W.C. Fields
Acting
Born January 29, 1880 · Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran away from home. For a while he lived in a hole in the ground, depending on stolen food and clothing. He was often beaten and spent nights in jail. His first regular job was delivering ice. By age thirteen he was a skilled pool player and juggler. It was…
Known For · 40 titles
Wogan
The Movie Orgy
That's Entertainment, Part II
Song of the Open Road
Alice in Wonderland
Vaudeville
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
David Copperfield
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
You're Telling Me!
If I Had a Million
Tales of Manhattan
The Bank Dick
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Golf Specialist
The Big Parade of Comedy
Down Memory Lane
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Follow the Boys
Her Majesty, Love
Show-Business at War
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Pool Sharks
W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films
My Little Chickadee
Six of a Kind
The Dentist
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Hooray for Hollywood
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Man on the Flying Trapeze
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Tillie and Gus
International House
The Hollywood Clowns
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Million Dollar Legs
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths