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George Bancroft (I) (1882–1956)

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George Bancroft was raised in Philadelphia and attended high school at Tomes Institute (Philadelphia). He won an impressive appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated as a commissioned officer. He served in the Navy for the prescribed period of required service but no more... See full bio »

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1942 Whistling in Dixie
Sheriff Claude Stagg
 
1942 Syncopation
Steve Porter
 
1942 The Bugle Sounds
Russell 'Russ'
 
1941 Texas
Windy Miller
 
1940 Little Men
Maj. Burdle
 
1940 North West Mounted Police
Jacques Corbeau
 
1940 When the Daltons Rode
Caleb Winters
 
1940 Young Tom Edison
Samuel 'Sam' Edison
 
1940 Green Hell
'Tex' Morgan
 
1939 Rulers of the Sea
Capt. Oliver
 
1939 Espionage Agent
Dudley Garrett
 
1939 Each Dawn I Die
John Armstrong
 
1939 Stagecoach
Curley
 
1938 Angels with Dirty Faces
Mac Keefer
 
1938 Submarine Patrol
Capt. Leeds
 
1937 Racketeers in Exile
William Waldo
 
1937 John Meade's Woman
Tim Mathews
 
1937 A Doctor's Diary
Dr. Clem Driscoll
 
1936 Wedding Present
Pete Stagg
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
MacWade
 
1936 Hell-Ship Morgan
Captain Ira 'Hell-Ship' Morgan
 
1934 Elmer and Elsie
Elmer Beebe
 
1933 Blood Money
Bill Bailey
 
1932 Lady and Gent
Stag Bailey
 
1932 World and the Flesh
Kylenko
 
1931 Rich Man's Folly
Brock Trumbull
 
1931 Scandal Sheet
Mark Flint
 
1930 Derelict
Bill Rafferty
 
1930 Ladies Love Brutes
Joe Forziati
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
Mug (Impulses)
 
1929 The Mighty
Blake Greeson
 
1929 Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt Jim Lang
 
1929 The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf
 
1928 The Docks of New York
Bill Roberts
 
1928 The Dragnet
Two-Gun Nolan
 
1928 The Showdown
Cardan
 
1927 The Rough Riders
Happy Joe
 
1927 Tell It to Sweeney
Cannonball Casey
 
1927 Underworld
'Bull' Weed
 
1927 Too Many Crooks
Bert the Boxman
 
1927 White Gold
Sam Randall
 
1926 Old Ironsides
Gunner
 
1926 The Runaway
Lesher Skidmore
 
1926 Sea Horses
Cochran
 
1926 The Enchanted Hill
Ira Todd
 
1925 The Splendid Road
Buck Lockwell
 
1925 The Pony Express
Jack Slade
 
1925 The Rainbow Trail
Jake Willets
 
1925 Code of the West
Enoch Thurman
 
1924 The Deadwood Coach
Tex Wilson - in play
 
1924 Teeth
Dan Angus
 
1923 Driven
Lem Tolliver
 
1922 The Prodigal Judge
Cavendish
 
1921 The Journey's End
The Ironworker
 
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1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (short)
Himself
 
1932 The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) (short)
Himself
 
1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 (short)
Himself, at Premiere
 
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Himself
 
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2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1948 Movies Are Adventure (short)
Marshal Curly Wilcox (uncredited)
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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(1923). Stage Play: Cinders. Musical comedy. Music by Rudolf Friml. Book by Edward Clark. Lyrics by Edward Clark. Musical Director: Victor Baravalle. Directed by Edward Royce. Dresden Theatre: 3 Apr 1923- 28 Apr 1923 (31 performances). Cast: George Bancroft (as "Great Scott") [Broadway debut]... See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Interred in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetary, Santa Monica, California. See more »

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Played many ill-tempered tough guys See more »

Star Sign:

Libra