W.C. Fields
W. C. Fields — American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880–1946)
William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He began to incorporate comedy into his act and was a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies for several years. He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in which he played a colorful small-time con man. His subsequent stage and film roles were often similar scoundrels or henpecked everyman characters.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 15 films (1926–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 67 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).