Portrait of Fredric March

Acting

Fredric March

Career

Active from 1921 to 1973, busiest in 1929 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
74
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fredric March Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Crime
    2.6, average 3.6
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 12
  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Classic Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Classic Film 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Post-War Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Forbidden Love 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 68
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Archival Footage

2010s

1 title
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (archive footage)

1990s

1 title · average score 79
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 71
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

as Harry Hope

… tick… tick… tick…
… tick… tick… tick… (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mayor Jeff Parks

1960s

5 titles · average score 75
Hombre
Hombre (1967)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Alex Favor

Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May (1964)
GoodWatch score 81

as President Jordan Lyman

The Condemned of Altona
The Condemned of Altona (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

as Albrecht von Gerlach

The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Joseph Pearson

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
GoodWatch score 82

as Matthew Harrison Brady

1950s

18 titles · average score 69
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jerry Kingsley

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1959)

as Narrator

Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (1957)

as Albert Schweitzer (voice)

Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (1956)
GoodWatch score 30

as Philip of Macedonia

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ralph Hopkins

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours (1955)
GoodWatch score 81

as Daniel C. Hilliard

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rear Adm. George Tarrant

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)
GoodWatch score 86

as Loren Phineas Shaw

Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Karel Cernik

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1951)
GoodWatch score 86

as Willy Loman

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)

as Narrator (voice)

1940s

16 titles · average score 68
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Christopher Columbus

Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
GoodWatch score 75

as Marcus Hubbard

An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder (1948)
GoodWatch score 69

as Judge Calvin Cooke

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Al Stephenson

The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)

Tomorrow, the World!
Tomorrow, the World! (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mike Frame

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley

One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
GoodWatch score 81

as William Spence

So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Josef Steiner

Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Luke Drake

Susan and God
Susan and God (1940)
GoodWatch score 44

as Barrie Trexel

Victory
Victory (1940)

as Hendrik Heyst

1930s

37 titles · average score 65
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Norman Maine

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as Wallace "Wally" Cook

Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bothwell

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1935)
GoodWatch score 77

as Count Vronsky

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu

The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

as Alan Trent

Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Prince Sirki

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

as Robert Browning

Design for Living
Design for Living (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tom Chambers

The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

as Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome

Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jerry Corbett

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

1920s

11 titles · average score 56
The Wild Party
The Wild Party (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as James Gilmore

Paris Bound
Paris Bound (1929)

as Jim Hutton

Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools (1929)

as Gregory Pyne

The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground (1929)

as Martin Boyne

The Dummy
The Dummy (1929)

as Trumbull Meredith

The Studio Murder Mystery
The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)
GoodWatch score 50

as Richard Hardell

Jealousy
Jealousy (1929)

as Pierre

The Devil
The Devil (1921)

as Bal Masque Participant (uncredited)

The Education of Elizabeth
The Education of Elizabeth (1921)

as Man (uncredited)

Paying the Piper
Paying the Piper (1921)

as Man (uncredited)

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure (1921)

as Man (uncredited)