Fredric March

Fredric March

1897-08-31 – 1975-04-14 (age 77) Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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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.

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Known For

Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus

1949

as Christopher Columbus

Hombre
Hombre

1967

as Dr. Alex Favor

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Al Stephenson

Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer

1957

as Albert Schweitzer (voice)

Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great

1956

as Philip of Macedonia

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind

1960

as Matthew Harrison Brady

Manslaughter
Manslaughter

1930

as Dan O'Bannon

… tick… tick… tick…
… tick… tick… tick…

1970

as Mayor Jeff Parks

Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May

1964

as President Jordan Lyman

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1937

as Norman Maine

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch

1942

as Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours

1955

as Daniel C. Hilliard

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina

1935

as Count Vronsky

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

as Rear Adm. George Tarrant

Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1935

as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu

Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night

1959

as Jerry Kingsley

The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross

1932

as Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred

1937

as Wallace "Wally" Cook

Design for Living
Design for Living

1933

as Tom Chambers