Birthname: Charles Ambrose Bickford
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 1, 1891 Cambridge, MA |
| Died | Nov 9, 1967 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 76 |
| Final Resting PlaceWoodlawn Cemetery | |
Charles Bickford | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1904-1967 |
| Top Roles | Black MacDonald, Father Peyramale, Big Steve Halloway, Gen. Jimmy Guthrie, Buck Rand |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Western, Action, Adventure, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Aviation |
| Top Collaborators | Cecil B. DeMille (Director), Otto Preminger (Director), Gregory Peck, David O. Selznick (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Dana Andrews, William Fox, Snitz Edwards see more.. |
Charles Bickford Overview:
Character actor, Charles Bickford, was born Charles Ambrose Bickford on Jan 1, 1891 in Cambridge, MA. Bickford died at the age of 76 on Nov 9, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, CA.
MINI BIO:
Rugged, outspoken, curly-haired American star and later leading character player, of Irish ancestry. He never won an Oscar, despite gruff, consistently good, characteristically intense performances over 38 years; he was nominated three times - for The Song of Bernadette, The Farmer's Daughter and Johnny Belinda. Died from emphysema.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Bickford was nominated for three Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1943 | Best Supporting Actor | The Song of Bernadette (1943) | Dean Peyramale | Nominated |
| 1947 | Best Supporting Actor | The Farmer's Daughter (1947) | Clancy | Nominated |
| 1948 | Best Supporting Actor | Johnny Belinda (1948) | Black McDonald | Nominated |
He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures.
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Charles Bickford Quotes:
Oliver Niles: You know Libby you missed a lot not knowing Norman Maine.
Matt Libby: Not knowing him? I spent my life knowing him. I knew what he was going to do before he did it. I knew him backwards.
Oliver Niles: You didn't know him at all. He was quite a guy.
Hard Swede: [as Joe enters the car] Where did you get hat butt?
Joe Adams aka Joe Bascopolous: [Smoking with an abdominal bullet wound] Well, i promoted it off a guy.
Hard Swede: One cough out of you, and you'll fill this seat with oatmeal.
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