Charles Bickford

Deceased · Born: Dec 31, 1890 · Died: Nov 9, 1967

Personal Details

Born Dec 31, 1890 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Parents

Loretus Bickford
Mary Ellen Bickford

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor best known for his supporting roles. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and Johnny Belinda (1948). Other notable roles include Whirlpool (1948), A Star is Born (1954) and The Big Country (1958). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Bickford, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1966

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Benson Tropp

1964

Della as Hugh Stafford

1962

The Devil's Children

The Devil's Children as Tucker McCallum

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses as Ellis Arnesen

1960

The Unforgiven as Zeb Rawlins

1958

Playhouse 90 as Ellis Arnesen

The Big Country

The Big Country as Major Henry Terrill

1957

Mister Cory as Jeremiah Des Plains 'Biloxi' Caldwell

1956

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It as A.A. Andrews

Playhouse 90 as Gen. Keaton

1955

Prince of Players

Prince of Players as Dave Prescott

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Gen. Jimmy Guthrie

Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger as Dr. Dave W. Runkleman

1954

A Star Is Born as Oliver Niles

1953

The Last Posse as Sampson Drune

1951

Elopement as Tom Reagan

The Raging Tide

The Raging Tide as Hamil Linder

Jim Thorpe -- All-American

Jim Thorpe -- All-American as Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner

1950

Branded as Mr. Lavery

Guilty of Treason

Guilty of Treason as Cardinal Joszef Mindszenty

Riding High as J.L. Higgins

Whirlpool as Lt. James Colton

1949

Roseanna McCoy as Devil Anse Hatfield

1948

Johnny Belinda as Black MacDonald

Command Decision

Command Decision as Elmer Brockhurst

The Babe Ruth Story

The Babe Ruth Story as Brother Matthias

Four Faces West

Four Faces West as Pat Garrett

1947

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter as Joseph Clancy

The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach as Tod Butler

Brute Force as Gallagher

1946

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun as Sam Pierce

1945

Captain Eddie as William Rickenbacker

Fallen Angel as Mark Judd

1944

Wing and a Prayer

Wing and a Prayer as Captain Waddell

1943

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette as Father Peyramale

Mr. Lucky as Hard Swede

1942

Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure as Buck Rand

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind as Mate of the 'Tyfib'

1941

Burma Convoy as Cliff Weldon

Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley as Wolf Reade

1940

Queen of the Yukon

Queen of the Yukon as Ace Rincon

Girl from God's Country

Girl from God's Country as Bill Bogler

South to Karanga

South to Karanga as Jeff Worthing

1939

Mutiny in the Big House

Mutiny in the Big House as Father Joe Collins

Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight as Arnold

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men as Slim

Our Leading Citizen

Our Leading Citizen as Shep Muir

1938

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants as Howard Fallon

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York as Rocky Thorpe / John Franklin

1937

Night Club Scandal

Night Club Scandal as Det. Capt. McKinley

Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai as Otto Hartman

High, Wide and Handsome

High, Wide and Handsome as Red Scanlon

1936

The Plainsman as John Lattimer

1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife as Jotham Klore

Under Pressure as Nipper Moran

1934

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker as Big Steve Halloway

A Wicked Woman as Pat Naylor

1933

No Other Woman as Jim Stanley

White Woman as Ballister

This Day and Age

This Day and Age as Louis Garrett

1932

Scandal for Sale

Scandal for Sale as Jerry Strong

Panama Flo as Pearl

Vanity Street as Brian Murphy

1931

The Squaw Man as Cash Hawkins

Pagan Lady as Dingo Mike

East of Borneo as Allan Clark

1930

Anna Christie as Matt Burke

Passion Flower as Dan Wallace

River's End as Keith / Conniston

The Sea Bat as Reverend Sims

1929

Dynamite as Hagon Derk

Hell's Heroes as Bob Sangster

appearances

1965

Hollywood My Home Town

Hollywood My Home Town