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Spencer Tracy
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Spencer Tracy
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1900-04-05,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Gender
Male
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 signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation. His five years with Fox featured one acting tour de force after another that were usually ignored at the box office, and he remained largely unknown to audiences after 25 films, almost all of them starring Tracy as the leading man. None of them were hits although The Power and the Glory (1933) features arguably his most acclaimed performance in retrospect. In 1935, Tracy joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, at the time Hollywood's most prestigious studio. His career flourished with a series of hit films, and in 1937 and 1938 he won consecutive Oscars for Captains Courageous and Boys Town. He made three smash hit films supporting Clark Gable, the studio's principal leading man, firmly fixing the notion of Gable and Tracy as a team in the public imagination. By the 1940s, Tracy was one of the studio's top stars. In 1942, he appeared with Katharine Hepburn in Woman of the Year, beginning another popular partnership that produced nine movies over 25 years. Tracy left MGM in 1955, and continued to work regularly as a freelance star, despite an increasing weariness as he aged. His personal life was troubled, with a lifelong struggle against severe alcoholism and guilt over his son's deafness. Tracy became estranged from his wife in the 1930s, but never divorced, conducting a long-term relationship with Katharine Hepburn in private. Towards the end of his life, Tracy worked almost exclusively for director Stanley Kramer. It was for Kramer that he made his last film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1967, completed just 17 days before his death. During his career, Tracy appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen's greatest actors. In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.

Filmography

Movie Tough Guys

10

Movie Tough Guys
1991-01-01

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

6.5

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941-08-12

Judgment at Nuremberg

7.992

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961-12-18

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

7.6

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967-12-11

Inherit the Wind

7.66

Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

6.7

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996-04-06

7

Taxi Talks
1930-06-06

Woman of the Year

7

Woman of the Year
1942-02-05

The Old Man and the Sea

6.5

The Old Man and the Sea
1958-10-07

Father of the Bride

6.99

Father of the Bride
1950-05-18

Father's Little Dividend

6.533

Father's Little Dividend
1951-04-05

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

6.98

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07

7.034

Desk Set
1957-08-02

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

6.3

The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961-10-18

6.983

Without Love
1945-03-22

How the West Was Won

6.979

How the West Was Won
1962-11-02

7.283

Libeled Lady
1936-10-09

7.1

Adam's Rib
1949-11-17

6

Mannequin
1938-01-21

Keeper of the Flame

6.6

Keeper of the Flame
1943-04-01

6.408

Pat and Mike
1952-06-13

State of the Union

6.763

State of the Union
1948-04-30

7.125

The Murder Man
1935-07-12

The People Against O'Hara

5.806

The People Against O'Hara
1951-09-01

6.5

Broken Lance
1954-09-25

Bad Day at Black Rock

7.295

Bad Day at Black Rock
1955-01-13

6.789

Boys Town
1938-09-08

7.479

Fury
1936-06-05

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

6.389

20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932-12-24

A Guy Named Joe

6.7

A Guy Named Joe
1944-02-25

6.065

Test Pilot
1938-04-16

6.375

Whipsaw
1935-12-18

Northwest Passage

6.6

Northwest Passage
1940-02-23

Edison, the Man

6.815

Edison, the Man
1940-05-10

6.568

San Francisco
1936-06-26

6.9

Malaya
1949-12-27

Captains Courageous

7.439

Captains Courageous
1937-06-25

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

6.7

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944-11-15

7.7

Big City
1937-09-03

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

7

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

5.7

Up the River
1930-10-10

Plymouth Adventure

5.9

Plymouth Adventure
1952-11-28

6.4

Me and My Gal
1932-12-04

The Last Hurrah

7.172

The Last Hurrah
1958-12-31

7

Boom Town
1940-08-30

The Seventh Cross

6.8

The Seventh Cross
1944-07-24

6.9

The Mountain
1956-05-31

6.455

Edward, My Son
1949-03-01

The Power and the Glory

5.9

The Power and the Glory
1933-10-06

The Sea of Grass

6.1

The Sea of Grass
1947-04-25

5.8

Tortilla Flat
1942-05-21

Stanley and Livingstone

6.37

Stanley and Livingstone
1939-08-18

6.417

The Actress
1953-09-25

5.353

Riffraff
1936-01-03

Men of Boys Town

6.4

Men of Boys Town
1941-04-11

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

7.2

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

6.8

Man's Castle
1933-11-20

Cass Timberlane

6

Cass Timberlane
1947-11-06

They Gave Him a Gun

6.667

They Gave Him a Gun
1937-05-07

6.25

The Hard Guy
1930-09-06

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

5.9

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018-07-27

7.3

Quick Millions
1931-04-17

Looking for Trouble

6.667

Looking for Trouble
1934-03-28

5.2

Bottoms Up
1934-04-12

5.1

Now I'll Tell
1934-06-07

4.923

Marie Galante
1934-10-25

Dante's Inferno

6.2

Dante's Inferno
1935-08-23

5

Sky Devils
1932-03-12

I Take This Woman

5.85

I Take This Woman
1940-02-02

5.5

Young America
1932-04-17

6.25

The Show-Off
1934-03-09

5.6

Goldie
1931-06-27

Face in the Sky

5.75

Face in the Sky
1933-01-15

Hollywood Hobbies

5.625

Hollywood Hobbies
1939-05-03

Six Cylinder Love

9

Six Cylinder Love
1931-05-10

She Wanted a Millionaire

10

She Wanted a Millionaire
1932-02-21

Disorderly Conduct

8

Disorderly Conduct
1932-03-20

7.5

Society Girl
1932-05-29

The Painted Woman

7

The Painted Woman
1932-08-20

Shanghai Madness

8

Shanghai Madness
1933-08-03

10

The Mad Game
1933-10-27

It's A Small World

6

It's A Small World
1935-04-12

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

5.5

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013-01-29

9

Rat Pack
2022-01-11

That's Entertainment!

7.373

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

6.667

Northward, Ho!
1940-02-10

Young Tom Edison

5.9

Young Tom Edison
1940-03-15

The Big Parade of Comedy

7.167

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

6.75

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

8.333

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986-03-09

Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story

0

Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story
2024-10-08

Hollywood Goes to Town

7

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938-07-07

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.3

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.8

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-31

7.5

Ring of Steel
1942-04-02

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

8

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991-01-01

That's Entertainment, Part II

7

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16

The Romance of Celluloid

7

The Romance of Celluloid
1937-08-27

From the Ends of the Earth

5

From the Ends of the Earth
1939-05-28

Twenty Years After

8

Twenty Years After
1944-01-01

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

8.5

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990-06-04

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

8.2

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988-10-01

Bogart: The Untold Story

0

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997-01-05

9

His New World
1943-01-24

Another Romance of Celluloid

5.333

Another Romance of Celluloid
1938-02-05

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02

La Classe américaine

7.585

La Classe américaine
1993-12-31

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

6.5

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
2025-01-02

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

9

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999-07-20

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

7.667

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997-11-18

Brasileiros em Hollywood

0

Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970-01-01

7.7

DEVO
2024-01-21

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

6.633

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006-05-03

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

4.4

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

2

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995-01-16

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

8

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

5.786

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985-03-03

The Happy Ending

6.1

The Happy Ending
1969-12-21

7.5

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

7.5

MGM Parade
1955-09-14

7.5

MGM Parade
1955-09-14