George Bancroft

Actor

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Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born

September 30, 1882

Died

October 02, 1956

Biography

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Burly supporting player and unlikely romantic lead who entered film in the early 1920s and distinguished himself in several works by director Josef von Sternberg, notably the seminal gangster film "Underworld" (1927) and the brilliantly photographed "Docks of New York" (1928)....

Filmography

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Syncopation (1942)

Mr. [Steve] Porter

Whistling in Dixie (1942)

Sheriff Claude Stagg

The Bugle Sounds (1942)

Little Men (1941)

Green Hell (1940)

Photos & Videos

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Texas (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Rebel Riffraff

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Your Power Of Attorney

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Octavia Brooke

Wife

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Biography

Burly supporting player and unlikely romantic lead who entered film in the early 1920s and distinguished himself in several works by director Josef von Sternberg, notably the seminal gangster film "Underworld" (1927) and the brilliantly photographed "Docks of New York" (1928).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Syncopation (1942)

Mr. [Steve] Porter

Whistling in Dixie (1942)

Sheriff Claude Stagg

The Bugle Sounds (1942)

Little Men (1941)

Green Hell (1940)

Young Tom Edison (1940)

When the Daltons Rode (1940)

Stagecoach (1939)

[Marshal] Curley [Wilcox]

Espionage Agent (1939)

Rulers of the Sea (1939)

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

[Warden] John Armstrong

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Submarine Patrol (1938)

Racketeers in Exile (1937)

A Doctor's Diary (1937)

Dr. Clem Driscoll

John Meade's Woman (1937)

Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)

Captain Ira Morgan

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Wedding Present (1936)

Elmer and Elsie (1934)

Blood Money (1933)

Lady and Gent (1932)

Slag [Percival] Bailey

The World and the Flesh (1932)

[Michael Petrovich] Kylenko

Rich Man's Folly (1931)

Scandal Sheet (1931)

Paramount on Parade (1930)

Ladies Love Brutes (1930)

Derelict (1930)

The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)

The Mighty (1929)

Thunderbolt (1929)

Thunderbolt Jim Lang

The Showdown (1928)

The Dragnet (1928)

The Docks of New York (1928)

Underworld (1927)

Tell It to Sweeney (1927)

Cannonball Casey

White Gold (1927)

The Rough Riders (1927)

Too Many Crooks (1927)

Bert the Boxman

The Enchanted Hill (1926)

Old Ironsides (1926)

The Runaway (1926)

Lesher Skidmore

Sea Horses (1926)

The Splendid Road (1925)

Code of the West (1925)

The Pony Express (1925)

The Rainbow Trail (1925)

The Deadwood Coach (1924)

The Prodigal Judge (1922)

The Journey's End (1921)

Il Trovatore (1914)

Life Events

1921

Film acting debut in "The Journey's End"

1942

Retired to become rancher

Videos

Texas (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Rebel Riffraff Opening introduces young leading-men to be, cowhands Dan (William Holden) and Tod (Glenn Ford) in a Kansas court, sentenced by Raymond Hatton, sprung by George Bancroft, from George Marshall's actioner Texas, 1941.

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Your Power Of Attorney Reporter Babe (Jean Arthur) is introduced as editor MacWade (George Bancroft) berates his staff, while the title character (Gary Cooper), adjusting to his inheritance, frustrates crooked lawyer Cedar (Douglas Dumbrille), who aims to formalize his status, in Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, 1936.

Thunderbolt (1929) -- (Movie Clip) It's Only A Little Raid Backstage at a Harlem night club Ritzy (Fay Wray) has just told her fugitive gangster boyfriend (George Bancroft, title character) she’s going straight and wants out, he’s more concerned that he might have a rival, until the cops show up, in Thunderbolt, 1929, directed by Josef von Sternberg.

Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) A Bum Rap, Wasn't It? Grateful career criminal Stacey (George Raft) meets framed reporter Ross (James Cagney) under the machines in the prison twine-making shop to thank him for not squealing on him in a prison killing, in Warner Bros.' Each Dawn I Die, 1939.

Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Wings Of The Navy That's Warner Bros. product they're screening as inmates Ross (James Cagney) and Fargo (Maxie Rosenbloom) watch Stacey (George Raft) engineer the killing of Limpy (Joe Downing) in Warner Bros.' own Each Dawn I Die, 1939.

Each Dawn I Die (1939) -- (Movie Clip) How Tough Are Ya, Babe? Framed reporter Ross (James Cagney) in his first two encounters with guilty-but-honest tough-guy Stacey (George Raft), en route to prison in director William Keighley's Each Dawn I Die, 1939.

Stagecoach (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Ain't Ringo A Fine Boy? Technically a fugitive, the "Ringo Kid" (John Wayne) is introduced in famous fashion by director John Ford, driver Buck (Andy Devine) and sheriff Curley (George Bancroft) leading the group (Thomas Mitchell, Berton Churchill, Donald Meek, Claire Trevor, John Carradine et al), into Indian territory, in Stagecoach, 1939.

Stagecoach (1939) -- (Movie Clip) A Man Could Live There Ringo (John Wayne) is hesitant but firm as he makes an unexpected offer in a famous speech to Dallas (Claire Trevor) in John Ford's Stagecoach, 1939.

Stagecoach (1939) -- (Movie Clip) We're Goin' Through! Sheriff Curley (George Bancroft) marshals things as the passengers (Louise Platt, Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, John Wayne et al) vote to carry on in John Ford's Stagecoach, 1939.

Angels With Dirty Faces -- (Movie Clip) Fair Enough? Rocky (James Cagney) brings Laury (Ann Sheridan) to a fancy club owned by Frazier (Humphrey Bogart) and Keefer (George Bancroft) whereupon he hustles himself some ownership in Angels With Dirty Faces, 1938.

Young Tom Edison -- (Original Trailer) Mickey Rooney is Young Tom Edison (1940), defying authority to develop his first inventions.

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town - (Re-issue Trailer) When small-town poet Gary Cooper inherits a fortune, he has to deal with the corruption of city life in Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936).

Bugle Sounds, The - (Original Trailer) Old-time cavalry sergeant Wallace Beery's resistance to change could cost him his post in The Bugle Sounds (1942).

Whistling In Dixie - (Original Trailer) Red Skelton is a radio detective who heads South for mystery in Whistling In Dixie (1942).

Angels With Dirty Faces - (Original Trailer) Childhood friends on opposite sides of the law fight over the future of a street gang in Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.

Espionage Agent - (Original Trailer) Warner Brothers broke America's then neutrality by sending Joel McCrea to spy on the Nazis in Espionage Agent (1939).

Each Dawn I Die - (Re-issue Trailer) A crusading reporter (James Cagney) becomes a hardened convict when he's framed in Each Dawn I Die (1939).

Companions

Octavia Brooke

Wife

Actor.

Bibliography

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