Cast

George Bancroft

1882 – 1956

Active years (films on this site)

1927–1939

Genres

DramaCrimeFilm-NoirComedyRomance

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Josef von Sternberg2 filmsFrank Capra1 filmMichael Curtiz1 filmJohn Ford1 film

Biography

George Bancroft was an American film actor, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1925 to 1942. A star of pre-Code Hollywood, he is best known as the tough guy lead in four Josef von Sternberg films, the last of which, Thunderbolt, earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was later a supporting player in a number of notable movies, including Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and Stagecoach (1939).

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5 films on this site

1. Underworld 1927 · Josef von Sternberg · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
2. The Docks of New York 1928 · Josef von Sternberg · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 · Frank Capra · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
4. Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
5. Stagecoach 1939 · John Ford · IMDb 7.8 · Cast