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Date of Birth:

29 January 1880, Darby, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

25 December 1946, Pasadena, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney... more

Trivia:

Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Great Mausoleum... more

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Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:
(24 articles)

How Philadelphia Got Its Groove Back -- And Why N.Y. Is Jealous
(From Huffington Post. 31 October 2009, 11:55 AM, PDT)
The 26th Olympia Film Festival
(From MoviesOnline. 16 October 2009, 8:00 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Charles Bogle | Otis Criblecoblis | Mahatma Kane Jeeves

Filmography

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

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)	The Great Man	1941	-	7.6 (782)
	AKAs: What a Man (UK)
2.	The Bank Dick (1940)	Egbert Sousè	1940	-	7.5 (2,782)
	AKAs: The Bank Detective (UK)
3.	My Little Chickadee (1940)	Cuthbert J. Twillie	1940	-	7.1 (1,022)

4.	You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)	Larson E. Whipsnade	1939	-	7.3 (548)

5.	The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)	T. Frothingill Bellows/S.B. Bellows	1938	-	6.7 (349)

6.	Poppy (1936)	Professor Eustace P. McGargle	1936	-	7.1 (184)

7.	Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)	Ambrose Wolfinger	1935	-	8.0 (408)
	AKAs: The Memory Expert (UK)
8.	Mississippi (1935)	Commodore Jackson	1935	-	7.0 (153)

9.	The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935)	Micawber	1935	-	7.6 (1,167)
	AKAs: David Copperfield (USA: short title)
10.	It's a Gift (1934)	Harold Bissonette	1934	-	7.8 (1,794)

11.	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)	Mr. C. Ellsworth Stubbins	1934	-	6.1 (87)

12.	The Old Fashioned Way (1934)	The Great McGonigle/Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'	1934	-	7.7 (327)

13.	You're Telling Me! (1934)	Sam Bisbee, Optometrist	1934	-	7.8 (324)

14.	Six of a Kind (1934)	Nuggetville Sheriff 'Honest John' Hoxley	1934	-	7.0 (236)

15.	Alice in Wonderland (1933)	Humpty-Dumpty	1933	-	6.6 (450)

16.	Tillie and Gus (1933)	Augustus Q. Winterbottom	1933	-	7.5 (140)

17.	The Barber Shop (1933)	Cornelius O'Hare	1933	-	7.3 (254)

18.	International House (1933)	Prof. Henry R. Quail	1933	-	7.1 (497)

19.	The Pharmacist (1933)	Mr. Dilweg	1933	-	7.3 (277)
	AKAs: The Druggist
20.	The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)	Mr. Snavely	1933	-	7.1 (710)

21.	The Dentist (1932)	Dentist	1932	-	7.1 (637)

22.	If I Had a Million (1932)	Rollo La Rue	1932	-	7.3 (551)

23.	Million Dollar Legs (1932)	The President	1932	-	7.4 (277)

24.	Her Majesty, Love (1931)	Bela Toerrek - Lia's Father	1931	-	6.1 (64)

25.	The Golf Specialist (1930)	J. Effingham Bellweather	1930	-	6.6 (457)
	AKAs: Broadway Headliners: The Golf Specialist (USA: series title)
26.	Fools for Luck (1928)	Richard Whitehead	1928	-	7.3 (5)

27.	Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)	Ring Mister	1928	-	7.8 (12)

28.	Two Flaming Youths (1927)	Gabby Gilfoil	1927	-	-

29.	Running Wild (1927/I)	Elmer Finch	1927	-	6.9 (57)

30.	The Potters (1927)	Pa Potter	1927	-	-

31.	So's Your Old Man (1926)	Samuel Bisbee	1926	-	8.2 (29)

32.	It's the Old Army Game (1926)	Elmer Prettywillie	1926	-	7.8 (67)
	AKAs: The Old Army Game (USA: review title)
33.	That Royle Girl (1925)	Her Father	1925	-	-

34.	Sally of the Sawdust (1925)	Professor Eustance McGargle	1925	-	6.9 (181)

35.	Janice Meredith (1924)	A British Sergeant	1924	-	8.6 (445)
	AKAs: The Beautiful Rebel
36.	His Lordship's Dilemma (1915)	Remittance man	1915	-	-

37.	Pool Sharks (1915)		1915	-	5.9 (350)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Fatal Glass of Fields (2008)	(original writer)	2008	-	-

2.	"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..." (1965)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	5.8 (9)
	1 TV episode: W.C. Fields (1965) (archive footage) (as Mahatma Kane Jeeves)
3.	Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)	(original story) (as Otis Criblecoblis)	1941	-	7.6 (782)
	AKAs: What a Man (UK)
4.	The Bank Dick (1940)	(writer) (as Mahatma Kane Jeeves)	1940	-	7.5 (2,782)
	AKAs: The Bank Detective (UK)
5.	My Little Chickadee (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	7.1 (1,022)

6.	You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)	(story) (as Charles Bogle)	1939	-	7.3 (548)

7.	Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)	(story) (as Charles Bogle)	1935	-	8.0 (408)
	AKAs: The Memory Expert (UK)
8.	It's a Gift (1934)	(original story) (as Charles Bogle)	1934	-	7.8 (1,794)

9.	The Old Fashioned Way (1934)	(as Charles Bogle) (story)	1934	-	7.7 (327)

10.	You're Telling Me! (1934)	(writer) (uncredited)	1934	-	7.8 (324)

11.	Tillie and Gus (1933)	(uncredited)	1933	-	7.5 (140)

12.	The Barber Shop (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	7.3 (254)

13.	The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)	(uncredited)	1933	-	7.1 (710)

14.	Too Many Highballs (1933)	(story) (uncredited)	1933	-	-

15.	The Singing Boxer (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	-

16.	The Dentist (1932)	(uncredited)	1932	-	7.1 (637)

17.	The Golf Specialist (1930)	(uncredited)	1930	-	6.6 (457)
	AKAs: Broadway Headliners: The Golf Specialist (USA: series title)
18.	The Family Ford (1930)	(story)	1930	-	-

19.	It's the Old Army Game (1926)	(play "The Comic Supplement")	1926	-	7.8 (67)
	AKAs: The Old Army Game (USA: review title)
20.	Pool Sharks (1915)	(writer)	1915	-	5.9 (350)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)	(writer: "CHICKENS LAY EGGS IN KANSAS") (performer: "CHICKENS LAY EGGS IN KANSAS")	1941	-	7.6 (782)
	AKAs: What a Man (UK)
2.	Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)	("On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" (1897) (uncredited))	1935	-	8.0 (408)
	AKAs: The Memory Expert (UK)
3.	Mississippi (1935)	("Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1851) (uncredited))	1935	-	7.0 (153)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)	(uncredited)	1935	-	8.0 (408)
		AKAs: The Memory Expert (UK)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" (2009)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	7.6 (48)
	1 TV episode: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009)
2.	Sensations of 1945 (1944)	Himself, W.C. Fields	1944	-	5.6 (36)
	AKAs: Sensations (USA: reissue title)
3.	Song of the Open Road (1944)	Himself	1944	-	6.0 (47)

4.	Follow the Boys (1944)	Himself - Guest Star	1944	-	6.4 (117)

5.	Show Business at War (1943)	Himself	1943	-	8.2 (130)
	AKAs: The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
6.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934)	Himself	1934	-	-

7.	How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action (1933)	(uncredited) Himself, Bill Fields	1933	-	-

8.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)	(uncredited) Himself	1933	-	5.7 (10)

9.	A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-


1.	The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005) (V)	Himself

2.	"Broadway: The American Musical"
	1 TV episode: Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004)
3.	W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000) (V)

4.	"Biography"
	3 TV episodes: Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) (uncredited) Himself Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius (1995) W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter (1994)
5.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Vaudeville (1997) Himself
6.	100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

7.	Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV)	Himself

8.	Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)

9.	Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) (V)	Himself

10.	W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986) (TV)	Himself

11.	The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)

12.	"Columbo"
	1 TV episode: How to Dial a Murder (1978) (uncredited) Himself
13.	America at the Movies (1976)	Mr. Dilweg

14.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	Clip from 'David Copperfield'

15.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

16.	Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (1974) (TV)	Himself

17.	Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself, film clip from 'David Copperfield'

18.	Hollywood My Home Town (1965)	Himself

19.	"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
	1 TV episode: W.C. Fields (1965) Various
20.	The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)	Actor in 'David Copperfield'

21.	"The DuPont Show of the Week"
	2 TV episodes: The Ziegfeld Touch (1961) Himself Laughter USA (1961) Himself
22.	Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)	Himself

23.	Down Memory Lane (1949)	The dentist

Additional Details

Other Works:

Book: "Fields for President" (1940; reissued 1972 with photos, and commentary by Michael M. Taylor). more

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies | 19 Portrayals | 13 Print Biographies | 5 Articles more

Genres:

Comedy | Short | Musical | Documentary more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Sheriff | Character Name In Title more

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