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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 28, 1924
Died
January 23, 1992
Place of Birth
Harlesden, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Frederick Cecil Bartholomew
- Fred Bartholomew
- Frederick Llewellyn March
Freddie Bartholomew
0.4 Popularity
Biography
Freddie Bartholomew was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous and Little Lord Fauntleroy. He was born in London and for the title role of David Copperfield, he emigrated to the United States in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became an American citizen in 1943 following World War II military service. Despite his great success and acclaim following David Copperfield, his childhood film stardom was marred by nearly constant legal battles and payouts which eventually took a huge toll on both his finances and his career. In adulthood, after World War II service, his film career dwindled rapidly, and he switched from performing to directing and producing in the medium of television.
Known For
7.8
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
8.0
Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
1982
6.9
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.3
David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
5.0
Reverend Wilbur
St. Benny the Dip
1951
5.3
Lights Out
1949
4.8
Sepia Cinderella
1947
5.0
David Conway
The Town Went Wild
1944
5.7
Freddie Hewlett
Junior Army
1942
Credits
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
7.8
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
1986
8.0
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
1982
0.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
6.9
The Big Parade of Comedy
as David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)
1964
6.3
St. Benny the Dip
as Reverend Wilbur
1951
5.0
Lights Out
1949
5.3
Sepia Cinderella
1947
4.8
The Town Went Wild
as David Conway
1944
5.0
Junior Army
as Freddie Hewlett
1942
5.7
A Yank at Eton
as Peter Carlton
1942
6.2
🎬
Soaring Stars
as Himself
1942
0.0
Cadets on Parade
as Austin Shannon
1942
6.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
as Self
1942
0.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Himself
1941
0.0
Naval Academy
as Steve Kendall
1941
0.0
Tom Brown's School Days
as East
1940
7.2
Swiss Family Robinson
as Jack Robinson
1940
5.5
Two Bright Boys
as David Harrington
1939
0.0
The Spirit of Culver
as Bob Randolph
1939
0.0
Listen, Darling
as Buzz Mitchell
1938
6.3
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
1938
7.0
Lord Jeff
as Geoffrey Braemer
1938
7.1
Kidnapped
as David Balfour
1938
4.7
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
1938
5.0
Captains Courageous
as Harvey Cheyne
1937
7.4
Hollywood Party
as Himself
1937
6.3
Lloyd's of London
as Young Jonathan Blake
1936
7.1
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Claude Pierce
1936
6.9
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord Fauntleroy
1936
6.7
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
1935
5.5
Professional Soldier
as King Peter II
1935
4.5
Anna Karenina
as Sergei
1935
6.6
David Copperfield
as David Copperfield as a Boy
1935
6.7
Fascination
as Child
1931
5.5