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George Bancroft was an American
film actor, whose career spanned more than thirty years from 1925 to 1956. He was cast in many notable films alongside major film stars throughout his Hollywood years.
Born
Saturday, 30 September 1882
Died
Tuesday, 02 October 1956
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Not Your Negro | Marshal Curley Wilcox (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) | 2016 |
| Vito | Bill Bailey | 2011 |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Hollywood Mavericks | Bill Roberts | 1990 |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| The American West of John Ford | Marshal Curley Wilcox | 1971 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Marshal Curley Wilcox (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) | 1963 |
| Whistling in Dixie | Sheriff Claude Stagg | 1942 |
| Syncopation | Steve Porter | 1942 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Not Your Negro | Marshal Curley Wilcox (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) | 2016 |
| Vito | Bill Bailey | 2011 |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Hollywood Mavericks | Bill Roberts | 1990 |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| The American West of John Ford | Marshal Curley Wilcox | 1971 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Marshal Curley Wilcox (clip from Stagecoach (1939)) | 1963 |
| Whistling in Dixie | Sheriff Claude Stagg | 1942 |
| Syncopation | Steve Porter | 1942 |
| The Bugle Sounds | 'Russ' Russell / Russell | 1942 |
| Texas | Windy Miller | 1941 |
| Little Men | Maj. Burdle / Major I.I. Burdle | 1940 |
| North West Mounted Police | Jacques Corbeau | 1940 |
| When the Daltons Rode | Caleb Winters | 1940 |
| Young Tom Edison | Samuel 'Sam' Edison | 1940 |
| Green Hell | 'Tex' Morgan / Jim 'Tex' Morgan | 1940 |
| Rulers of the Sea | Captain Oliver / Capt. Oliver | 1939 |
| Espionage Agent | Dudley Garrett / Donald Garrett | 1939 |
| Each Dawn I Die | John Armstrong | 1939 |
| Stagecoach | Marshal Curley Wilcox / Marshal Curly Wilcox | 1939 |
| Land of Liberty | (archive footage) | 1939 |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | Mac Keefer | 1938 |
| Submarine Patrol | Capt. Leeds | 1938 |
| Racketeers in Exile | William Waldo | 1937 |
| John Meade's Woman | Tim Mathews | 1937 |
| A Doctor's Diary | Dr. Clem Driscoll | 1937 |
| Wedding Present | Pete Stagg | 1936 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | MacWade | 1936 |
| Hell-Ship Morgan | Captain Ira 'Hell-Ship' Morgan | 1936 |
| Elmer and Elsie | Elmer Beebe | 1934 |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | Self | 1934 |
| Blood Money | Bill Bailey | 1933 |
| Lady and Gent | Slag Bailey / Percival 'Slag' Bailey | 1932 |
| The World and the Flesh | Kylenko | 1932 |
| Rich Man's Folly | Brock Trumbull | 1931 |
| The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931 |
| Scandal Sheet | Mark Flint | 1931 |
| Derelict | Bill Rafferty | 1930 |
| Ladies Love Brutes | Joe Forziati | 1930 |
| Paramount on Parade | Mug / Mug (Impulses) | 1930 |
| The Mighty | Blake Greeson | 1929 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt Jim Lang | 1929 |
| The Docks of New York | Bill Roberts | 1928 |
| The Dragnet | Two-Gun Nolan | 1928 |
| The Showdown | Cardan | 1928 |
| Underworld | 'Bull' Weed | 1927 |
| The Rough Riders | Happy Joe | 1927 |
| Tell It to Sweeney | Cannonball Casey | 1927 |
| Too Many Crooks | Bert the Boxman | 1927 |
| White Gold | Sam Randall | 1927 |
| Old Ironsides | Gunner | 1926 |
| The Runaway | Lesher Skidmore | 1926 |
| Sea Horses | Cochran | 1926 |
| The Enchanted Hill | Ira Todd | 1926 |
| The Pony Express | Jack Slade | 1925 |
| The Rainbow Trail | Jake Willets | 1925 |
| Code of the West | Enoch Thurman | 1925 |
| The Deadwood Coach | Tex Wilson / Tex Wilson - in play | 1924 |
| Driven | Lem Tolliver | 1923 |
| The Prodigal Judge | Cavendish | 1922 |
| The Journey's End | The Ironworker | 1921 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1930 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
