W.C. Fields

Career timeline

1. 1880 · Born

   Born in Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

2. 1915 · Screen debut

   Pool Sharks (Movie)

3. 1934 · Breakthrough

   It's a Gift (Movie)

4. 1940 · Writing debut

   My Little Chickadee (Movie)

5. 1946 · Died

   December 25, 1946

6. 2000 · Latest release

   W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1910s

10 1920s

23 1930s

8 1940s

1 1960s

2 1970s

2 1980s

1 1990s

1 2000s

• Comedy42
• Music7
• Documentary6
• Drama5
• Romance5
• Adventure2

Highest-rated title David Copperfield 1935 6.7 Most popular title The Bank Dick 1940 6.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside W.C. Fields in our catalogue.

Robert Taylor

2 titles together

Ben Hecht

2 titles together

1. 2000 W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films Movie
2. 1999 Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults as (archive footage) Movie
3. 1986 W.C. Fields: Straight Up Movie
4. 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage) Movie
5. 1979 The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage) Movie
6. 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage) 7.0 Movie
7. 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy as Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage) Movie
8. 1949 Down Memory Lane as (archive footage) Movie
9. 1944 Sensations of 1945 as W.C. Fields Movie
10. 1944 Song of the Open Road as W.C. Fields Movie
11. 1944 Follow the Boys as W. C. Fields Movie
12. 1942 Tales of Manhattan as Professor Pufflewhistle (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
13. 1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break as The Great Man 6.9 Movie
14. 1940 The Bank Dick as Egbert Sousé 6.6 Movie
15. 1940 My Little Chickadee as Cuthbert J. Twillie 6.4 Movie
16. 1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Larson E. Whipsnade 7.0 Movie
17. 1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 as T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows 6.2 Movie
18. 1936 Poppy as Eustace McGargle Movie
19. 1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze as Ambrose Wolfinger Movie
20. 1935 Mississippi as Commodore Jackson Movie
21. 1935 David Copperfield as Wilkins Micawber 6.7 Movie
22. 1934 It's a Gift as Harold Bissonette 6.4 Movie
23. 1934 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Mr. Stubbins Movie
24. 1934 The Old-Fashioned Way as The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard' Movie
25. 1934 You're Telling Me! as Sam Bisbee 6.5 Movie
26. 1934 Six of a Kind as Sheriff John Hoxley Movie
27. 1933 Alice in Wonderland as Humpty-Dumpty 6.1 Movie
28. 1933 Tillie and Gus as Augustus Winterbottom Movie
29. 1933 The Barber Shop as Cornelius O'Hare 6.4 Movie
30. 1933 International House as Professor Quail 5.7 Movie
31. 1933 The Pharmacist as Mr. Dilweg 5.7 Movie
32. 1933 The Fatal Glass of Beer as Mr. Snavely 6.0 Movie
33. 1932 The Dentist as Dentist 5.9 Movie
34. 1932 If I Had a Million as Rollo La Rue 6.5 Movie
35. 1932 Million Dollar Legs as The President 6.8 Movie
36. 1931 Her Majesty, Love as Bela Toerrek Movie
37. 1930 The Golf Specialist as J. Effingham Bellweather 5.3 Movie
38. 1928 Fools for Luck as Richard Whitehead Movie
39. 1928 Tillie's Punctured Romance as Ring Master Movie
40. 1927 Two Flaming Youths as Gabby Gilfoil Movie
41. 1927 Running Wild as Elmer Finch Movie
42. 1927 The Potters as Pa Potter Movie
43. 1926 So's Your Old Man as Samuel Bisbee Movie
44. 1926 It's the Old Army Game as Elmer Prettywillie Movie
45. 1925 That Royle Girl as Professor Royle Movie
46. 1925 Sally of the Sawdust as Professor Eustance McGargle Movie
47. 1924 Janice Meredith as A British Sergeant Movie
48. 1915 Pool Sharks 5.3 Movie

1. 1940 The Bank Dick 6.6 Movie
2. 1940 My Little Chickadee 6.4 Movie

1. 1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 6.9 Movie
2. 1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 7.0 Movie
3. 1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze Movie
4. 1934 It's a Gift 6.4 Movie
5. 1934 The Old-Fashioned Way Movie
6. 1933 Too Many Highballs Movie

1. 1933 The Barber Shop 6.4 Movie
2. 1933 The Pharmacist 5.7 Movie
3. 1933 The Fatal Glass of Beer 6.0 Movie
4. 1932 The Dentist 5.9 Movie
5. 1930 The Golf Specialist 5.3 Movie
6. 1915 Pool Sharks 5.3 Movie

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