Spencer Tracy
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor, noted for his natural style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy won two Academy Awards for Best Actor from nine nominations, sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier. Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College, and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in th...
Known For
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story
2024
as Fr. Edward Flanagan (archive footage)
DEVO
2024
as Henry Drummond (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
as (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (Archival Footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993
as The Professional Witness (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Happy Ending
1969
as Self - Stanley T. Banks (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as Matt Drayton
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as C. G. Culpepper
How the West Was Won
1962
as Narrator (voice)
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Dan Haywood
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
as Father Matthew Doonan
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Henry Drummond
The Old Man and the Sea
1958
as The Old Man
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Mayor Frank Skeffington
Desk Set
1957
as Richard Sumner
The Mountain
1956
as Zachary Teller
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
as John J. Macreedy
MGM Parade
1955
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
MGM Parade
1955
as self
Broken Lance
1954
as Matt Devereaux
The Actress
1953
as Clinton Jones
Pat and Mike
1952
as Mike Conovan
Plymouth Adventure
1952
as Capt. Christopher Jones
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Stanley Banks
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as James P. Curtayne
Father of the Bride
1950
as Stanley T. Banks
Adam's Rib
1949
as Adam Bonner
Malaya
1949
as Carnaghan
Edward, My Son
1949
as Arnold Boult
State of the Union
1948
as Grant Matthews
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Col. James B. Brewton
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Cass Timberlane
Without Love
1945
as Pat Jamieson
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Pete Sandidge
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
The Seventh Cross
1944
as George Heisler
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Keeper of the Flame
1943
as Stevie O'Malley
His New World
1943
as Narrator (voice)
Woman of the Year
1942
as Sam Craig
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Pilon
Ring of Steel
1942
as Narrator (voice)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Dr. Henry 'Harry' Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Men of Boys Town
1941
as Edward Flanagan
Northwest Passage
1940
as Major Robert Rogers
Edison, the Man
1940
as Thomas A. Edison
Boom Town
1940
as Square John Sand
I Take This Woman
1940
as Karl Decker
Northward, Ho!
1940
as Himself
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Henry M. Stanley
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
Mannequin
1938
as John Hennessey
Boys Town
1938
as Father Flanagan
Test Pilot
1938
as Gunner Morse
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
as Self (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937
as Manuel Fidello
Big City
1937
as Joe Benton
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Fred P. Willis
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Haggerty
Fury
1936
as Joe Wilson
San Francisco
1936
as Father Tim Mullin
Riffraff
1936
as Dutch
The Murder Man
1935
as Steven 'Steve' Grey
Whipsaw
1935
as Ross 'Mac' McBride aka Danny Ross Ackerman
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Jim Carter
It's A Small World
1935
as Bill Shevlin
Now I'll Tell
1934
as Murray Golden
Looking for Trouble
1934
as Joe Graham
Bottoms Up
1934
as 'Smoothie' King
Marie Galante
1934
as Dr. Crawbett
The Show-Off
1934
as J. Aubrey Piper
The Power and the Glory
1933
as Tom Garner
Man's Castle
1933
as Bill
Face in the Sky
1933
as Joe Buck
The Mad Game
1933
as Edward Carson
Shanghai Madness
1933
as Pat Jackson
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932
as Tommy Connors
Me and My Gal
1932
as Danny Dolan
Sky Devils
1932
as Wilkie
Young America
1932
as Jack Doray
Society Girl
1932
as Briscoe
The Painted Woman
1932
as Tom Brian
Disorderly Conduct
1932
as Dick Fay
She Wanted a Millionaire
1932
as William Kelley
Quick Millions
1931
as Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond
Goldie
1931
as Bill
Six Cylinder Love
1931
as William Donroy
Taxi Talks
1930
as Taxi Driver
Up the River
1930
as Saint Louis
The Hard Guy
1930
as Guy