Portrait of Charles Bickford

Acting

Charles Bickford

Career

Active from 1929 to 1966, busiest in 1939 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
65
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda
GoodWatch score88/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1949 · Nominated · 21st Academy Awards

    Johnny Belinda

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1948 · Nominated · 20th Academy Awards

    The Farmer's Daughter

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1944 · Nominated · 16th Academy Awards

    The Song of Bernadette

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Charles Bickford played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Bickford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Moral Dilemma 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

8 titles · average score 70
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

as Benson Tropp

Della
Della (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hugh Stafford

Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ellis Arnesen

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as John Grainger

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1962)

as Clancy

Alcoa Premiere
Alcoa Premiere (1961)

TV show · as Dr Barry Logan

The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Zeb Rawlins

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Isaiah B. Richardson

1950s

22 titles · average score 66
The Big Country
The Big Country (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Major Henry Terrill

Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ellis Arnesen

Mister Cory
Mister Cory (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jeremiah Des Plains 'Biloxi' Caldwell

You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
GoodWatch score 45

as A.A. Andrews

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
GoodWatch score 83

as Gen. Jimmy Guthrie

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

as Oliver Niles

The Last Posse
The Last Posse (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sampson Drune

Jim Thorpe – All-American
Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner

Elopement
Elopement (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tom Reagan

Branded
Branded (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr. Lavery

Riding High
Riding High (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as J.L. Higgins

Whirlpool
Whirlpool (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lt. James Colton

1940s

21 titles · average score 72
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Black MacDonald

Four Faces West
Four Faces West (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pat Garrett

The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Brother Matthias

Brute Force
Brute Force (1947)
GoodWatch score 81

as Gallagher

The Woman on the Beach
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tod Butler

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
GoodWatch score 87

as Joseph Clancy

Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel (1945)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mark Judd

Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie (1945)

as William Rickenbacker

Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Hard Swede

The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
GoodWatch score 81

as Father Peyramale

Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Buck Rand

Queen of the Yukon
Queen of the Yukon (1940)

as Ace Rincon

1930s

43 titles · average score 61
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Rocky Thorpe / John Franklin

Thunder Trail
Thunder Trail (1937)

as Lee Tate

Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Otto Hartman

Rose Hobart
Rose Hobart (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

as Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rose of the Rancho
Rose of the Rancho (1936)

as Joe Kincaid

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jotham Klore

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

as Big Steve Halloway

This Day and Age
This Day and Age (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Louis Garrett

No Other Woman
No Other Woman (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jim Stanley

The Pagan Lady
The Pagan Lady (1931)

as Dingo Mike

Passion Flower
Passion Flower (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dan Wallace

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

as Matt Burke

1920s

3 titles · average score 65
Hell's Heroes
Hell's Heroes (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bob Sangster

Dynamite
Dynamite (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hagon Derk

South Sea Rose
South Sea Rose (1929)

as Capt. Briggs