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Self
- Breakdowns of 1942 (1942) as Self
- All Through the Night (1942) as Gloves Donahue
- Across the Pacific (1942) as Rick Leland
- The Big Shot (1942) as Joseph 'Duke' Berne
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Samuel Spade
- Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- High Sierra (1941) as Roy Earle
- The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) as Nick Coster
- They Drive by Night (1940) as Paul Fabrini
- It All Came True (1940) as Grasselli ("Chips Maguire")
- Virginia City (1940) as John Murrell
- Brother Orchid (1940) as Jack Buck
- Breakdowns of 1940 (1940) as Self
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) as George Hally
- Invisible Stripes (1939) as Chuck Martin
- Dark Victory (1939) as Michael O'Leary
- You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) as Frank Wilson
- The Return of Doctor X (1939) as Dr. Maurice Xavier
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Whip McCord
- Breakdowns of 1939 (1939) as Self
- King of the Underworld (1939) as Joe Gurney
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) as James Frazier
- Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) as Self (archive footage)
- Racket Busters (1938) as John "Czar" Martin
- Swing Your Lady (1938) as Ed Hatch
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) as 'Rocks' Valentine
- Crime School (1938) as Mark Braden
- Men Are Such Fools (1938) as Harry Galleon
- Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
- Kid Galahad (1937) as Turkey Morgan
- Breakdowns of 1937 (1937) as Self
- Dead End (1937) as "Baby Face" Martin
- San Quentin (1937) as Joe 'Red' Kennedy
- Marked Woman (1937) as David Graham
- Stand-In (1937) as Doug Quintain
- Black Legion (1937) as Frank Taylor
- The Great O'Malley (1937) as John Philips
- Isle of Fury (1936) as Valentine "Val" Stevens
- China Clipper (1936) as Hap Stuart
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) as Bugs Fenner
- Two Against the World (1936) as Sherry Scott
- The Petrified Forest (1936) as Duke Mantee
- Breakdowns of 1936 (1936) as Self
- Midnight (1934) as Gar Boni
- Big City Blues (1932) as Shep Adkins (uncredited)
- Three on a Match (1932) as Harve
- Love Affair (1932) as Jim Leonard
- The Bad Sister (1931) as Valentine Corliss
- Body and Soul (1931) as Jim Watson
- The Man Who Came Back (1931) Vocal Coach
- A Holy Terror (1931) as Steve Nash
- Up the River (1930) as Steve Jordan
- A Devil with Women (1930) as Tom Standish
- Broadway's Like That (1930) as Ruth's Fiance
- The Dancing Town (1928) as Man in Doorway at Dance