W.C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield -- aka W.C. Fields -- was born Jan. 29, 1880, in Darby, Pa., and sold vegetables from a cart before joining up with the vaudeville circuit at age 11. His talent for juggling led to spots in silent films and talkies, and he eventually landed the part of a lifetime as Mr. Micawber in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield (1935).

He re-created his signature stage role in Poppy (1936) the following year and, after a career lull of several years, starred with Mae West in My Little Chickadee (1940), cementing his status as a staple of American cinema with a knack for unforgettable one-liners.

Although Fields's Hollywood persona was that of a man who loved to drink but hated women and children, he actually had a wife and a son, and was even known to spoil his grandchildren. He died on Dec. 25, 1946 -- Christmas Day.

Featured Movies
  • W.C. Fields Comedy Collection: It's a GiftW.C. Fields Comedy Collection: It's a Gift

    The iconic W.C. Fields stars in this comedy masterpiece as Harold Bissonette, owner of a grocery store, husband of 20 years to the nagging, status-conscious Amelia (Kathleen Howard) and father of a couple of bratty children. When Harold hits upon a scheme to strike it rich by buying an orange grove... Read More

  • The Bank DickThe Bank Dick

    One of W.C. Fields's best comedies features two of his greatest made-up names: Egbert Sousé, the henpecked husband (Fields) who foils a bank robbery and receives the position of bank detective as a reward, and Mahatma Kane Jeeves, the pen name Fields used for the original screen story. The... Read More

  • PoppyPoppy

    Wisecracking comedian W.C. Fields stars as professor Eustace McGargle, a carnival con man who tries to pass his niece Poppy (Rochelle Hudson) off as the heiress to a vast estate, even though another trickster (Catherine Doucet) has already laid claim to it. Based on the musical comedy that made... Read More

  • The Old Fashioned WayThe Old Fashioned Way

    W.C. Fields turns in a classic comedic performance as the leader of a ragtag acting troupe who secures lodging for his crew by convincing a wealthy widow (Jan Duggan) that she'll be cast in their next production of "The Drunkard." Child prodigy Baby LeRoy co-stars as a scene-stealing imp who... Read More

  • You're Telling MeYou're Telling Me

    Amateur inventor Sam Bisbee (W.C. Fields) is convinced that his latest creation -- a puncture-proof tire that repels bullets -- will bring him the success he's always wanted and allow his daughter (Joan Marsh) to marry the man she loves. But his dreams go up in smoke when he demonstrates the product... Read More

All W.C. Fields Movies
W.C. Fields: The Great Man (2005)
NR
Slapstick, Too (2004)
NR
Funniest Moments of the Century (2004)
NR
Hidden Hollywood II (2000)
NR
W.C. Fields Collector's Choice (1999)
NR
100 Years of Comedy (1997)
NR
Vaudeville (1997)
NR
W.C. Fields Straight Up (1986)
NR
That's Entertainment 2 (1976)
G
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
NR
The Bank Dick (1940)
NR
My Little Chickadee (1940)
NR
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
NR
The Big Broadcast of 1938 / College Swing (1938)
NR
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
NR
Poppy (1936)
NR
David Copperfield (1935)
NR
The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
NR
W.C. Fields Comedy Collection: It's a Gift (1934)
NR
Here is My Heart / Mississippi (1934)
NR
The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
NR
You're Telling Me (1934)
NR
Here Comes Cookie / Love in Bloom (1934)
NR
W.C. Fields (1933)
W.C. Fields: Collectors Choice
NR
International House (1933)
NR
Mae West: The Glamour Collection (1932)
NR
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
NR

 
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