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Overview
Date of Birth:
1 January
1891
,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (1889, often given in error)
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Date of Death:
9 November
1967
, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
American character actor of gruff voice and appearance who was a fixture...
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Trivia:
Daughter Doris Bickford (b.1920)
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins
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Filmography
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Actor
,
Soundtrack
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Archive Footage
Actor:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
"The Virginian"
.... John Grainger / ... (37 episodes, 1962-1967)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
-
Ah Sing vs. Wyoming
(1967)
TV episode
.... John Grainger
-
The Masquerade
(1967)
TV episode
.... John Grainger
-
Johnny Moon
(1967)
TV episode
.... John Grainger
-
Star Crossed
(1967)
TV episode
.... John Grainger
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The Lady from Wichita
(1967)
TV episode
.... John Grainger
(
32 more
)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966) .... Benson Tropp
... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
"Suspense"
(1 episode, 1964)
-
I, Christopher Bell
(1964)
TV episode
Della
(1964) .... Hugh Stafford
... aka Fatal Confinement
"The Eleventh Hour"
.... Howard Ellendale (1 episode, 1963)
-
The Silence of Good Men
(1963)
TV episode
.... Howard Ellendale
"The Dick Powell Show"
.... Big Jake Hollander / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
-
The Old Man and the City
(1963)
TV episode
.... Big Jake Hollander
-
The Geetas Box
(1961)
TV episode
.... Emmet Peabody
"Alcoa Premiere"
.... Dr. Barry Logan (1 episode, 1963)
-
Million Dollar Hospital
(1963)
TV episode
.... Dr. Barry Logan
Days of Wine and Roses
(1962) .... Ellis Arnesen
The Farmer's Daughter
(1962) (TV) .... Clancy
"Dr. Kildare"
.... Dr. Charles Dubro (1 episode, 1961)
-
Winter Harvest
(1961)
TV episode
.... Dr. Charles Dubro
"General Electric Theater"
.... Chief Peter Farrel (1 episode, 1961)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
-
The Golden Years
(1961)
TV episode
.... Chief Peter Farrel
"The Americans"
.... Peterson (1 episode, 1961)
-
Long Way Back
(1961)
TV episode
.... Peterson
"The Islanders"
.... Adam Smith (1 episode, 1960)
-
The Cold War of Adam Smith
(1960)
TV episode
.... Adam Smith
"The Barbara Stanwyck Show"
.... Isiah B. Richardson (1 episode, 1960)
-
Ironback's Bride
(1960)
TV episode
.... Isiah B. Richardson
"Checkmate"
.... Whitney P. Thorne (1 episode, 1960)
-
Target: Tycoon
(1960)
TV episode
.... Whitney P. Thorne
The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio
(1960) (TV) .... Mr. Frazer
The Unforgiven
(1960) .... Zeb Rawlins
"Playhouse 90"
.... Captain Joel Kingdom / ... (7 episodes, 1956-1960)
-
Tomorrow
(1960)
TV episode
.... Pa Fentry
-
Out of Dust
(1959)
TV episode
.... Old Man Grant
-
Free Weekend
(1958)
TV episode
.... Marvin
-
The Days of Wine and Roses
(1958)
TV episode
.... Ellis Arensen
-
Clipper Ship
(1957)
TV episode
.... Captain Joel Kingdom
(
2 more
)
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
.... Judge Gaunt (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
Winterset
(1959)
TV episode
.... Judge Gaunt
Woman on the Run
(1959) (TV)
The Big Country
(1958) ....
Maj. Henry Terrill
"Wagon Train"
.... Daniel Barrister (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
-
The Daniel Barrister Story
(1958)
TV episode
.... Daniel Barrister
"Climax!"
.... Martin Seaford (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
-
The High Jungle
(1957)
TV episode
.... Martin Seaford
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour"
.... John Macready (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
-
Deadline Decision
(1957)
TV episode
.... John Macready
Mister Cory
(1957) .... Jeremiah Des Plains 'Biloxi' Caldwell
"The Ford Television Theatre"
.... Jason's Uncle / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1956)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
-
Front Page Father
(1956)
TV episode
.... Stanley Hunter
-
The Woman at Fog Point
(1955)
TV episode
.... Sam Callahan
-
Sunk
(1952)
TV episode
.... Jason's Uncle
You Can't Run Away from It
(1956) .... A.A. Andrews
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(1955) .... Gen. Jimmy Guthrie
... aka One Man Mutiny (UK)
"Screen Directors Playhouse"
.... Dr. Stone (1 episode, 1955)
-
Lincoln's Doctor's Dog
(1955)
TV episode
.... Dr. Stone
"Celebrity Playhouse"
.... Father O'Neil (1 episode, 1955)
-
Known But to God
(1955)
TV episode
.... Father O'Neil
Not as a Stranger
(1955) .... Dr. Dave W. Runkleman
... aka Morton Thompson's Not as a Stranger (USA: complete title)
Prince of Players
(1955) .... Dave Prescott
"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"
.... Dr. Gunther (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
-
The Viking
(1954)
TV episode
-
The Copper Ring
(1953)
TV episode
.... Dr. Gunther
A Star Is Born
(1954) ....
Oliver Niles
"The Revlon Mirror Theater"
(1 episode, 1953)
-
Next Stop Bethlehem
(1953)
TV episode
The Last Posse
(1953) .... Sampson Drune
The Raging Tide
(1951) .... Hamil Linder
Elopement
(1951) .... Tom Reagan
Jim Thorpe -- All-American
(1951) .... Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
... aka Man of Bronze (UK)
Branded
(1950) .... Mr. Lavery
Riding High
(1950) .... J.L. Higgins
Guilty of Treason
(1950) .... Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty
... aka Treason (UK)
Whirlpool
(1949) .... Lt. James Colton
Roseanna McCoy
(1949) .... Devil Anse Hatfield
Command Decision
(1948) .... Elmer Brockhurst
Johnny Belinda
(1948) ....
Black McDonald
The Babe Ruth Story
(1948) .... Brother Matthias
Four Faces West
(1948) ....
Pat Garrett
... aka They Passed This Way (UK)
Brute Force
(1947) .... Gallagher
The Woman on the Beach
(1947) .... Tod
The Farmer's Daughter
(1947) .... Joseph Clancy
Duel in the Sun
(1946) .... Sam Pierce
... aka King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
Fallen Angel
(1945) .... Mark Judd
Captain Eddie
(1945) .... William Rickenbacker
Wing and a Prayer
(1944) .... Capt. Waddell
... aka Wing and a Prayer: The Story of Carrier X (USA: long title)
The Song of Bernadette
(1943) ....
Father Peyramale
... aka Franz Werfel's The Song of Bernadette (USA: complete title)
Mr. Lucky
(1943) .... Hard Swede
Tarzan's New York Adventure
(1942) .... Buck Rand
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942) .... Bully Brown (mate of the Tyfib)
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title)
Burma Convoy
(1941) .... Cliff Weldon
Riders of Death Valley
(1941) .... Wolf Reade
Queen of the Yukon
(1940) .... Ace Rincon
South to Karanga
(1940) .... Jeff Worthing
Girl from God's Country
(1940) .... Bill Bogler
Thou Shalt Not Kill
(1939) .... Rev. Chris Saunders
Of Mice and Men
(1939) ....
Slim
One Hour to Live
(1939) .... Insp. Sid Brady
Mutiny in the Big House
(1939) .... Father Joe Collins
Our Leading Citizen
(1939) .... Shep Muir
Street of Missing Men
(1939) .... Cash Darwin
Romance of the Redwoods
(1939) .... Steve Blake
Stand Up and Fight
(1939) .... Arnold
The Storm
(1938) .... Bob 'Sparks' Roberts
Valley of the Giants
(1938) .... Howard 'Steve' Fallon
Gangs of New York
(1938) .... Rocky Thorpe/John Franklin
Daughter of Shanghai
(1937) .... Otto Hartman
... aka Daughter of the Orient (UK)
Night Club Scandal
(1937) .... Det. Capt. McKinley
Thunder Trail
(1937) .... Lee Tate
... aka Thunder Pass (UK: new title)
High, Wide, and Handsome
(1937) .... Red Scanlon
The Plainsman
(1936) .... John Lattimer
Pride of the Marines
(1936) .... Steve Riley
Rose of the Rancho
(1936) .... Joe Kincaid
East of Java
(1935) .... Red Bowers
... aka Tiger Island (USA: reissue title)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1935) .... Jotham Klore
Under Pressure
(1935) .... Nipper Moran
A Notorious Gentleman
(1935) .... Kirk Arlen
A Wicked Woman
(1934) .... Pat Naylor
Little Miss Marker
(1934) ....
Big Steve Halloway
... aka The Girl in Pawn (UK)
Red Wagon
(1933) .... Joe Prince
White Woman
(1933) .... Ballister
This Day and Age
(1933) .... Louis Garrett
Song of the Eagle
(1933) .... Joe (Nails) Anderson
... aka The Beer Baron
No Other Woman
(1933) .... James 'Jim' Stanley
Vanity Street
(1932) .... Brian
The Last Man
(1932) .... Bannister
Thunder Below
(1932) .... Walt
Scandal for Sale
(1932) .... Jerry Strong
... aka Ambition
Panama Flo
(1932) .... Dan McTeague
Men in Her Life
(1931) .... Flashy Madden
The Pagan Lady
(1931) .... Dingo Mike
The Squaw Man
(1931) .... Cash Hawkins
... aka The White Man (UK)
East of Borneo
(1931) .... Dr. Allan Clark (Dr. Allan Randolph)
Passion Flower
(1930) .... Dan Wallace
River's End
(1930) .... John Keith/Sgt. Connie Conniston
The Sea Bat
(1930) ....
Reverend Sims
Anna Christie
(1930) ....
Matt Burke
Hell's Heroes
(1930) .... Robert 'Bob' Sangster
Dynamite
(1929) .... Hagon 'Buddy' Derk
South Sea Rose
(1929) .... Capt. Briggs
Soundtrack:
2000s
1930s
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
(2001) (writer: "German Girl")
... aka E morì con un felafel in mano (Italy)
A Wicked Woman
(1934) ("In the Hash")
Panama Flo
(1932) (performer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) (uncredited))
Self:
1960s
1950s
1930s
"House Party"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode dated 2 August 1966
(1966)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Playhouse 90"
.... Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show (1 episode, 1957)
-
Charley's Aunt
(1957)
TV episode
.... Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show
The Dark Wave
(1956)
... aka CinemaScope Specials (Third Series) (#9): The Dark Wave (USA: series title)
"The Man Behind the Badge"
.... Himself, Host / ... (38 episodes, 1955)
-
The Case of the Silent War
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself, Host
-
The Case of Operation Sabotage
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself--Host
-
The Case of the Reluctant Thief
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself, Host
-
The Case of the Big Break
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself, Host
-
The Case of the One-Armed Bandits
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself, Host
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33 more
)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-6
(1934) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots
(1932/II) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20
(1930) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
Garbo
(2005) (uncredited) .... Matt Burke
Hustle
(1975) (uncredited) .... Actor in Film Clip from 'Branded'
Hollywood My Home Town
(1965) .... Himself
The Devil's Children
(1962)
"Toast of the Town"
-
Episode #8.15
(1954)
TV episode
.... Himself
Rose Hobart
(1936) (uncredited) .... Man (from East of Borneo (1931)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Play "Brown's Cows" (c. 1924)
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Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies
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Genres:
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Western
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Romance
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