Acting
W.C. Fields
- Titles
- 63movies2TV 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
66/100
- Highest rated
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Physical Comedy6.9average 2.5
- Situational Comedy6.6average 2.7
- Showbiz4.5average 1.2
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Wholesome5.7average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.2average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Psychological2.2, average 5.6
- Violence1.8, average 4.3
- Mystery1.7, average 4.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Slapstick Humor 3
- Slapstick 3
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Classic Comedy 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Camp 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
A. Edward SutherlandDirectorMississippi, Tillie's Punctured Romance, It's the Old Army Game, International House, Poppy
Edward F. ClineDirectorYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man, The Bank Dick, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, My Little Chickadee, Million Dollar Legs- EElise CavannaActorIt's the Old Army Game, The Barber Shop, The Dentist, The Pharmacist
Tammany YoungActorIt's a Gift, Man on the Flying Trapeze, You're Telling Me!, The Old-Fashioned Way
Chester ConklinActorTillie's Punctured Romance, Her Majesty, Love, 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, Mississippi, International House, 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
Grady SuttonActorMan on the Flying Trapeze, The Bank Dick, The Pharmacist
Mary BrianActorMan on the Flying Trapeze, Running Wild, Two Flaming Youths
Movies and TV shows
111990s
1 title
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
as (archive footage)
1940s
2 titles · average score 65
61
Sensations of 1945 (1944)
as W.C. Fields
70
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
as Professor Pufflewhistle (uncredited)
1930s
6 titles · average score 66
59
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
as T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows
83
David Copperfield (1935)
as Wilkins Micawber
63
The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)
as Mr. Snavely
73
Tillie and Gus (1933)
as Augustus Winterbottom
63
The Dentist (1932)
as Dentist
57
The Golf Specialist (1930)
as J. Effingham Bellweather
1920s
2 titles · average score 68
Two Flaming Youths (1927)
as Gabby Gilfoil
68
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
as Professor Eustance McGargle