- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 5, 1900
- Place of Birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- June 10, 1967
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor, noted for his natural style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy won two Academy Awards for Best Actor from nine nominations, sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier. Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College, and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theatre, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. Tracy's breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in The Last Mile caught the attention of Hollywood. After a successful film debut in John Ford's Up the River starring Tracy and Humphrey Bogart, he was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation. His five years with Fox featured one acting tour de …
Filmography
movieGene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieHeart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story
2024 · Fr. Edward Flanagan (archive footage)
movieDEVO
2024 · Henry Drummond (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRat Pack
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieClassic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieStardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Self (archive footage)
movieHidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999 · (archive footage)
movieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997 · Self (Archival Footage)
movieBogart: The Untold Story
1997 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieIngrid Bergman Remembered
1996 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
movieLegends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movie100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieLa Classe américaine
1993 · The Professional Witness (archive footage)
movieMovie Tough Guys
1991 · Self (archive footage)
movieSomething a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 · (archive footage)
movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Self (archive footage)
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
movieBrasileiros em Hollywood
1970 · Self (archive footage)
movieGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · Matt Drayton
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · C. G. Culpepper
movieHow the West Was Won
1962 · Narrator (voice)
movieHollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJudgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Dan Haywood
movieThe Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961 · Father Matthew Doonan
movieInherit the Wind
1960 · Henry Drummond
movieThe Last Hurrah
1958 · Mayor Frank Skeffington
movieThe Old Man and the Sea
1958 · The Old Man
movieDesk Set
1957 · Richard Sumner
movieThe Mountain
1956 · Zachary Teller
tvMGM Parade
1955 · , Self, self
movieBad Day at Black Rock
1955 · John J. Macreedy
movieBroken Lance
1954 · Matt Devereaux
movieThe Actress
1953 · Clinton Jones
moviePlymouth Adventure
1952 · Capt. Christopher Jones
moviePat and Mike
1952 · Mike Conovan
movieThe People Against O'Hara
1951 · James P. Curtayne
movieFather's Little Dividend
1951 · Stanley Banks
movieFather of the Bride
1950 · Stanley T. Banks
movieMalaya
1949 · Carnaghan
movieAdam's Rib
1949 · Adam Bonner
movieEdward, My Son
1949 · Arnold Boult
movieState of the Union
1948 · Grant Matthews
movieCass Timberlane
1947 · Cass Timberlane
movieThe Sea of Grass
1947 · Col. James B. Brewton
movieWithout Love
1945 · Pat Jamieson
movieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 · Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
movieThe Seventh Cross
1944 · George Heisler
movieA Guy Named Joe
1944 · Pete Sandidge
movieTwenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
movieKeeper of the Flame
1943 · Stevie O'Malley
His New World
movieHis New World
1943 · Narrator (voice)
movieTortilla Flat
1942 · Pilon
movieRing of Steel
1942 · Narrator (voice)
movieWoman of the Year
1942 · Sam Craig
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Dr. Henry 'Harry' Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
movieMen of Boys Town
1941 · Edward Flanagan
movieA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
movieBoom Town
1940 · Square John Sand
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
movieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
movieEdison, the Man
1940 · Thomas A. Edison
movieYoung Tom Edison
1940 · Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
movieNorthwest Passage
1940 · Major Robert Rogers
movieNorthward, Ho!
1940 · Himself
movieI Take This Woman
1940 · Karl Decker
movieStanley and Livingstone
1939 · Henry M. Stanley
movieFrom the Ends of the Earth
1939 · Self
movieHollywood Hobbies
1939 · Self (uncredited)
movieBoys Town
1938 · Father Flanagan
movieHollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
movieTest Pilot
1938 · Gunner Morse
movieAnother Romance of Celluloid
1938 · Self (uncredited)
movieMannequin
1938 · John Hennessey
movieBig City
1937 · Joe Benton
movieThe Romance of Celluloid
1937 · Self (archive footage)
movieCaptains Courageous
1937 · Manuel Fidello
movieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937 · Fred P. Willis
movieLibeled Lady
1936 · Haggerty
movieSan Francisco
1936 · Father Tim Mullin
movieFury
1936 · Joe Wilson
movieRiffraff
1936 · Dutch
movieWhipsaw
1935 · Ross 'Mac' McBride aka Danny Ross Ackerman
movieDante's Inferno
1935 · Jim Carter
movieThe Murder Man
1935 · Steven 'Steve' Grey
movieIt's A Small World
1935 · Bill Shevlin
movieMarie Galante
1934 · Dr. Crawbett
movieNow I'll Tell
1934 · Murray Golden
movieBottoms Up
1934 · 'Smoothie' King
movieLooking for Trouble
1934 · Joe Graham
movieThe Show-Off
1934 · J. Aubrey Piper
movieMan's Castle
1933 · Bill
movieThe Mad Game
1933 · Edward Carson
movieThe Power and the Glory
1933 · Tom Garner
movieShanghai Madness
1933 · Pat Jackson
movieFace in the Sky
1933 · Joe Buck
movie20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Tommy Connors
movieMe and My Gal
1932 · Danny Dolan
movieThe Painted Woman
1932 · Tom Brian
movieSociety Girl
1932 · Briscoe
movieYoung America
1932 · Jack Doray
movieDisorderly Conduct
1932 · Dick Fay
movieSky Devils
1932 · Wilkie
movieShe Wanted a Millionaire
1932 · William Kelley
movieGoldie
1931 · Bill
movieSix Cylinder Love
1931 · William Donroy
movieQuick Millions
1931 · Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond
movieUp the River
1930 · Saint Louis
movieThe Hard Guy
1930 · Guy
Taxi Talks
movieTaxi Talks
1930 · Taxi Driver