Spencer Tracy

Acting · Born 1900-04-05 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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 the theatre, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. Tracy's breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in The Last Mile caught the attention of Hollywood. After a successful film debut in John Ford's Up the River starring Tracy and Humphrey Bogart, he was…

Filmography

• Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Henry 'Harry' Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
• Judgment at Nuremberg as Dan Haywood
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Matt Drayton
• Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
• Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)
• Woman of the Year as Sam Craig
• The Old Man and the Sea as The Old Man
• Father of the Bride as Stanley T. Banks
• Father's Little Dividend as Stanley Banks