Freddie Bartholomew
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.213 |
Birthday | 1924-03-28 |
Place of Birth | Harlesden, London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Frederick Cecil Bartholomew, Fred Bartholomew, Frederick Llewellyn March, |
1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy
6.9/52
An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his grandfathe...
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
1940
Tom Brown's School Days
7.2/11
When private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy's preparatory school in England, he puts into place a polic...
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Tom Brown's School Days
1935
David Copperfield
6.516/64
Charles Dickens' timeless tale of an ordinary young man who lives an extraordinary life, filled with people who help and hinder him.
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David Copperfield
1937
Captains Courageous
7.4/156
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vesse...
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Captains Courageous
1935
Anna Karenina
6.59/83
In 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with her love for a dashing soldier.
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Anna Karenina
1936
Lloyd's of London
7.2/19
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, t...
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Lloyd's of London
1938
Listen, Darling
6.3/12
To stop Pinkie's widowed, struggling mother Dottie from marrying a well-off older man they know she doesn't love, teenager Pinkie and her best friend...
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Listen, Darling
1938
Kidnapped
6/2
Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.
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Kidnapped
1938
Lord Jeff
7.1/6
Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a ca...
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Lord Jeff
1935
Professional Soldier
4.5/2
Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and that the King is in danger, so kidnaps the King to k...
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Professional Soldier
1944
The Town Went Wild
5/1
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is ab...
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The Town Went Wild
1937
Hollywood Party
6.3/3
Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending...
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Hollywood Party
1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
0/0
Fourth film in the Hedda Hopper series.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
1940
Swiss Family Robinson
5.4/24
A family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The family members collaborate to create a home for themselves...
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Swiss Family Robinson
1951
St. Benny the Dip
5/5
A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having a...
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St. Benny the Dip
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
6.9/11
A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.
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The Devil Is a Sissy
1939
The Spirit of Culver
0/0
Tom Allen, an orphan accustomed to waiting in bread lines is awarded a scholarship to the Culver Military Academy. Talked into attending so that he c...
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The Spirit of Culver
1942
A Yank at Eton
6.2/5
An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.
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A Yank at Eton
1931
Fascination
5.5/2
Story of a vampish actress who comes between a happily married couple in this light-hearted melodrama.
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Fascination
1942
Junior Army
5.7/3
An English refugee and a street thug go to military school together.
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Junior Army
1942
Soaring Stars
0/0
Two autograph hounds attend an air show at Santa Anita racetrack.
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Soaring Stars
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
0/0
Hedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay Kyser recording-session being among them.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1947
Sepia Cinderella
4.8/4
A struggling songwriter abandons his girlfriend for a flashy woman after landing a hit.
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Sepia Cinderella
1935
A Dream Comes True
5.5/1
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
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A Dream Comes True
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8/34
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8/5
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and profession...
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
7/3
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which h...
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Hollywood Goes to Town
1941
Naval Academy
0/0
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Naval Academy
1942
Cadets on Parade
6/1
A military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's befriended by a newsboy and they tutor each other, but soon...
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Cadets on Parade
1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
5/2
This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current...
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Another Romance of Celluloid
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3/3
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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The Big Parade of Comedy
1982
Hollywood’s Children
0/0
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).
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Hollywood’s Children
1939
Two Bright Boys
0/0
A young man inherits a valuable piece of Texas land that an oil man plots to steal away.
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