Humphrey Bogart

Acting · Born 1899-12-25 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema. Bogart began acting in Broadway shows, beginning his career in motion pictures with Up the River (1930) for Fox and appeared in supporting roles for the next decade, regularly portraying gangsters. He was praised for his work as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), but remained cast secondary to other actors at Warner Bros. who received leading roles. Bogart also received positive reviews for his performance as gangster Hugh "Baby Face" Martin, in Dead End (1937), directed by William Wyler.…

Filmography

• Casablanca as Rick Blaine
• The Big Sleep as Philip Marlowe
• The Maltese Falcon as Samuel Spade
• The African Queen as Charlie Allnut
• The Caine Mutiny as Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
• Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
• John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self (archive footage)
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre as Fred C. Dobbs
• The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert as Self (archive footage)
• Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? as Self (archive footage)