W.C. Fields More at IMDbPro »

Actor:

• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) .... The Great Man
   ... aka What a Man (UK)
2. The Bank Dick (1940) .... Egbert Sousè
   ... aka The Bank Detective (UK)
3. My Little Chickadee (1940) .... Cuthbert J. Twillie
   
   
4. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) .... Larson E. Whipsnade
5. The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) .... T. Frothingill Bellows/S.B. Bellows
6. Poppy (1936) .... Professor Eustace P. McGargle
7. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) .... Ambrose Wolfinger
   ... aka The Memory Expert (UK)
8. Mississippi (1935) .... Commodore Jackson
9. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) .... Micawber
   ... aka David Copperfield (USA: short title)
10. It's a Gift (1934) .... Harold Bissonette
11. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) .... Mr. C. Ellsworth Stubbins
12. The Old Fashioned Way (1934) .... The Great McGonigle/Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
13. You're Telling Me! (1934) .... Sam Bisbee, Optometrist
14. Six of a Kind (1934) .... Nuggetville Sheriff 'Honest John' Hoxley
15. Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... Humpty-Dumpty
16. Tillie and Gus (1933) .... Augustus Q. Winterbottom
17. The Barber Shop (1933) .... Cornelius O'Hare
18. International House (1933) .... Prof. Henry R. Quail
19. The Pharmacist (1933) .... Mr. Dilweg
    ... aka The Druggist
20. The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) .... Mr. Snavely
21. The Dentist (1932) .... Dentist
22. If I Had a Million (1932) .... Rollo La Rue
23. Million Dollar Legs (1932) .... The President
24. Her Majesty, Love (1931) .... Bela Toerrek - Lia's Father
25. The Golf Specialist (1930) .... J. Effingham Bellweather
    ... aka Broadway Headliners: The Golf Specialist (USA: series title)
    
    
26. Fools for Luck (1928) .... Richard Whitehead
27. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928) .... Ring Mister
28. Two Flaming Youths (1927) .... Gabby Gilfoil
29. Running Wild (1927/I) .... Elmer Finch
30. The Potters (1927) .... Pa Potter
31. So's Your Old Man (1926) .... Samuel Bisbee
32. It's the Old Army Game (1926) .... Elmer Prettywillie
    ... aka The Old Army Game (USA: review title)
33. That Royle Girl (1925) .... Her Father
34. Sally of the Sawdust (1925) .... Professor Eustance McGargle
35. Janice Meredith (1924) .... A British Sergeant
    ... aka The Beautiful Rebel
    
    
36. His Lordship's Dilemma (1915) .... Remittance man
37. Pool Sharks (1915)
    

Writer:

• 2000s
• 1960s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. The Fatal Glass of Fields (2008) (original writer)
   
   
2. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..." (1 episode, 1965)
       - W.C. Fields (1965) TV episode (archive footage) (as Mahatma Kane Jeeves)
   
   
3. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) (original story) (as Otis Criblecoblis)
   ... aka What a Man (UK)
4. The Bank Dick (1940) (writer) (as Mahatma Kane Jeeves)
   ... aka The Bank Detective (UK)
5. My Little Chickadee (1940) (screenplay)
   
   
6. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) (story) (as Charles Bogle)
7. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) (story) (as Charles Bogle)
   ... aka The Memory Expert (UK)
8. It's a Gift (1934) (original story) (as Charles Bogle)
9. The Old Fashioned Way (1934) (as Charles Bogle) (story)
10. You're Telling Me! (1934) (writer) (uncredited)
11. Tillie and Gus (1933) (uncredited)
12. The Barber Shop (1933) (writer)
13. The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) (uncredited)
14. Too Many Highballs (1933) (story) (uncredited)
15. The Singing Boxer (1933) (writer)
16. The Dentist (1932) (uncredited)
17. The Golf Specialist (1930) (uncredited)
    ... aka Broadway Headliners: The Golf Specialist (USA: series title)
18. The Family Ford (1930) (story)
    
    
19. It's the Old Army Game (1926) (play "The Comic Supplement")
    ... aka The Old Army Game (USA: review title)
    
    
20. Pool Sharks (1915) (writer)
    

Soundtrack:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) (writer: "CHICKENS LAY EGGS IN KANSAS") (performer: "CHICKENS LAY EGGS IN KANSAS")
   ... aka What a Man (UK)
   
   
2. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) ("On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" (1897) (uncredited))
   ... aka The Memory Expert (UK)
3. Mississippi (1935) ("Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1851) (uncredited))
   

Director:

1. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) (uncredited)
   ... aka The Memory Expert (UK)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" (1 episode, 2009)
       - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) TV episode
   
   
2. Sensations of 1945 (1944) .... Himself, W.C. Fields
   ... aka Sensations (USA: reissue title)
3. Song of the Open Road (1944) .... Himself
4. Follow the Boys (1944) .... Himself - Guest Star
5. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
   ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
   
   
6. Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (1934) .... Himself
7. How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself, Bill Fields
8. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
   
   
9. A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (1927) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005) (V) .... Himself
2. "Broadway: The American Musical"
       - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode
3. W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000) (V)
4. "Biography"
       - Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
       - Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius (1995) TV episode
       - W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter (1994) TV episode
5. "American Masters"
       - Vaudeville (1997) TV episode .... Himself
6. 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
7. Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
8. Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
9. Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) (V) .... Himself
10. W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986) (TV) .... Himself
11. The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
12. "Columbo"
        - How to Dial a Murder (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
13. America at the Movies (1976) .... Mr. Dilweg
14. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'David Copperfield'
15. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
16. Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (1974) (TV) .... Himself
17. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip from 'David Copperfield'
18. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
19. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - W.C. Fields (1965) TV episode .... Various
20. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'David Copperfield'
21. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - The Ziegfeld Touch (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself
22. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
23. Down Memory Lane (1949) .... The dentist