IMDb > Spencer Tracy

add/change photo

Add Resume

Spencer Tracy products

Shop at Amazon Rent at Blockbuster.com

BETA

Quicklinks

Spencer Tracy More at IMDbPro »

Photos (see all 52 \| slideshow \| add photos)	Videos (see all 32)

Overview

Date of Birth:

5 April 1900, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA more

Date of Death:

10 June 1967, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Spencer Tracy was born four years after his brother Carroll to truck salesman... more

Trivia:

He is featured as a character in the mystery novel, Dead at the Box Office... more

STARmeter:

Down 35% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(55 articles)

De Niro to the 7th? (Oscar's Male Hierarchy)
(From FilmExperience. 6 November 2009, 3:46 AM, PST)
Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics
(From CinemaSpy. 3 November 2009, 9:45 PM, PST)

US TV Schedule:

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)	Matt Drayton	1967	-	7.7 (10,530)

2.	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)	Capt. C. G. Culpepper	1963	-	7.5 (13,224)
	AKAs: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
3.	How the West Was Won (1962)	Narrator	1962	$50M	7.0 (5,612)

4.	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)	Chief Judge Dan Haywood	1961	-	8.3 (12,318)
	AKAs: Judgement at Nuremberg
5.	The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)	Father Matthew Doonan	1961	-	6.2 (584)

6.	Inherit the Wind (1960)	Henry Drummond	1960	-	8.1 (10,239)

7.	The Last Hurrah (1958)	Mayor Frank Skeffington	1958	-	7.4 (1,044)

8.	The Old Man and the Sea (1958)	The Old Man / Narrator	1958	-	7.0 (2,016)

9.	Desk Set (1957)	Richard Sumner	1957	-	7.2 (2,635)
	AKAs: His Other Woman (UK)
10.	The Mountain (1956)	Zachary Teller	1956	-	6.6 (427)

11.	Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)	John J. Macreedy	1955	-	7.9 (6,285)

12.	Broken Lance (1954)	Matt Devereaux	1954	-	7.0 (962)

13.	The Actress (1953)	Clinton Jones	1953	-	6.7 (369)

14.	Plymouth Adventure (1952)	Capt. Christopher Jones	1952	-	6.1 (274)

15.	Pat and Mike (1952)	Mike Conovan	1952	-	7.0 (2,044)

16.	The People Against O'Hara (1951)	James P. Curtayne	1951	-	6.7 (316)

17.	Father's Little Dividend (1951)	Stanley Banks	1951	-	6.6 (1,249)
	AKAs: Laugh Track: Father's Little Dividend (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
18.	Father of the Bride (1950)	Stanley T. Banks	1950	-	7.3 (3,554)

19.	Malaya (1949)	Carnaghan	1949	-	6.8 (315)
	AKAs: East of the Rising Sun (UK)
20.	Adam's Rib (1949)	Adam Bonner	1949	-	7.6 (7,348)

21.	Edward, My Son (1949)	Arnold Boult	1949	-	6.6 (412)

22.	State of the Union (1948)	Grant Matthews	1948	-	7.5 (1,125)
	AKAs: The World and His Wife (UK)
23.	Cass Timberlane (1947)	Cass Timberlane	1947	-	6.2 (259)
	AKAs: Sinclair Lewis' Cass Timberlane (USA: promotional title)
24.	The Sea of Grass (1947)	Col. James B. 'Jim' Brewton	1947	-	6.6 (570)

25.	Without Love (1945)	Pat Jamieson	1945	-	6.8 (674)

26.	Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)	Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle	1944	-	7.5 (2,137)

27.	The Seventh Cross (1944)	George Heisler	1944	-	7.3 (828)
	AKAs: The Seven Crosses
28.	A Guy Named Joe (1943)	Pete Sandidge	1943	-	6.9 (805)

29.	Keeper of the Flame (1942)	Steven 'Stevie' O'Malley	1942	-	6.8 (568)

30.	Tortilla Flat (1942)	Pilon	1942	-	6.5 (523)

31.	Woman of the Year (1942)	Sam Craig	1942	-	7.4 (3,147)

32.	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)	Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde	1941	-	6.8 (2,759)

33.	Men of Boys Town (1941)	Father Flanagan	1941	-	6.4 (315)

34.	Boom Town (1940)	Jonathan Sand	1940	-	7.1 (977)

35.	Edison, the Man (1940)	Thomas A. Edison	1940	-	7.2 (483)

36.	'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers) (1940)	Major Rogers	1940	-	7.1 (1,277)
	AKAs: Northwest Passage (USA: short title)
37.	Young Tom Edison (1940)	(uncredited) Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison	1940	-	6.9 (339)

38.	I Take This Woman (1940)	Dr. Karl Decker	1940	-	6.0 (166)

39.	Stanley and Livingstone (1939)	Henry M. Stanley	1939	-	7.2 (461)

40.	Boys Town (1938)	Father Flanagan	1938	-	7.3 (1,785)
	AKAs: Boys' Town (USA: poster title)
41.	Test Pilot (1938)	Gunner Morris	1938	-	6.9 (634)

42.	Mannequin (1937)	John L. Hennessey	1937	-	6.6 (274)

43.	Big City (1937)	Joe Benton	1937	-	6.3 (136)
	AKAs: Skyscraper Wilderness (USA: TV title)
44.	Captains Courageous (1937)	Manuel Fidello	1937	-	7.9 (3,206)
	AKAs: Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous (USA: complete title)
45.	They Gave Him a Gun (1937)	Fred P. Willis	1937	-	6.6 (76)

46.	Libeled Lady (1936)	Haggerty	1936	-	7.9 (2,446)

47.	San Francisco (1936)	Father Mullin	1936	-	7.4 (1,835)

48.	Fury (1936)	Joe Wilson	1936	-	7.9 (3,532)

49.	Riffraff (1936)	Dutch	1936	-	6.2 (221)

50.	Whipsaw (1935)	Ross 'Mac' McBride aka Danny Ross Ackerman	1935	-	6.6 (164)

51.	Dante's Inferno (1935)	Jim Carter	1935	-	6.7 (222)

52.	The Murder Man (1935)	Steven 'Steve' Grey	1935	-	6.9 (263)

53.	It's a Small World (1935)	Bill Shevlin	1935	-	5.6 (19)

54.	Marie Galante (1934)	Dr. Crawbett	1934	-	6.1 (116)

55.	Now I'll Tell (1934)	Murray Golden	1934	-	6.4 (37)
	AKAs: Now I'll Tell You When New York Sleeps (UK)
56.	Bottoms Up (1934)	'Smoothie' King	1934	-	6.4 (23)

57.	Looking for Trouble (1934)	Joe Graham	1934	-	6.7 (22)

58.	The Show-Off (1934)	J. Aubrey Piper	1934	-	6.0 (47)

59.	Man's Castle (1933)	Bill	1933	-	7.5 (296)
	AKAs: A Man's Castle (USA: review title)
60.	The Mad Game (1933)	Edward Carson	1933	-	6.5 (5)

61.	The Power and the Glory (1933)	Tom Garner	1933	-	6.9 (161)
	AKAs: Power and Glory (UK)
62.	Shanghai Madness (1933)	Pat Jackson	1933	-	7.0 (6)

63.	Face in the Sky (1933)	Joe Buck	1933	-	6.2 (9)

64.	20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)	Tommy Connors	1932	-	7.1 (808)

65.	Me and My Gal (1932)	Danny Dolan	1932	-	7.0 (122)

66.	The Painted Woman (1932)	Tom Brian	1932	-	6.7 (14)
	AKAs: After the Rain (USA: alternative title)
67.	Society Girl (1932)	Briscoe	1932	-	7.5 (8)

68.	Young America (1932)	Jack Doray	1932	-	6.9 (45)
	AKAs: We Humans (UK)
69.	Disorderly Conduct (1932)	Dick Fay	1932	-	7.5 (8)

70.	Sky Devils (1932)	Wilkie	1932	-	7.0 (16)

71.	She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)	William Kelley	1932	-	6.3 (11)

72.	Goldie (1931)	Bill	1931	-	6.3 (29)

73.	Six Cylinder Love (1931)	William Donroy	1931	-	-

74.	Quick Millions (1931)	Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond	1931	-	7.5 (27)

75.	Up the River (1930)	Saint Louis	1930	-	6.2 (280)

76.	The Hard Guy (1930)	Guy	1930	-	6.0 (211)
	AKAs: The Tough Guy
77.	Taxi Talks (1930)	Taxi Driver	1930	-	-

78.	The Strong Arm (1930)		1930	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Reaper" (2007)	(1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	8.3 (225)
	1 TV episode: Charged (2007) (performer: "Changes")
2.	A Guy Named Joe (1943)	(performer: "I'll See You in My Dreams" (1924)) ("I'll Get By" (1928))	1943	-	6.9 (805)

3.	Tortilla Flat (1942)	(performer: "Ay, Ay, Paisano!" (1942)) ("Ay, Ay, Paisano!" (1942))	1942	-	6.5 (523)

4.	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)	("See Me Dance the Polka" (uncredited))	1941	-	6.8 (2,759)

5.	'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers) (1940)	("Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" (1780?) (uncredited))	1940	-	7.1 (1,277)
	AKAs: Northwest Passage (USA: short title)
6.	The Show-Off (1934)	("Happy Days Are Here Again")	1934	-	6.0 (47)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"ESPN SportsCentury" (1999)	The Old Man (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	8.7 (85)
	1 TV episode: Joe DiMaggio (2000) The Old Man
2.	For Defense for Freedom for Humanity (1951)	(uncredited) Himself	1951	-	5.2 (7)

3.	Some of the Best (1949)	(uncredited) Himself	1949	-	7.3 (25)

4.	His New World (1943)	(voice) Narrator	1943	-	-

5.	Ring of Steel (1942)	(voice) Narrator	1942	-	5.8 (9)

6.	Northward, Ho! (1940)	(uncredited) Himself	1940	-	5.7 (27)

7.	Hollywood Hobbies (1939)	(uncredited) Himself	1939	-	5.5 (61)

8.	For Auld Lang Syne (1939)	Himself - Requesting Donations	1939	-	-
	AKAs: For Auld Lang Syne #4 (USA: series title) For Auld Lang Syne: No. 4 (USA: series title)
9.	Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)	Himself	1938	-	6.2 (38)

10.	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 9 (1938)	Himself, Oscar winner	1938	-	8.9 (20)

11.	Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)	(uncredited) Himself	1938	-	5.6 (15)


1.	A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)

2.	1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)

3.	Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Joe Wilson/Henry Drummond

4.	Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) (TV)	(uncredited)

5.	Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)	Himself

6.	"Sexes"
	1 TV episode: Guerra de sexes (2005) Adam Bonner
7.	Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

8.	Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)	(uncredited) Himself

9.	Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV)	Himself

10.	Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)	(uncredited) Stanley T. Banks

11.	Hollywood Legends: Elizabeth Taylor and Shirley Temple (2001) (V)

12.	ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)

13.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) Himself
14.	Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV)	Himself

15.	Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1997) (TV)	Himself

16.	Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself - Funeral Attendee

17.	50 Years of Funny Females (1995) (TV)	Himself

18.	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)	Himself

19.	La classe américaine (1993) (TV)	Le témoin professionnel

20.	Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993) (TV)	Himself

21.	"MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)	Himself

22.	Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (1991) (TV)	Himself

23.	Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV)	(uncredited) Capt. T.G. Culpeper

24.	When the Applause Died (1990) (V)	Himself

25.	The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV)	Presenter of the Best Actress Oscar to Vivien Leigh at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony

26.	The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV)

27.	George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)	Himself

28.	Ingrid (1984)	(uncredited) Himself - Clip from 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

29.	America at the Movies (1976)	Stanley T. Banks

30.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	Various Clips

31.	Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)	Himself - film clips

32.	Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself, film clip (1939 Academy Awards)

33.	Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (1968) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself/Mr. Drayton

34.	Hollywood My Home Town (1965)	Himself

35.	The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)	Actor in 'Libeled Lady'

36.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Himself

37.	When the Talkies Were Young (1955)	(uncredited) Tommy Conrad

38.	The Miracle of Sound (1940)	Himself

39.	Land of Liberty (1939)

40.	From the Ends of the Earth (1939)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

1938: in magazine advertisement for Lucky Strike. more

Publicity Listings:

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy | Adventure more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Marriage | Based On Novel | Male Female Relationship more

Message Boards

Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Spencer Tracy

Recent Posts (updated daily)	User
What is the latest on the James Curtis book on ST?	floydboyd98
He was the greatest actor in movies...	ssweet6
Van Johnson was as big a fan as Tracy ever had.	malcomjohnstone
Spencer Tracy, one of the few great actors that can't be imitated	Alfriend
recommendations !	therock_42
Production dates?	JaneDale

Find where Spencer Tracy is credited alongside another name

	You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.
	With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb. Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.

Quicklinks

Top Links

Filmographies

Biographical

External Links