Portrait of W.C. Fields

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
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Old-Fashioned Way
The Old-Fashioned Way
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
W.C. Fields Catalog average

Main genres

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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.

Movies and TV shows

48

1990s

1 title

1980s

1 title

1970s

2 titles · average score 70

1960s

2 titles · average score 60
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Poster for The Big Parade of Comedy

as Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

Poster for Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'David Copperfield' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

8 titles · average score 64

1930s

23 titles · average score 65
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Poster for The Big Broadcast of 1938

as T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows

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Poster for It's a Gift

as Harold Bissonette

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Poster for Six of a Kind

as Sheriff John Hoxley

GoodWatch72
Poster for The Old-Fashioned Way

as The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'

GoodWatch64
Poster for The Barber Shop

as Cornelius O'Hare

All 23 titles from the 1930s

1920s

10 titles · average score 61
Poster for Fools for Luck

as Richard Whitehead

Poster for The Potters

as Pa Potter

Poster for Running Wild

as Elmer Finch

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Poster for It's the Old Army Game

as Elmer Prettywillie

Poster for That Royle Girl

as Professor Royle

Poster for Sally of the Sawdust

as Professor Eustance McGargle

Poster for Janice Meredith

as A British Sergeant

1910s

1 title · average score 54
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