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When Did W.C. Fields Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 66William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He began to incorporate comedy into his act and was a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies for several years. He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in which he played a colorful small-time con man.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Great Man: W.C. FieldsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 125 |
| 1999 | Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox VaultsMovie | (archive footage) | 119 |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 1997 | VaudevilleMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerMovie | Self (archive footage) | 114 |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic DeathsMovie | (archive footage) | 110 |
| 1986 | W.C. Fields: Straight UpMovie | — | 106 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie | (archive footage) | 104 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 103 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Movie | Self (archive footage) | 102 |
| 1979 | The Hollywood ClownsMovie | (archive footage) | 99 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie | (archive footage) | 96 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | 96 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie | Self (archive footage) | 95 |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyMovie | Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage) | 84 |
| 1949 | Down Memory LaneMovie | (archive footage) | 69 |
| 1944 | Follow the BoysMovie | W. C. Fields | 64 |
| 1943 | Show-Business at WarMovie | Self | 63 |
| 1942 | Tales of ManhattanMovie | Professor Pufflewhistle (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1940 | The Bank DickMovie | Egbert Sousé | 60 |
| 1940 | My Little ChickadeeMovie | Cuthbert J. Twillie | 60 |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 60 |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest ManMovie | Larson E. Whipsnade | 59 |
| 1936 | PoppyMovie | Eustace McGargle | 56 |
| 1935 | MississippiMovie | Commodore Jackson | 55 |
| 1935 | David CopperfieldMovie | Wilkins Micawber | 55 |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying TrapezeMovie | Ambrose Wolfinger | 55 |
| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMovie | Mr. Stubbins | 54 |
| 1934 | The Old-Fashioned WayMovie | The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard' | 54 |
| 1934 | It's a GiftMovie | Harold Bissonette | 54 |
| 1934 | Six of a KindMovie | Sheriff John Hoxley | 54 |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Movie | Self | 54 |
| 1933 | Alice in WonderlandMovie | Humpty-Dumpty | 53 |
| 1933 | The Fatal Glass of BeerMovie | Mr. Snavely | 53 |
| 1933 | How to Break 90 #3: Hip ActionMovie | Himself | 53 |
| 1933 | The PharmacistMovie | Mr. Dilweg | 53 |
| 1933 | The Barber ShopMovie | Cornelius O'Hare | 53 |
| 1932 | If I Had a MillionMovie | Rollo La Rue | 52 |
| 1931 | Her Majesty, LoveMovie | Bela Toerrek | 51 |
| 1930 | The Golf SpecialistMovie | J. Effingham Bellweather | 50 |
| 1928 | Fools for LuckMovie | Richard Whitehead | 48 |
| 1928 | Tillie's Punctured RomanceMovie | Ring Master | 48 |
| 1927 | Running WildMovie | Elmer Finch | 47 |
| 1926 | It's the Old Army GameMovie | Elmer Prettywillie | 46 |
| 1926 | So's Your Old ManMovie | Samuel Bisbee | 46 |
| 1924 | Janice MeredithMovie | A British Sergeant | 44 |
| 0 | Marlene Dietrich: Home MoviesMovie | Himself | — |