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George Bancroft

Actor

George Bancroft

Born September 30, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied October 2, 195654 films

George Bancroft was an American screen actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

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Stagecoach posterFirst watchStagecoach19397.6as Marshal Curly WilcoxA group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town poster7.5Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936Angels with Dirty Faces poster7.5Angels with Dirty Faces1938The Docks of New York poster7.0The Docks of New York1928Underworld poster7.1Underworld1927Each Dawn I Die poster6.8Each Dawn I Die1939The Skin Game poster5.4The Skin Game1931

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 1942Whistling in DixieSheriff Claude Stagg
  2. 1942SyncopationSteve Porter
  3. 1942The Bugle Sounds'Russ' Russell
  4. 1941TexasWindy Miller
  5. 1940Little MenMajor I.I. Burdle
  6. 1940North West Mounted PoliceJacques Corbeau
  7. 1940When the Daltons RodeCaleb Winters
  8. 1940Young Tom EdisonSamuel 'Sam' Edison
  9. 1940Green HellJim 'Tex' Morgan
  10. 1939Rulers of the SeaCapt. Oliver
  11. 1939Espionage AgentDudley Garrett
  12. 1939Each Dawn I DiePrison Warden John Armstrong
  13. 1939StagecoachMarshal Curly Wilcox
  14. 1938Angels with Dirty FacesMac Keefer
  15. 1938Submarine PatrolCapt. Leeds
  16. 1937Racketeers in ExileWilliam Waldo
  17. 1937John Meade's WomanTim Mathews
  18. 1937A Doctor's DiaryDr. Clem Driscoll
  19. 1936Wedding PresentPete Stagg
  20. 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMacWade
  21. 1936Hell-Ship MorganCaptain Ira 'Hell-Ship' Morgan
  22. 1934Elmer and ElsieElmer Beebe
  23. 1933Blood MoneyBill Bailey
  24. 1932Lady and GentPercival 'Slag' Bailey
  25. 1932The World and the FleshKylenko
  26. 1931Rich Man's FollyBrock Trumbull
  27. 1931The Skin GameSecond Stranger
  28. 1931Scandal SheetMark Flint
  29. 1930DerelictBill Rafferty
  30. 1930Ladies Love BrutesJoe Forziati
  31. 1930Paramount on ParadeMug
  32. 1929The MightyBlake Greeson
  33. 1929ThunderboltThunderbolt Jim Lang
  34. 1929The Wolf of Wall StreetThe Wolf
  35. 1928The Docks of New YorkBill Roberts
  36. 1928The Drag NetTwo-Gun Nolan
  37. 1928The ShowdownCardan
  38. 1927The Rough RidersHappy Joe
  39. 1927Tell It to SweeneyCannonball Casey
  40. 1927UnderworldBull Weed
  41. 1927Too Many CrooksBert the Boxman
  42. 1927White GoldSam Randall
  43. 1926Old IronsidesGunner
  44. 1926The RunawayLesher Skidmore
  45. 1926Sea HorsesCochran
  46. 1926The Enchanted HillIra Todd
  47. 1925The Splendid RoadBuck Lockwell
  48. 1925The Pony ExpressJack Slade
  49. 1925The Rainbow TrailJake Willets
  50. 1925Code of the WestEnoch Thurman
  51. 1924The Deadwood CoachTex Wilson
  52. 1924TeethDan Angus
  53. 1923DrivenLem Tolliver
  54. 1922The Prodigal JudgeCavendish