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Lee Tracy (I) (1898–1968)

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Rangy, red-headed and straightforward to the bone while possessing distinctively adenoidal vocal tones, this actor with a voracious appetite for high living was a fine cinematic representation of the racy and race-paced style of pre-Code Hollywood. Lee Tracy patented with peerless skill the lightning... See full bio »

Born:

William Lee Tracy
in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Baker
– Eulogy in Four Flats (1965) … Baker
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Ben Gifford
– Question: How Do You Fall in Love with a Town? (1965) … Ben Gifford
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Senator Robert A. Taft
– Robert A. Taft (1965) … Senator Robert A. Taft
 
1964 The Best Man
President Art Hockstader
 
1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Cornelius McBride
– Cornelius Come Home (1963) … Cornelius McBride
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Cappy Polk aka Johnny Pace / Johnny Pace
– Chalk One Up for Johnny (1962) … Johnny Pace
– The Last of the Big Spenders (1962) … Cappy Polk aka Johnny Pace
 
1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
George B. Hanrahan
– The George B. Hanrahan Story (1962) … George B. Hanrahan
 
1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
Otto Forman
– Square Cop (1962) … Otto Forman
 
1959 New York Confidential (TV series)
Lee Cochran
– The Seeing Eye (1959) … Lee Cochran
– Law Is for Suckers (1959) … Lee Cochran
– A Covenant with Death (1959) … Lee Cochran
– Airline Hostess (1959) … Lee Cochran
– Body on a Couch (1959) … Lee Cochran
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1956 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Good Old Charlie Faye (1956)
 
1952-1953 Martin Kane (TV series)
Martin Kane
– Trip to Bermuda (1953) … Martin Kane
– Subway Switch (1953) … Martin Kane
– Eyewitness Resurfaces (1953) … Martin Kane
– The Comic Strip Killer (1953) … Martin Kane
– Trouble on Board (1952) … Martin Kane
See all 6 episodes »
 
1951-1952 The Amazing Mr. Malone (TV series)
John J. Malone
– Dark Secret (1952) … John J. Malone
– Breakout (1952) … John J. Malone
– The Target (1952) … John J. Malone
– The Innocent Murderer (1952) … John J. Malone
– Episode #1.9 (1952) … John J. Malone
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1951 Cosmopolitan Theatre (TV series)
– The Secret Front (1951)
 
1950-1951 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– Sugar O'Hara (1951)
– If You're an Actor--Act! (1950)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– Light Up the Sky (1951)
 
1950 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Men on the Mountain (1950)
 
1950 Danger (TV series)
– The Green and Gold String (1950)
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Captain Gallagher
– The Traitor (1950) … Captain Gallagher
 
1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
Johnny
– The Priceless Gift (1949)
– Johnny Cartwright's Camera (1949) … Johnny
 
1947 High Tide
Hugh Fresney
 
1945 I'll Tell the World
Gabriel Patton
 
1945 Betrayal from the East
Eddie Carter
 
1943 Power of the Press
Griff Thompson
 
1942 The Pay Off
Brad McKay
 
1940 Millionaires in Prison
Nick Burton
 
1939 The Spellbinder
Jed Marlowe
 
1939 Fixer Dugan
Charlie 'The Fixer' Dugan
 
1938 Crashing Hollywood
Michael Winslow
 
1937 Behind the Headlines
Eddie Haines
 
1937 Criminal Lawyer
Brandon
 
1936 Wanted: Jane Turner
Tom Mallory
 
1936 Sutter's Gold
Pete Perkin
 
1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (short)
Pirate (uncredited)
 
1935 Two-Fisted
Hap Hurley
 
1935 Carnival
Chick Thompson
 
1934 The Lemon Drop Kid
Wally Brooks
 
1934 You Belong to Me
Bud Hannigan
 
1934 I'll Tell the World
Stanley Brown
 
1933 Advice to the Lovelorn
Toby Prentiss
 
1933 Bombshell
Space Hanlon
 
1933 Turn Back the Clock
Joe
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Max Kane
 
1933 The Nuisance
Joseph Phineas 'Joe' Stevens
 
1933 Private Jones
Pvt. William 'Bill' Jones
 
1933 Clear All Wires!
Buckley Joyce Thomas
 
1932 The Half Naked Truth
Bates
 
1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round
Button Gwinett Brown
 
1932 Blessed Event
Alvin Roberts
 
1932 The Night Mayor
Mayor Bobby Kingston
 
1932 Doctor X
Lee Taylor
 
1932 Love Is a Racket
Stanley Fiske
 
1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Scotty Cornell
 
1930 She Got What She Wanted
Eddie
 
1930 Liliom
The Buzzard
 
1930 Born Reckless
Bill O'Brien
 
1929 Big Time
Eddie Burns
 
1929 Salute
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
 
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1933 Turn Back the Clock ("A Hot Time in the Old Town" 1896 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Half Naked Truth (performer: "O! Mister Carpenter" 1932 - uncredited)
 
1932 Doctor X ("Black Bottom" 1926 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1930 She Got What She Wanted (screenplay)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.28 (1965) … Himself
 
1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1951) … Himself
 
1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #2.27 (1950) … Himself - Actor
 
1950 The Faye Emerson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 February 1950 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1950) … Himself
 
1937 Cinema Circus (short)
Himself - Ringmaster
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Space in 'Bombshell'
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Glory Hallelujah (1926). Written by Bertram Bloch and Thomas Mitchell. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Broadhurst Theatre: 6 Apr 1926- Apr 1926 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Morris Ankrum(as "Davis"), Charles Bickford (as "Winters"), George Blackwood, Edward Butler, Malcolm Duncan... See more »

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I should have quit playing newspapermen after three or four parts in the movies, but the money kept coming in and I liked it. See more »

Trivia:

Was nominated for Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "The Best Man." See more »

Star Sign:

Aries