Fredric March

Born: 1897-08-31

Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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 won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice.

Known For

Hombre
The Best Years of Our Lives
Les Misérables
The Buccaneer
Executive Suite
Inherit the Wind
Complicated Women
Alexander the Great
A Star Is Born
The Sign of the Cross

Top Movie Credits

Hombre Dr. Alex Favor
Les Misérables Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
The Buccaneer Jean Lafitte
Executive Suite Loren Phineas Shaw
Inherit the Wind Matthew Harrison Brady
Complicated Women Self (archive footage)
Alexander the Great Philip of Macedonia
A Star Is Born Norman Maine
The Sign of the Cross Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome