W.C. Fields
Biography
William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran away from home. For a while he lived in a hole in the ground, depending on stolen food and clothing. He was often beaten and spent nights in jail. His fi...
Also Known As
William Claude Dukenfield, Bill Fields, Charles Bogle, Mahatma Kane Jeeves, Otis Criblecoblis
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W.C. Fields's Movies
The Bank Dick
29 Nov 1940
It's a Gift
30 Nov 1934
David Copperfield
18 Jan 1935
Alice in Wonderland
18 Dec 1933
The Fatal Glass of Beer
03 Mar 1933
If I Had a Million
18 Nov 1932
Pool Sharks
19 Sept 1915
The Dentist
09 Dec 1932
That's Entertainment, Part II
16 May 1976
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10 Oct 1941
Tales of Manhattan
05 Aug 1942
The Golf Specialist
22 Aug 1930
My Little Chickadee
09 Feb 1940
The Pharmacist
21 Apr 1933
The Barber Shop
28 Jul 1933
International House
27 May 1933
The Big Broadcast of 1938
11 Feb 1938
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
17 Feb 1939
Million Dollar Legs
08 Jul 1932
You're Telling Me!
06 Apr 1934
