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Fredric March

Fredric March

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Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago (1947) and Long Day's Journey into Night (1956). March is one of only two actors, the other being Helen Hayes, to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice.

Known For

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1960

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

1932

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

Hombre

Hombre

1967

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

The Education of Elizabeth

The Education of Elizabeth

1921

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1973

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

An Act of Murder

An Act of Murder

1948

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1934

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

Susan and God

Susan and God

1940

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1935

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

1929

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1932

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

1938

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1933

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1935

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

1932

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

… tick… tick… tick…

… tick… tick… tick…

1970

Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1921

Tomorrow, the World!

Tomorrow, the World!

1944

The Adventures of Mark Twain

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1935

The Royal Family of Broadway

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930

Sarah and Son

Sarah and Son

1930

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1951

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1936

Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

1953

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

1957

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1938

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

1949

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

1948

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

The Studio Murder Mystery

The Studio Murder Mystery

1929

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

The Marriage Playground

The Marriage Playground

1929

Strangers in Love

Strangers in Love

1932

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1930

True to the Navy

True to the Navy

1930

Tonight Is Ours

Tonight Is Ours

1933

Laughter

Laughter

1930

The Condemned of Altona

The Condemned of Altona

1962

The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors

1961

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

1938

Good Dame

Good Dame

1934

Ladies Love Brutes

Ladies Love Brutes

1930

We Live Again

We Live Again

1934

So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night

1941

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

All of Me

All of Me

1934

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1945

Paris Bound

Paris Bound

1929

My Sin

My Sin

1931

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

The Devil

The Devil

1921

Paying the Piper

Paying the Piper

1921

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

The Night Angel

The Night Angel

1931

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1954

The 400 Million

The 400 Million

1939

Victory

Victory

1940

Island of Allah

Island of Allah

1956

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

1930

Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools

1929

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

1950

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

1936

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986

The Valley of the Tennessee

The Valley of the Tennessee

1944

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1959

So You Want to Be in Pictures

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1958

The Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century

1949

Jealousy

Jealousy

1929

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

The Dummy

The Dummy

1929

A Pass to Tomorrow

A Pass to Tomorrow

1945

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

The Best of Broadway

The Best of Broadway

1954

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase

1954

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Tales from Dickens

Tales from Dickens

1959

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet

1948

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956