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Fredric March

Fredric March

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

Fredric March was an American actor of stage and screen who began as a movie extra in New York City in 1920, made his Broadway debut in 1926, and signed with Paramount Pictures by the end of that decade. He became known for his versatility and for leading roles in films such as Design for Living (1933), Death Takes a Holiday (1934), Anna Karenina (1935), A Star Is Born (1937), Nothing Sacred (1937), and I Married a Witch (1942). He won Academy Awards for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), with further nominations for The Royal Family of Broadway, A Star Is Born, and Death of a Salesman (1951). Later films included Executive Suite (1954), The Desperate Hours (1955), Inherit the Wind (1960), Seven Days in May (1964), and The Iceman Cometh (1973). He also won two Tony Awards for his Broadway performances.

77years old at death

  • Born Racine
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
83 years1931 to 2014

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the award

    At the 5th Academy Awards in 1932, March took Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He shared the honor with Wallace Beery, who was honored for The Champ, despite March getting one more vote.

  2. A first

    March and Helen Hayes share a unique distinction: they are the only two actors who have each won an Academy Award and a Tony Award on two occasions.

  3. A change of course

    March turned down long-term contracts with the studios, which freed him to take parts in movies made by many different studios.

  4. A role that slipped away

    March took the part in The Desperate Hours after Spencer Tracy withdrew from the film over a billing dispute with Humphrey Bogart.

  5. Beyond film

    March recorded several spoken word albums. One was Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant, issued in 1945, on which he both narrated and took the title role.

Fredric March movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Best Years of Our Lives1946 Drama, Romance, Waras Al Stephenson

    IMDb rating 8.177K votes

  2. Inherit the Wind1960 Biography, Drama, Historyas Matthew Harrison Brady

    IMDb rating 8.136K votes

  3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1931as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

    IMDb rating 7.618K votes

  4. Hombre1967as Favor

    IMDb rating 7.416K votes

  5. A Star Is Born1937as Norman Maine

    IMDb rating 7.312K votes

  6. I Married a Witch1942as Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace Wooley

    IMDb rating 7.111K votes

  7. Seven Days in May1964as President Jordan Lyman

    IMDb rating 7.818K votes

  8. The Desperate Hours1955as Dan C. Hilliard

    IMDb rating 7.512K votes

Most often with

William Wyler directed two of these films, John Frankenheimer two and William A. Wellman two. Florence Eldridge appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Florence Eldridge, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Florence EldridgeRay Teal, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ray TealMartin Balsam, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Martin BalsamMoroni Olsen, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Moroni OlsenLeon Alton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Leon AltonCharles Laughton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Charles LaughtonWilliam WylerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by William WylerJohn FrankenheimerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by John FrankenheimerWilliam A. WellmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by William A. Wellman

Films together

Box office

What Fredric March's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$54.8 million

11 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 20 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 20Figure not found

Top grosser

The Best Years of Our Lives1946as Al Stephenson$23.6 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Best Years of Our Lives1946as Al Stephenson
    $24M43.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Hombre1967as Favor
    $12M21.9% of the total
  3. 3
    The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit1956as Ralph Hopkins
    $4.3M7.9% of the total
  4. 4
    The Sign of the Cross1932as Marcus Superbus - Prefect of Rome
    $2.7M5.0% of the total
  5. 5
    The Desperate Hours1955as Dan C. Hilliard
    $2.5M4.6% of the total
  6. 6
    A Star Is Born1937as Norman Maine
    $2.4M4.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Inherit the Wind1960as Matthew Harrison Brady
    $2.0M3.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Anna Karenina1935as Count Vronsky
    $1.4M2.6% of the total
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), $1.3 millionMary of Scotland (1936), $1.3 millionDeath of a Salesman (1951), $1.2 million

$3.8 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1932 to 1957, five of them major.

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Fredric March's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1947Best ActorThe Best Years of Our LivesWon
1932Best ActorDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeWon
Venice Film Festival
Volpi Cup for Best ActorWon
Tony Awards
1957Best Actor in a PlayWon
1947Best Actor in a PlayWon
Other honors
David di Donatello for Best Foreign ActorWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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