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Thomas Leo McCarey was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 movies, the most well known today being Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary's, My Son John and An Affair To Remember.
Birth Name
Thomas Leo McCarey
Born
Saturday, 03 October 1896
Died
Saturday, 05 July 1969
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Receiving Award | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| My Son John | John Jefferson | 1952 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Three Caballeros | Teeth Pencil Percussionist - Brazilian Sequence | 1944 |
| Make Way for Tomorrow | Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper | 1937 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Receiving Award | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| My Son John | John Jefferson | 1952 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Three Caballeros | Teeth Pencil Percussionist - Brazilian Sequence | 1944 |
| Make Way for Tomorrow | Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper | 1937 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Satan Never Sleeps | 1962 |
| Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | 1958 |
| My Son John | 1952 |
| Good Sam | 1948 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | 1945 |
| Going My Way | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon | 1942 |
| My Favorite Wife | 1940 |
| Love Affair | 1939 |
| The Awful Truth | 1937 |
| Make Way for Tomorrow | 1937 |
| Let's Go Native | 1930 |
| Wild Company | 1930 |
| A Pair of Tights | 1929 |
| Going Ga-Ga | 1929 |
| Feed 'em and Weep | 1928 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story | Nominated |
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Director | Won |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Won |
| 1945 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Won |
| 1941 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
| 1938 | Oscar | Best Director | Won |
