W.C. Fields
Actor • 1880 - 1946

W.C. Fields

Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character W. C. Fields
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Character Professor Pufflewhistle (uncredited)
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Character The Great Man
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Character Cuthbert J. Twillie
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Character Egbert Sousé
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Character Larson E. Whipsnade
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Character T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows
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Character Eustace McGargle

Poppy

1936

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Character Ambrose Wolfinger
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Character Commodore Jackson
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Character Wilkins Micawber
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Character Harold Bissonette
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Character Sheriff John Hoxley
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Character The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
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Character Sam Bisbee
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Character Humpty-Dumpty
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Character Professor Quail

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

26 titles
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys 1944
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan 1942
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1941
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick 1940
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee 1940
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939
The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 1938
Poppy
Poppy 1936
The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger 1935
Mississippi
Mississippi 1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935
You're Telling Me!
You're Telling Me! 1934
The Old Fashioned Way
The Old Fashioned Way 1934
Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind 1934
It's a Gift
It's a Gift 1934
Tillie and Gus
Tillie and Gus 1933
The Fatal Glass of Beer
The Fatal Glass of Beer 1933
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shop 1933
International House
International House 1933
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 1933
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs 1932
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million 1932
The Golf Specialist
The Golf Specialist 1930
So's Your Old Man
So's Your Old Man 1926
Sally of the Sawdust
Sally of the Sawdust 1925

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