Filmography
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Known For
The Best Years of Our Lives Al Stephenson (1946) -
Inherit the Wind Matthew Harrison Brady (1960) -
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde (1931) -
Known For
Seven Days in May President Jordan Lyman (1964) -
Actor
The Iceman Cometh Harry Hope (1973) -
...tick... tick... tick... Mayor Jeff Parks (1970) -
Hombre Favor (1967) -
The Presidency: A Splendid Misery Narrator (1964) -
Seven Days in May President Jordan Lyman (1964)
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The Condemned of Altona Albrecht von Gerlach (1962) -
The Young Doctors Dr. Joseph Pearson (1961) -
Inherit the Wind Matthew Harrison Brady (1960)
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Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens Host (1959) -
Middle of the Night Jerry Kingsley (1959) -
![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month Arthur Winslow (1958) -
![Albert Schweitzer]( "Albert Schweitzer")
Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer (1957) -
![Shower of Stars]( "Shower of Stars")
Shower of Stars Ebenezer Scrooge (1954-1956) -
![Producers' Showcase]( "Producers' Showcase")
Producers' Showcase Sam Dodsworth (1956) -
![The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]( "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit")
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Ralph Hopkins (1956) -
![Alexander the Great]( "Alexander the Great")
Alexander the Great Philip of Macedonia (1956) -
![The Desperate Hours]( "The Desperate Hours")
The Desperate Hours Dan C. Hilliard (1955) -
![The Bridges at Toko-Ri]( "The Bridges at Toko-Ri")
The Bridges at Toko-Ri Rear Adm. George Tarrant (1954) -
![The Best of Broadway]( "The Best of Broadway")
The Best of Broadway Tony Cavendish (1954) -
![Executive Suite]( "Executive Suite")
Executive Suite Loren Phineas Shaw (1954) -
![Man on a Tightrope]( "Man on a Tightrope")
Man on a Tightrope Karel Cernik (1953) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus Don Juan (segment "The Last Night of Don Juan") (1953) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Captain Matt (1951-1952) -
![Death of a Salesman]( "Death of a Salesman")
Death of a Salesman Willy Loman (1951) -
![It's a Big Country: An American Anthology]( "It's a Big Country: An American Anthology")
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Joe Esposito (1951) -
Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950)
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![The Ford Theatre Hour]( "The Ford Theatre Hour")
The Ford Theatre Hour Oscar Jaffe (1949) -
![Christopher Columbus]( "Christopher Columbus")
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus (1949) -
![An Act of Murder]( "An Act of Murder")
An Act of Murder Judge Calvin Cooke (1948) -
![Another Part of the Forest]( "Another Part of the Forest")
Another Part of the Forest Marcus Hubbard (1948) -
![The Best Years of Our Lives]( "The Best Years of Our Lives")
The Best Years of Our Lives Al Stephenson (1946) -
![Tomorrow, the World!]( "Tomorrow, the World!")
Tomorrow, the World! Mike Frame (1944) -
![The Adventures of Mark Twain]( "The Adventures of Mark Twain")
The Adventures of Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain (1944) -
![I Married a Witch]( "I Married a Witch")
I Married a Witch Jonathan Wooley / Nathaniel Wooley (1942) -
![Bedtime Story]( "Bedtime Story")
Bedtime Story Luke Drake (1941) -
![One Foot in Heaven]( "One Foot in Heaven")
One Foot in Heaven William Spence (1941) -
![So Ends Our Night]( "So Ends Our Night")
So Ends Our Night Josef Steiner (1941) -
![Victory]( "Victory")
Victory Hendrik Heyst (1940) -
![Susan and God]( "Susan and God")
Susan and God Barrie Trexel (1940) -
![Trade Winds]( "Trade Winds")
Trade Winds Sam Wye (1938) -
![There Goes My Heart]( "There Goes My Heart")
There Goes My Heart Bill Spencer (1938) -
![The Buccaneer]( "The Buccaneer")
The Buccaneer Jean Lafitte (1938) -
![Nothing Sacred]( "Nothing Sacred")
Nothing Sacred Wally Cook (1937) -
![A Star Is Born]( "A Star Is Born")
A Star Is Born Norman Maine (1937) -
![Anthony Adverse]( "Anthony Adverse")
Anthony Adverse Anthony Adverse (1936) -
![Mary of Scotland]( "Mary of Scotland")
Mary of Scotland Earl of Bothwell (1936) -
![The Road to Glory]( "The Road to Glory")
The Road to Glory Lt. Michel Denet (1936) -
![The Dark Angel]( "The Dark Angel")
The Dark Angel Alan Trent (1935) -
![Anna Karenina]( "Anna Karenina")
Anna Karenina Count Vronsky (1935) -
![Les Misérables]( "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables Jean Valjean / Champmathieu (1935) -
![We Live Again]( "We Live Again")
We Live Again Prince Dmitri Ivanovich Nekhlyudov (1934) -
![The Barretts of Wimpole Street]( "The Barretts of Wimpole Street")
The Barretts of Wimpole Street Robert Browning (1934) -
![The Affairs of Cellini]( "The Affairs of Cellini")
The Affairs of Cellini Benvenuto Cellini (1934) -
![Death Takes a Holiday]( "Death Takes a Holiday")
Death Takes a Holiday Prince Sirki / Death (1934) -
![Good Dame]( "Good Dame")
Good Dame Mace Townsley (1934) -
![All of Me]( "All of Me")
All of Me Don Ellis (1934) -
![Design for Living]( "Design for Living")
Design for Living Thomas B. 'Tom' Chambers (1933) -
![The Eagle and the Hawk]( "The Eagle and the Hawk")
The Eagle and the Hawk Jerry Young (1933) -
![Tonight Is Ours]( "Tonight Is Ours")
Tonight Is Ours Sabien Pastal (1933) -
![The Sign of the Cross]( "The Sign of the Cross")
The Sign of the Cross Marcus Superbus, Prefect of Rome (1932) -
![Smilin' Through]( "Smilin' Through")
Smilin' Through Kenneth Wayne / Jeremy Wayne (1932) -
![Make Me a Star]( "Make Me a Star")
Make Me a Star Fredric March (1932) -
![Merrily We Go to Hell]( "Merrily We Go to Hell")
Merrily We Go to Hell Jerry Corbett (1932) -
![Strangers in Love]( "Strangers in Love")
Strangers in Love Buddy Drake / Arthur Drake (1932) -
![Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]( "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde (1931) -
![My Sin]( "My Sin")
My Sin Dick Grady (1931) -
![The Night Angel]( "The Night Angel")
The Night Angel Rudek Berken (1931) -
![Honor Among Lovers]( "Honor Among Lovers")
Honor Among Lovers Jerry Stafford (1931) -
![The Royal Family of Broadway]( "The Royal Family of Broadway")
The Royal Family of Broadway Tony Cavendish (1930) -
![Laughter]( "Laughter")
Laughter Paul Lockridge (1930) -
![Manslaughter]( "Manslaughter")
Manslaughter Dan O'Bannon (1930) -
![True to the Navy]( "True to the Navy")
True to the Navy Bull's Eye McCoy (1930) -
![Ladies Love Brutes]( "Ladies Love Brutes")
Ladies Love Brutes Dwight Howell (1930) -
![Paramount on Parade]( "Paramount on Parade")
Paramount on Parade Marine (The Montmartre Girl) (1930) -
![Sarah and Son]( "Sarah and Son")
Sarah and Son Howard Vanning (1930) -
![The Marriage Playground]( "The Marriage Playground")
The Marriage Playground Martin Boyne (1929) -
![Footlights and Fools]( "Footlights and Fools")
Footlights and Fools Gregory Pyne (1929) -
![Jealousy]( "Jealousy")
Jealousy Pierre (1929) -
![Paris Bound]( "Paris Bound")
Paris Bound Jim Hutton (1929) -
![The Studio Murder Mystery]( "The Studio Murder Mystery")
The Studio Murder Mystery Richard Hardell (1929) -
![The Wild Party]( "The Wild Party")
The Wild Party James Gilmore (1929) -
![The Dummy]( "The Dummy")
The Dummy Trumbull Meredith (1929) -
![Paying the Piper]( "Paying the Piper")
Paying the Piper Extra (1921) -
![The Education of Elizabeth]( "The Education of Elizabeth")
The Education of Elizabeth Extra (1921) -
![The Devil]( "The Devil")
The Devil Bal Masque Participant (1921) -
Actor
![The Great Adventure]( "The Great Adventure")
The Great Adventure Extra (1921) -
Soundtrack
![Mr. & Mrs. Bridge]( "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge")
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) -
![Susan and God]( "Susan and God")
Susan and God (1940) -
![Trade Winds]( "Trade Winds")
Trade Winds (1938) -
![There Goes My Heart]( "There Goes My Heart")
There Goes My Heart (1938) -
![Design for Living]( "Design for Living")
Design for Living (1933) -
Soundtrack
![Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]( "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) -
Archive footage
![Duels]( "Duels")
Duels (2015) -
![One Rogue Reporter]( "One Rogue Reporter")
One Rogue Reporter (2014) -
![A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss]( "A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss")
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![The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond]( "The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond")
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Strictly Courtroom (2008)
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![Cinemassacre's Monster Madness]( "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness")
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![Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows]( "Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows")
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Les vamps fantastiques (2003)
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![Complicated Women]( "Complicated Women")
Complicated Women (2003) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1995-2001) -
![Universal Horror]( "Universal Horror")
Universal Horror (1998) -
![20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years]( "20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to]( "Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to")
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![The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn]( "The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn")
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Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
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![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
![Hollywood: The Selznick Years]( "Hollywood: The Selznick Years")
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![MGM Parade]( "MGM Parade")
MGM Parade (1956) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954-1956) -
![So You Want to Be in Pictures]( "So You Want to Be in Pictures")
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![Cavalcade of the Academy Awards]( "Cavalcade of the Academy Awards")
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Archive footage
![Land of Liberty]( "Land of Liberty")
Land of Liberty (1939) -
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Starred in seven Oscar Best Picture nominees: Smilin' Through (1932), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), Les Misérables (1935), Anthony Adverse (1936), A Star Is Born (1937), One Foot in Heaven (1941) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)...
Quotes
[commenting on the fact that he and Wallace Beery, who both won Best Actor Oscars for 1931-32 due to a tie, had recently adopted children] It seems a little odd that we were both given awards for the best male performance of the year.
Nickname
Freddie
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Died
(age 77)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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