Fredric March

Fredric March

Actor

Racine, Wisconsin, USA
August 31, 1897

Biography

Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago (1947) and Long Day's Journey into Night (1956). March is one of only two actors, the other being Helen Hayes, to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice.

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Representative Works

Hombre
Hombre
7.1
/ English
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
7.7
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Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
7.4
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
6.6
/ English
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
6.1
/ English
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
6.9
/ English
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
7.0
/ English
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
7.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946Winner

Best Performance

The Best Years of Our Lives

Hombre
1967Nominee

Best Performance

Hombre

Inherit the Wind
1960Winner

Best Performance

Inherit the Wind

Career Highlights

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931Highlight

Best Performance

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Seven Days in May
1964Highlight

Best Performance

Seven Days in May