Cast

Lee Tracy

1898 – 1968

Active years (films on this site)

1932–1964

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeHorrorMystery

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Michael Curtiz1 filmVictor Fleming1 filmGeorge Cukor1 filmFranklin J. Schaffner1 film

Biography

William Lee Tracy was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is known foremost for his portrayals between the late 1920s and 1940s of fast-talking, wisecracking news reporters, press agents, lawyers, and salesmen. From 1949 to 1954, he was also featured in the weekly radio and television versions of the series Martin Kane: Private Eye, as well as starring as the newspaper columnist Lee Cochran in the 1958–1959 British-American crime drama New York Confidential. In 1960 he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in the original theatrical version of The Best Man. Later, in 1964, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the film version of The Best Man.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

4 films on this site

1. Doctor X 1932 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
2. Bombshell 1933 · Victor Fleming · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. Dinner at Eight 1933 · George Cukor · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
4. The Best Man 1964 · Franklin J. Schaffner · IMDb 7.6 · Cast