Fredric March

Fredric March

1897-08-31 Racine, Wisconsin, USA 102 Credits

Biography

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 w...

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Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

2021

as Archival Footage

7.4
Acting

Coded tells the story of illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose legacy laid the foundation for today's out-and-proud LGBTQ advertisements.

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Join foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat, Wolfman, King Kong, Bride of Frankenstein, and more. Gra...

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

as Self (archive footage)

9.0
Acting

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with t...

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered fi...

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990

as (archive footage)

9.0
Acting

This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed comm...

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and profession...

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually get...

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Acting

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1973

as Harry Hope

6.1
Acting

Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props...

Tick... Tick... Tick...

Tick... Tick... Tick...

1970

as Mayor Jeff Parks

6.5
Acting

Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.

Hombre

Hombre

1967

as Dr. Alex Favor

7.1
Acting

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when ...

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964

as President Jordan Lyman

7.3
Acting

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

The Condemned of Altona

The Condemned of Altona

1962

as Albrecht von Gerlach

7.0
Acting

A dying German magnate invites his youngest son and daughter-in-law home to discuss the future of the family's shipbuilding empire. There, the daughte...

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

as Count Vronsky (archive footage) (uncredited)

3.3
Acting

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in t...

The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors

1961

as Dr. Joseph Pearson

5.6
Acting

An aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy.

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1960

as Matthew Harrison Brady

7.7
Acting

Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the ne...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1959

as Narrator

8.4
Acting

Another version of the Dickens classic. Originally an episode of Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens. Later released on home video on it's own...

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

as Jerry Kingsley

7.0
Acting

Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a roma...

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1958

as Arthur Winslow

Acting

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

1957

as Albert Schweitzer (voice)

6.1
Acting

This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go to...

Island of Allah

Island of Allah

1956

as Himself / Narrator

Acting

An old Bedouin tells the story of the twenty-three year old Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s daring raid on Riyadh to geologists exploring the deserts of ...

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956

as Ralph Hopkins

6.8
Acting

Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which ...

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956

as Philip of Macedonia

5.9
Acting

An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the beli...

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Daniel C. Hilliard

7.0
Acting

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

as Rear Adm. George Tarrant

6.0
Acting

A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1954

as Ebenezer Scrooge

6.3
Acting

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout...

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

as Loren Phineas Shaw

7.0
Acting

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

1953

as Karel Cernik

6.5
Acting

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performe...

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1951

as Willy Loman

6.9
Acting

Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's ...

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

as Joe Esposito

5.3
Acting

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...

The Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century

1949

as Oscar Jaffe

Acting

A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing...

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

1949

as Christopher Columbus

5.7
Acting

Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical...

An Act of Murder

An Act of Murder

1948

as Judge Calvin Cooke

6.8
Acting

A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

1948

as Marcus Hubbard

7.6
Acting

This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Al Stephenson

7.8
Acting

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrive...

A Pass to Tomorrow

1945

as Self - Narrator

Acting

A Jewish American soldier visits Eretz Yisrael after fighting on the North African front during World War II.

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1945

as Narrator

Acting

America prepares to welcome and employ the 12 million service men and women who are coming home from war.

Tomorrow, the World!

Tomorrow, the World!

1944

as Mike Frame

7.9
Acting

German boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth to reject Nazism.

The Adventures of Mark Twain

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

as Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)

6.6
Acting

A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.

The Valley of the Tennessee

The Valley of the Tennessee

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

U.S. Goverment film about the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s and 1940s.

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

as Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley

6.8
Acting

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her.

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941

as Luke Drake

5.9
Acting

A Braodway playwright wants to keep on writing plays for his wife to star in, but all she wants is to retire to Connecticut and, following a few 'worl...

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as William Spence

6.6
Acting

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night

1941

as Josef Steiner

6.2
Acting

An anti-Nazi refugee on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence.

Victory

Victory

1940

as Hendrik Heyst

Acting

A hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeche...

Susan and God

Susan and God

1940

as Barrie Trexel

6.5
Acting

A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

as Self

5.5
Acting

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother ...

The 400 Million

The 400 Million

1939

as Narration (voice)

5.9
Acting

The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Jap...

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

1938

as Sam Wye

6.3
Acting

After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her and...

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

1938

as Bill Spencer

7.1
Acting

An heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

1938

as Narrator (voice)

6.1
Acting

The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest ar...

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1938

as Jean Lafitte

6.4
Acting

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937

as Wallace "Wally" Cook

6.3
Acting

When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937

as Norman Maine

7.1
Acting

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her ido...

Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

as Self

Acting

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1936

as Lieutenant Michel Denet

6.3
Acting

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and m...

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Anthony Adverse

5.8
Acting

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by...

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

as Bothwell

6.3
Acting

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

1936

5.0
Acting

Narrated documentary of the making of Anthony Adverse (1936), featuring many clips from the actual film.

The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1935

as Alan Trent

6.2
Acting

Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them, but has ...

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1935

as Count Vronsky

6.6
Acting

In 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with her love for a dashing soldier.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1935

as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu

7.2
Acting

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both me...

We Live Again

We Live Again

1934

as Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov

6.6
Acting

Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that h...

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

as Robert Browning

6.0
Acting

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henriet...

The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

as Benvenuto Cellini

5.1
Acting

The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1934

as Prince Sirki

6.4
Acting

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon ...

Good Dame

Good Dame

1934

as Mace Townsley

5.5
Acting

A chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks up with a smooth-talking con artist who says he can he...

All of Me

All of Me

1934

as Don Ellis

6.0
Acting

A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend doesn't understand why he is so dissatisfied.

Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

as Tom Chambers

7.1
Acting

An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1933

as Jerry H. Young

6.6
Acting

The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enem...

Tonight Is Ours

Tonight Is Ours

1933

as Sabien Pastal

Acting

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1932

as Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome

6.2
Acting

A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

1932

as Kenneth Wayne / Jeremy

6.0
Acting

On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carte...

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

1932

as Self

4.0
Acting

In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a salute from crossed-eyed Ben Turpin. Then the master ...

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

as Fredric March (uncredited)

5.5
Acting

A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

as Jerry Corbett

6.4
Acting

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to...

Strangers in Love

Strangers in Love

1932

as Buddy Drake / Arthur Drake

5.1
Acting

Fredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother when the latter dies.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

7.2
Acting

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become l...

My Sin

My Sin

1931

as Dick Grady

5.8
Acting

A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her off fronts her money to start a new life in NY where...

The Night Angel

The Night Angel

1931

as Rudek Berken

4.0
Acting

In this crime drama, a Prague DA must close down a house of prostitution masquerading as a cafe. He sends the owner's daughter to a nurse's home until...

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

as Jerry Stafford

5.7
Acting

Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.

The Royal Family of Broadway

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930

as Tony Cavendish

5.8
Acting

Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a br...

Laughter

Laughter

1930

as Paul Lockridge

5.0
Acting

Zeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows tired of their sedate life, she refuses the attentions o...

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1930

as Dan O'Bannon

5.5
Acting

A spoiled young rich girl is sent to prison for accidentally running down a pedestrian. There she learns about a life and people she had never even im...

True to the Navy

True to the Navy

1930

as Bull's Eye McCoy

7.0
Acting

Ruby is a counter girl at the San Diego Soda Shop with a habit of being a girlfriend to Sailors stopping by. Things get a little zany when she sets he...

Ladies Love Brutes

Ladies Love Brutes

1930

as Dwight Howell

5.7
Acting

The movie stars George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March who are all excellent in their roles. The story begins as Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an It...

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

1930

as Marine

6.1
Acting

This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, credits 11 directors

Sarah and Son

Sarah and Son

1930

as Howard Vanning

5.2
Acting

A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wi...

The Marriage Playground

The Marriage Playground

1929

as Martin Boyne

5.8
Acting

A delightful pre-code cocktail recipe. Take three couples (add gin and tonic), their several divorces and the seven children/stepchildren of their int...

Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools

1929

as Gregory Pyne

Acting

Moore plays the "dual" role of a French singer in America who was originally an American chorus girl in France to acquire a new persona.

Jealousy

Jealousy

1929

as Pierre

Acting

Yvonne, proprietor of a Paris gown shop, marries Pierre, a poor artist, concealing from him an affair she had with Rigaud, an elderly boulevardier who...

Paris Bound

Paris Bound

1929

as Jim Hutton

5.0
Acting

Jim Hutton and Mary Archer are two liberals who are content to remain faithful to each other in spirit only. They are married with all the ritual of a...

The Studio Murder Mystery

The Studio Murder Mystery

1929

as Richard Hardell

4.1
Acting

Philandering actor Richard Hardell is murdered at a movie studio. His jealous wife Blanche, his director Rupert Borka, and a girl he mistreated, Helen...

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

1929

as James Gilmore

6.7
Acting

Wild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and gets i...

The Dummy

The Dummy

1929

as Trumbull Meredith

Acting

The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the p...

The Devil

The Devil

1921

as Bal Masque Participant (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

Dr. Muller, a friend to all, finds pleasure in turning the goodness in people to evil ends. He meets Marie Matin and her fiancée, Georges Roben, while...

The Education of Elizabeth

1921

as Man (uncredited)

Acting

Billie Burke, the real-life wife of Flo Ziegfeld, plays Ziegfeld Follies dancer Elizabeth Banks who falls for a wealthy young man. His parents are sho...

Paying the Piper

Paying the Piper

1921

as Man (uncredited)

Acting

Larry and Barbara, both the products of rich but broken homes, plan a marriage of convenience. He really loves Marcia, a dancer, and Barbara vamps Kei...

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1921

as Man (uncredited)

Acting

An artist pretends to be a valet to escape a woman's advances. He marries another woman but must keep painting in secret to make enough money.