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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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Known For
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
Sam Pierce
The Unforgiven
(1960)
Zeb Rawlins
The Big Country
(1958)
Major Henry Terrill
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Oliver Niles
Days of Wine and Roses
(1963)
Ellis Arnesen
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Black MacDonald
Brute Force
(1947)
Gallagher
The Song of Bernadette
(1943)
Father Peyramale
Tarzan's New York Adventure
(1942)
Buck Rand
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Mark Judd
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966)
Benson Tropp
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Hard Swede
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
Mate of the 'Tyfib'
Branded
(1950)
Mr. Lavery
Of Mice and Men
(1939)
Slim
Whirlpool
(1950)
Lt. James Colton
Full Filmography
Acting
Hell's Heroes
(1929)
Bob Sangster
Dynamite
(1929)
Hagon Derk
South Sea Rose
(1929)
Capt. Briggs
Anna Christie
(1930)
Matt Burke
The Sea Bat
(1930)
Reverend Sims
Passion Flower
(1930)
Dan Wallace
River's End
(1930)
Keith / Conniston
The Pagan Lady
(1931)
Dingo Mike
The Squaw Man
(1931)
Cash Hawkins
Men in Her Life
(1931)
Flashy Madden
East of Borneo
(1931)
Allan Clark
Scandal for Sale
(1932)
Jerry Strong
Panama Flo
(1932)
Pearl
Thunder Below
(1932)
Walt
Vanity Street
(1932)
Brian Murphy
This Day and Age
(1933)
Louis Garrett
White Woman
(1933)
Ballister
No Other Woman
(1933)
Jim Stanley
Red Wagon
(1933)
Joe Prince
Song of the Eagle
(1933)
Joe (Nails) Anderson
Little Miss Marker
(1934)
Big Steve Halloway
A Wicked Woman
(1934)
Pat Naylor
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1935)
Jotham Klore
Under Pressure
(1935)
Nipper Moran
East of Java
(1935)
Red McGovern / Harvey Bowers
A Notorious Gentleman
(1935)
The Plainsman
(1936)
John Lattimer
Rose of the Rancho
(1936)
Joe Kincaid
Pride of the Marines
(1936)
Steve Riley
Rose Hobart
(1936)
Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
High, Wide and Handsome
(1937)
Red Scanlon
Daughter of Shanghai
(1937)
Otto Hartman
Night Club Scandal
(1937)
Det. Capt. McKinley
Thunder Trail
(1937)
Lee Tate
Gangs of New York
(1938)
Rocky Thorpe / John Franklin
Valley of the Giants
(1938)
Howard Fallon
The Storm
(1938)
Bob "Sparks" Roberts
Of Mice and Men
(1939)
Slim
Stand Up and Fight
(1939)
Arnold
Mutiny in the Big House
(1939)
Father Joe Collins
Our Leading Citizen
(1939)
Shep Muir
Street of Missing Men
(1939)
Cash Darwin
Thou Shalt Not Kill
(1939)
Rev. Chris Saunders
Romance of the Redwoods
(1939)
Steve Blake
One Hour To Live
(1939)
Insp. Sid Brady
Queen of the Yukon
(1940)
Ace Rincon
Girl from God's Country
(1940)
Bill Bogler
South to Karanga
(1940)
Jeff Worthing
Burma Convoy
(1941)
Cliff Weldon
Riders of Death Valley
(1941)
Wolf Reade
Tarzan's New York Adventure
(1942)
Buck Rand
Reap the Wild Wind
(1942)
Mate of the 'Tyfib'
The Song of Bernadette
(1943)
Father Peyramale
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Hard Swede
Wing and a Prayer
(1944)
Captain Waddell
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Mark Judd
Captain Eddie
(1945)
William Rickenbacker
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
Sam Pierce
Brute Force
(1947)
Gallagher
The Farmer's Daughter
(1947)
Joseph Clancy
The Woman on the Beach
(1947)
Tod Butler
The Babe Ruth Story
(1948)
Brother Matthias
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Black MacDonald
Four Faces West
(1948)
Pat Garrett
Command Decision
(1948)
Elmer Brockhurst
Roseanna McCoy
(1949)
Devil Anse Hatfield
Whirlpool
(1950)
Lt. James Colton
Riding High
(1950)
J.L. Higgins
Branded
(1950)
Mr. Lavery
Guilty of Treason
(1950)
Cardinal Joszef Mindszenty
Jim Thorpe – All-American
(1951)
Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
The Raging Tide
(1951)
Hamil Linder
Elopement
(1951)
Tom Reagan
The Last Posse
(1953)
Sampson Drune
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Oliver Niles
Not as a Stranger
(1955)
Dr. Dave W. Runkleman
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(1955)
Gen. Jimmy Guthrie
Prince of Players
(1955)
Dave Prescott
You Can't Run Away from It
(1956)
A.A. Andrews
The Dark Wave
(1956)
Forbidden Area
(1956)
Gen. Keaton
Mister Cory
(1957)
Jeremiah Des Plains 'Biloxi' Caldwell
The Big Country
(1958)
Major Henry Terrill
Days of Wine and Roses
(1958)
Ellis Arnesen
Woman on the Run
(1959)
Winterset
(1959)
Judge Gaunt
The Unforgiven
(1960)
Zeb Rawlins
The Farmer's Daughter
(1962)
Clancy
Days of Wine and Roses
(1963)
Ellis Arnesen
Della
(1964)
Hugh Stafford
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966)
Benson Tropp
Complicated Women
(2003)
Self (archive footage)