George Bancroft
American actor (1882–1956)
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).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 12 films (1924–1940) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | THE DEADWOOD COACH. | Fox Film Corp | 7 reels | B&W | ||
| 1927 | UNDERWORLD. | Paramount Famous Lasky Corp | 8 reels | B&W | ||
| 1928 | THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK. | Paramount Famous Lasky Corp | ||||
| 1929 | THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. | Paramount Famous Lasky Corp | 74 min | B&W | ||
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet | John Cromwell | ||||
| 1932 | THE WORLD AND THE FLESH. | Paramount Publix Corp. | 8 reels | B&W | ||
| 1933 | BLOOD MONEY. | 20th Century Pictures | 7 reels | B&W | ||
| 1936 | WEDDING PRESENT. | Paramount Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | B&W | ||
| 1937 | A DOCTOR'S DIARY. | Paramount Pictures Inc. | 8 reels | |||
| 1938 | SUBMARINE PATROL. | Fox Film Corp | 95 min | B&W | ||
| 1939 | ESPIONAGE AGENT. | First National. | 9 reels | |||
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison. | Norman Taurog | 9 reels | B&W | sound |