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Charles Bickford
Charles Ambrose Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor renowned for his supporting roles. Boasting a prolific career spanning from 1911 to 1967, Bickford was thrice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for notable performances in The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947) and Johnny Belinda (1948). He also starred in other celebrated films such as Whirlpool (1950), A Star Is Born (1954) and The Big Country (1958).
Born in the first minute of 1891, Bickford grew up as an unruly child with a profound relationship with his sea-captain grandfather. Starting his life in different jobs, like a lumberjack, investment promoter, he even ran a pest-extermination business. After a dare, his acting journey began on the burlesque stage, which eventually led him to Broadway and gave him a training ground for his acting and vocal talents. Bickford transitioned to character roles due to neck scarring from a lion attack and his advancing age in 1935. He later found success playing array of character roles in films and television. Bickford remained active in acting till his death, guest-starring in popular shows of his time like The Islanders, The Barbara Stanwyck Show and The Eleventh Hour, and playing rancher John Grainger in The Virginian.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Charles Ambrose Bickford
Born: Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: January 1, 1891
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1911–1967
Children: 2
Spouses: Beatrice Ursula Allen
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Movies Featuring Charles Bickford
A Star Is Born
Not as a Stranger
Of Mice and Men
The Big Country
Days of Wine and Roses
Little Miss Marker
Brute Force
Complicated Women
The Squaw Man
Four Faces West
A Wicked Woman
The Song of Bernadette
East of Borneo
Passion Flower
The Last Posse
Dynamite
The Sea Bat
Command Decision
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Gangs of New York
Whirlpool
The Farmer’s Daughter
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Fallen Angel
The Babe Ruth Story
Branded
Mr. Lucky
You Can’t Run Away from It
Mister Cory
Captain Eddie
The Woman on the Beach
River’s End
Elopement
Reap the Wild Wind
Daughter of Shanghai
The Raging Tide
Guilty of Treason
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Days of Wine and Roses
Valley of the Giants
Johnny Belinda
Riding High
Vanity Street
Stand Up and Fight
Della
Tarzan’s New York Adventure
Prince of Players
Forbidden Area
White Woman
The Unforgiven
No Other Woman
Hell’s Heroes
Night Club Scandal
Duel in the Sun
The Plainsman
This Day and Age
Under Pressure
Wing and a Prayer
Career Timeline
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1955
Not as a Stranger
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Gen. Jimmy Guthrie
Prince of Players
Dave Prescott
1951
Elopement
Tom Reagan
The Raging Tide
Hamil Linder
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
1950
Whirlpool
Lt. James Colton
Branded
Mr. Lavery
Guilty of Treason
Cardinal Joszef Mindszenty
Riding High
J.L. Higgins
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