Acting
W.C. Fields
- Titles
- 61movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1915 to 1979, with a break from 1950 to 1963, busiest in 1933 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
The Old-Fashioned Way72/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz7.5average 1.2
- Situational Comedy7.3average 2.7
- Physical Comedy6.0average 2.5
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.6
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Wholesome6.0average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.3average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.4average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Psychological2.6, average 5.6
- Violence1.6, average 4.3
- Tension3.9, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Classic Comedy 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Slapstick Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Edward F. ClineDirectorThe Bank Dick, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, My Little Chickadee, Million Dollar Legs
A. Edward SutherlandDirectorIt's the Old Army Game, International House, Mississippi, Tillie's Punctured Romance, Poppy
Tammany YoungActorIt's a Gift, Man on the Flying Trapeze, You're Telling Me!, The Old-Fashioned Way- EElise CavannaActorIt's the Old Army Game, The Dentist, The Barber Shop, The Pharmacist
Chester ConklinActorHer Majesty, Love, Tillie's Punctured Romance, Fools for Luck, Two Flaming Youths- WWalter DeLeonWriterSix of a Kind, The Big Broadcast of 1938, You're Telling Me!, International House
- FFrancis MartinWriterThe Big Broadcast of 1938, International House, Mississippi, Tillie and Gus
Jack LudenActorIt's the Old Army Game, Fools for Luck, Two Flaming Youths
Kathleen HowardActorIt's a Gift, Man on the Flying Trapeze, You're Telling Me!
Baby LeRoyActorIt's a Gift, The Old-Fashioned Way, Tillie and Gus
Mary BrianActorMan on the Flying Trapeze, Running Wild, Two Flaming Youths
Grady SuttonActorThe Bank Dick, Man on the Flying Trapeze, The Pharmacist
Movies and TV shows
81940s
8 titles · average score 64
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as (archive footage)
61
Sensations of 1945 (1944)
as W.C. Fields
55
Follow the Boys (1944)
as W. C. Fields
Song of the Open Road (1944)
as W.C. Fields
68
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
as Professor Pufflewhistle
69
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
as The Great Man
67
The Bank Dick (1940)
as Egbert Sousé
66
My Little Chickadee (1940)
as Cuthbert J. Twillie