Spencer Tracy

Person

Spencer Tracy

Born 5 April 1900 Died 10 June 1967, aged 67 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
30age in their first credit on record (1930)
63years on screen and counting
8credits in 1932, their busiest year
82dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story poster

Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story

2024
as Fr. Edward Flanagan (archive footage)
DEVO poster

DEVO

2024
as Henry Drummond (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Classe américaine poster Age: 93

La Classe américaine

1993
as The Professional Witness (archive footage)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner poster Age: 67

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967
as Matt Drayton
The Big Parade of Comedy poster Age: 64

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
as Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster Age: 63

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

1963
as C. G. Culpepper
How the West Was Won poster Age: 62

How the West Was Won

1962
as Narrator (voice)
Judgment at Nuremberg poster Age: 61

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961
as Dan Haywood
The Devil at 4 O'Clock poster Age: 61

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961
as Father Matthew Doonan
Inherit the Wind poster Age: 60

Inherit the Wind

1960
as Henry Drummond
The Last Hurrah poster Age: 58

The Last Hurrah

1958
as Mayor Frank Skeffington
The Old Man and the Sea poster Age: 58

The Old Man and the Sea

1958
as The Old Man
Desk Set poster Age: 57

Desk Set

1957
as Richard Sumner
The Mountain poster Age: 56

The Mountain

1956
as Zachary Teller
Bad Day at Black Rock poster Age: 54

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955
as John J. Macreedy
Broken Lance poster Age: 54

Broken Lance

1954
as Matt Devereaux
The Actress poster Age: 53

The Actress

1953
as Clinton Jones
Plymouth Adventure poster Age: 52

Plymouth Adventure

1952
as Capt. Christopher Jones
Pat and Mike poster Age: 52

Pat and Mike

1952
as Mike Conovan
The People Against O'Hara poster Age: 51

The People Against O'Hara

1951
as James P. Curtayne
Father's Little Dividend poster Age: 51

Father's Little Dividend

1951
as Stanley Banks
Father of the Bride poster Age: 50

Father of the Bride

1950
as Stanley T. Banks
Malaya poster Age: 49

Malaya

1949
as Carnaghan
Adam's Rib poster Age: 49

Adam's Rib

1949
as Adam Bonner
Edward, My Son poster Age: 48

Edward, My Son

1949
as Arnold Boult
State of the Union poster Age: 48

State of the Union

1948
as Grant Matthews
Cass Timberlane poster Age: 47

Cass Timberlane

1947
as Cass Timberlane
The Sea of Grass poster Age: 47

The Sea of Grass

1947
as Col. James B. Brewton
Without Love poster Age: 44

Without Love

1945
as Pat Jamieson
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo poster Age: 44

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944
as Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
The Seventh Cross poster Age: 44

The Seventh Cross

1944
as George Heisler
A Guy Named Joe poster Age: 43

A Guy Named Joe

1944
as Pete Sandidge
Keeper of the Flame poster Age: 42

Keeper of the Flame

1943
as Stevie O'Malley
No poster
Age: 42

His New World

1943
as Narrator (voice)
Tortilla Flat poster Age: 42

Tortilla Flat

1942
as Pilon
Ring of Steel poster Age: 41

Ring of Steel

1942
as Narrator (voice)
Woman of the Year poster Age: 41

Woman of the Year

1942
as Sam Craig
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster Age: 41

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941
as Dr. Henry 'Harry' Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Men of Boys Town poster Age: 41

Men of Boys Town

1941
as Edward Flanagan
Boom Town poster Age: 40

Boom Town

1940
as Square John Sand
Edison, the Man poster Age: 40

Edison, the Man

1940
as Thomas A. Edison
Young Tom Edison poster Age: 39

Young Tom Edison

1940
as Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
Northwest Passage poster Age: 39

Northwest Passage

1940
as Major Robert Rogers
I Take This Woman poster Age: 39

I Take This Woman

1940
as Karl Decker
Stanley and Livingstone poster Age: 39

Stanley and Livingstone

1939
as Henry M. Stanley
Boys Town poster Age: 38

Boys Town

1938
as Father Flanagan
Test Pilot poster Age: 38

Test Pilot

1938
as Gunner Morse
Mannequin poster Age: 37

Mannequin

1938
as John Hennessey
Big City poster Age: 37

Big City

1937
as Joe Benton
Captains Courageous poster Age: 37

Captains Courageous

1937
as Manuel Fidello
They Gave Him a Gun poster Age: 37

They Gave Him a Gun

1937
as Fred P. Willis
Libeled Lady poster Age: 36

Libeled Lady

1936
as Warren Haggerty
San Francisco poster Age: 36

San Francisco

1936
as Father Tim Mullin
Fury poster Age: 36

Fury

1936
as Joe Wilson
Riffraff poster Age: 35

Riffraff

1936
as Dutch
Whipsaw poster Age: 35

Whipsaw

1935
as Ross 'Mac' McBride aka Danny Ross Ackerman
Dante's Inferno poster Age: 35

Dante's Inferno

1935
as Jim Carter
The Murder Man poster Age: 35

The Murder Man

1935
as Steven 'Steve' Grey
It's A Small World poster Age: 35

It's A Small World

1935
as Bill Shevlin
Marie Galante poster Age: 34

Marie Galante

1934
as Dr. Crawbett
Now I'll Tell poster Age: 34

Now I'll Tell

1934
as Murray Golden
Bottoms Up poster Age: 34

Bottoms Up

1934
as 'Smoothie' King
Looking for Trouble poster Age: 33

Looking for Trouble

1934
as Joe Graham
The Show-Off poster Age: 33

The Show-Off

1934
as J. Aubrey Piper
Man's Castle poster Age: 33

Man's Castle

1933
as Bill
The Mad Game poster Age: 33

The Mad Game

1933
as Edward Carson
The Power and the Glory poster Age: 33

The Power and the Glory

1933
as Tom Garner
Shanghai Madness poster Age: 33

Shanghai Madness

1933
as Pat Jackson
Face in the Sky poster Age: 32

Face in the Sky

1933
as Joe Buck
20,000 Years in Sing Sing poster Age: 32

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932
as Tommy Connors
Me and My Gal poster Age: 32

Me and My Gal

1932
as Danny Dolan
The Painted Woman poster Age: 32

The Painted Woman

1932
as Tom Brian
Society Girl poster Age: 32

Society Girl

1932
as Briscoe
Young America poster Age: 32

Young America

1932
as Jack Doray
Disorderly Conduct poster Age: 31

Disorderly Conduct

1932
as Dick Fay
Sky Devils poster Age: 31

Sky Devils

1932
as Wilkie
She Wanted a Millionaire poster Age: 31

She Wanted a Millionaire

1932
as William Kelley
Goldie poster Age: 31

Goldie

1931
as Bill
Six Cylinder Love poster Age: 31

Six Cylinder Love

1931
as William Donroy
Quick Millions poster Age: 31

Quick Millions

1931
as Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond
Up the River poster Age: 30

Up the River

1930
as Saint Louis
The Hard Guy poster Age: 30

The Hard Guy

1930
as Guy
No poster
Age: 30

Taxi Talks

1930
as Taxi Driver
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TV credits

Newest first
MGM Parade poster Age: 55

MGM Parade

1955
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