W.C. Fields
Actor · Screenplay · Story · Writer
Born Jan 29, 1880 · Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1915–1946 · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton.
Filmography
The Bank Dick (1940) — Egbert Sousé · ScreenplayIt's a Gift (1934) — Harold Bissonette · StoryDavid Copperfield (1935) — Wilkins MicawberNever Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) — The Great Man · StoryIf I Had a Million (1932) — Rollo La RueAlice in Wonderland (1933) — Humpty-DumptyTales of Manhattan (1942) — Professor Pufflewhistle (uncredited)My Little Chickadee (1940) — Cuthbert J. Twillie · ScreenplayThe Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) — Mr. Snavely · WriterThe Potters (1927) — Pa PotterYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) — Larson E. Whipsnade · StoryThe Dentist (1932) — Dentist · WriterMillion Dollar Legs (1932) — The PresidentThe Old-Fashioned Way (1934) — The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard' · StoryThe Barber Shop (1933) — Cornelius O'Hare · WriterThe Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) — T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. BellowsTillie and Gus (1933) — Augustus WinterbottomW.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986)The Pharmacist (1933) — Mr. Dilweg · WriterYou're Telling Me! (1934) — Sam BisbeePool Sharks (1915) — WriterMan on the Flying Trapeze (1935) — Ambrose Wolfinger · Director · StoryThe Golf Specialist (1930) — J. Effingham Bellweather · WriterSo's Your Old Man (1926) — Samuel Bisbee