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Charles Bickford

Actor

Charles Bickford

Born December 31, 1890 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USADied November 9, 196792 films

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Charles Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor best known for his supporting roles.  He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and Johnny Belinda (1948). Other notable roles include Whirlpool (1948), A Star is Born (1954) and The Big Country (1958).

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The Big Country posterFirst watchThe Big Country19587.6as Major Henry TerrillRetired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
A Star Is Born poster7.1A Star Is Born1954Days of Wine and Roses poster7.5Days of Wine and Roses1963Brute Force poster7.3Brute Force1947The Song of Bernadette poster7.1The Song of Bernadette1943Of Mice and Men poster7.3Of Mice and Men1939Duel in the Sun poster6.4Duel in the Sun1946The Unforgiven poster6.2The Unforgiven1960Fallen Angel poster6.6Fallen Angel1945

Filmography

92 films as actor
  1. 1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyBenson Tropp
  2. 1964DellaHugh Stafford
  3. 1963Days of Wine and RosesEllis Arnesen
  4. 1962The Farmer's DaughterClancy
  5. 1960The UnforgivenZeb Rawlins
  6. 1959WintersetJudge Gaunt
  7. 1959Woman on the Run
  8. 1958Days of Wine and RosesEllis Arnesen
  9. 1958The Big CountryMajor Henry Terrill
  10. 1957Clipper ShipCaptain Joel Kingdom
  11. 1957Mister CoryJeremiah Des Plains 'Biloxi' Caldwell
  12. 1956Sincerely, Willis WadeHenry Harcourt
  13. 1956You Can't Run Away from ItA.A. Andrews
  14. 1956Forbidden AreaGen. Keaton
  15. 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellGen. Jimmy Guthrie
  16. 1955Not as a StrangerDr. Dave W. Runkleman
  17. 1955Prince of PlayersDave Prescott
  18. 1954A Star Is BornOliver Niles
  19. 1953The Last PosseSampson Drune
  20. 1951ElopementTom Reagan
  21. 1951The Raging TideHamil Linder
  22. 1951Jim Thorpe – All-AmericanGlenn S. 'Pop' Warner
  23. 1950BrandedMr. Lavery
  24. 1950Riding HighJ.L. Higgins
  25. 1950Guilty of TreasonCardinal Joszef Mindszenty
  26. 1950WhirlpoolLt. James Colton
  27. 1949Roseanna McCoyDevil Anse Hatfield
  28. 1948Command DecisionElmer Brockhurst
  29. 1948The Babe Ruth StoryBrother Matthias
  30. 1948Johnny BelindaBlack MacDonald
  31. 1948Four Faces WestPat Garrett
  32. 1947Brute ForceGallagher
  33. 1947The Woman on the BeachTod Butler
  34. 1947The Farmer's DaughterJoseph Clancy
  35. 1946Duel in the SunSam Pierce
  36. 1945Fallen AngelMark Judd
  37. 1945Captain EddieWilliam Rickenbacker
  38. 1944Wing and a PrayerCaptain Waddell
  39. 1943The Song of BernadetteFather Peyramale
  40. 1943Mr. LuckyHard Swede
  41. 1942Tarzan's New York AdventureBuck Rand
  42. 1942Reap the Wild WindMate of the 'Tyfib'
  43. 1941Burma ConvoyCliff Weldon
  44. 1941Riders of Death ValleyWolf Reade
  45. 1940Queen of the YukonAce Rincon
  46. 1940South to KarangaJeff Worthing
  47. 1940Girl from God's CountryBill Bogler
  48. 1939Thou Shalt Not KillRev. Chris Saunders
  49. 1939Of Mice and MenSlim
  50. 1939One Hour to LiveInsp. Sid Brady
  51. 1939Mutiny in the Big HouseFather Joe Collins
  52. 1939Our Leading CitizenShep Muir
  53. 1939Street of Missing MenCash Darwin
  54. 1939Romance of the RedwoodsSteve Blake
  55. 1939Stand Up and FightArnold
  56. 1938The StormBob "Sparks" Roberts
  57. 1938Valley of the GiantsHoward Fallon
  58. 1938Gangs of New YorkRocky Thorpe / John Franklin
  59. 1937Daughter of ShanghaiOtto Hartman
  60. 1937Night Club ScandalDet. Capt. McKinley
  61. 1937Thunder TrailLee Tate
  62. 1937High, Wide and HandsomeRed Scanlon
  63. 1936The PlainsmanJohn Lattimer
  64. 1936Pride of the MarinesSteve Riley
  65. 1936Rose of the RanchoJoe Kincaid
  66. 1935East of JavaRed McGovern / Harvey Bowers
  67. 1935The Farmer Takes a WifeJotham Klore
  68. 1935Under PressureNipper Moran
  69. 1935A Notorious GentlemanKirk Arlen
  70. 1934A Wicked WomanPat Naylor
  71. 1934Little Miss MarkerBig Steve Halloway
  72. 1933Red WagonJoe Prince
  73. 1933White WomanBallister
  74. 1933This Day and AgeLouis Garrett
  75. 1933Song of the EagleJoe (Nails) Anderson
  76. 1933No Other WomanJim Stanley
  77. 1932Vanity StreetBrian Murphy
  78. 1932The Last ManBannister
  79. 1932Thunder BelowWalt
  80. 1932Scandal for SaleJerry Strong
  81. 1932Panama FloPearl
  82. 1931Men in Her LifeFlashy Madden
  83. 1931The Pagan LadyDingo Mike
  84. 1931East of BorneoAllan Clark
  85. 1931The Squaw ManCash Hawkins
  86. 1930Passion FlowerDan Wallace
  87. 1930River's EndKeith / Conniston
  88. 1930The Sea BatReverend Sims
  89. 1930Anna ChristieMatt Burke
  90. 1929Hell's HeroesBob Sangster
  91. 1929DynamiteHagon Derk
  92. 1929South Sea RoseCapt. Briggs