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Fredric March

Fredric March

Acting

Born August 31, 1897 · Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Known For · 40 titles

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
Omnibus

Omnibus

1952
MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955
Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet

1948
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase

1954
Hombre

Hombre

1967
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956
… tick… tick… tick…

… tick… tick… tick…

1970
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1960
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954
The Best of Broadway

The Best of Broadway

1954
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1935
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1935
Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936
The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1973
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

1949
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954
The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932
Sarah and Son

Sarah and Son

1930
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975
Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

1957
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1938
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937
Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1935
Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1930
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933
Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

1948