Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1900-04-05
Deathday: 1967-06-10 (67 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

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Movies 113

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Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack

Rat Pack (2022)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)

Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)

Movie
The Professional Witness (archive footage)
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine (1993)

Movie
3.67
Self (archive footage)
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993)

Movie
Self
Movie Tough Guys

Movie Tough Guys (1991)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)

Movie
(archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)

Movie
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)

Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Movie
Matt Drayton
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Movie
4.67
Warren Haggerty
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Movie
Capt. T. G. Culpeper
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Movie
5.79
Narrator (voice)
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

Movie
6
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Movie
Dan Haywood
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Movie
5
Father Matthew Doonan
The Devil at 4 O'Clock

The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)

Movie
Henry Drummond
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Movie
5.75
Frank Skeffington
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah (1958)

Movie
The Old Man / Narrator
The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

Movie
Richard Sumner
Desk Set

Desk Set (1957)

Movie
6
Zachary Teller
The Mountain

The Mountain (1956)

Movie
John J. Macreedy
Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Movie
5.6
Matt Devereaux
Broken Lance

Broken Lance (1954)

Movie
Clinton Jones
The Actress

The Actress (1953)

Movie
Capt. Christopher Jones
Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure (1952)

Movie
Mike Conovan
Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike (1952)

Movie
James Curtayne
The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara (1951)

Movie
Stanley Banks
Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Movie
Stanley T. Banks
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride (1950)

Movie
8
Thomas A. Edison
History Brought to Life

History Brought to Life (1950)

Movie
Carnahan
Malaya

Malaya (1949)

Movie
Adam Bonner
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib (1949)

Movie
6.13
Arnold Boult
Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son (1949)

Movie
Grant Matthews
State of the Union

State of the Union (1948)

Movie
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane

Cass Timberlane (1947)

Movie
Col. James B. 'Jim' Brewton
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass (1947)

Movie
Pat Jamieson
Without Love

Without Love (1945)

Movie
Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Movie
George Heisler
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross (1944)

Movie
(archive footage)
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After (1944)

Movie
Pete Sandidge
A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe (1943)

Movie
Steven O'Malley
Keeper of the Flame

Keeper of the Flame (1943)

Movie
Narrator
His New World

His New World (1943)

Movie
Pilon
Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat (1942)

Movie
Narrator
Ring of Steel

Ring of Steel (1942)

Movie
Sam Craig
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year (1942)

Movie
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Movie
Father Flanagan
Men of Boys Town

Men of Boys Town (1941)

Movie
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

Movie
Square John Sand
Boom Town

Boom Town (1940)

Movie
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

Movie
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)

Movie
Thomas A. Edison
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

Movie
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Man Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
Young Tom Edison

Young Tom Edison (1940)

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Maj. Richard Rogers
Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage (1940)

Movie
Himself
Northward, Ho!

Northward, Ho! (1940)

Movie
Karl Decker
I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman (1940)

Movie
Henry M. Stanley
Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone (1939)

Movie
Self
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth (1939)

Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

Movie
Father Flanagan
Boys Town

Boys Town (1938)

Movie
Self
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)

Movie
Gunner Morse
Test Pilot

Test Pilot (1938)

Movie
Self (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid

Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)

Movie
John L. Hennessey
Mannequin

Mannequin (1938)

Movie
Joe Benton
Big City

Big City (1937)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

Movie
Manuel
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous (1937)

Movie
5
Fred P. Willis
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun (1937)

Movie
Warren Haggerty
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady (1936)

Movie
6.33
Father Tim Mullin
San Francisco

San Francisco (1936)

Movie
Joe Wilson
Fury

Fury (1936)

Movie
3.67
Dutch Muller
Riffraff

Riffraff (1936)

Movie
Ross McBride
Whipsaw

Whipsaw (1935)

Movie
Jim Carter
Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno (1935)

Movie
Steve Grey
The Murder Man

The Murder Man (1935)

Movie
Bill Shevlin
It's A Small World

It's A Small World (1935)

Movie
Dr. Crawbett
Marie Galante

Marie Galante (1934)

Movie
Murray Golden
Now I'll Tell

Now I'll Tell (1934)

Movie
'Smoothie' King
Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up (1934)

Movie
Joe Graham
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble (1934)

Movie
J. Aubrey Piper
The Show-Off

The Show-Off (1934)

Movie
Bill
Man's Castle

Man's Castle (1933)

Movie
Edward Carson
The Mad Game

The Mad Game (1933)

Movie
Tom Garner
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory (1933)

Movie
Pat Jackson
Shanghai Madness

Shanghai Madness (1933)

Movie
Joe Buck
Face in the Sky

Face in the Sky (1933)

Movie
Tommy Connors
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

Movie
Danny Dolan
Me and My Gal

Me and My Gal (1932)

Movie
Tom Brian
The Painted Woman

The Painted Woman (1932)

Movie
Briscoe
Society Girl

Society Girl (1932)

Movie
Jack Doray
Young America

Young America (1932)

Movie
Dick Fay
Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct (1932)

Movie
Wilkie
Sky Devils

Sky Devils (1932)

Movie
William Kelley
She Wanted a Millionaire

She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)

Movie
Bill
Goldie

Goldie (1931)

Movie
William Donroy
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love (1931)

Movie
Daniel J. 'Bugs' Raymond
Quick Millions

Quick Millions (1931)

Movie
Saint Louis
Up the River

Up the River (1930)

Movie
Guy
The Hard Guy

The Hard Guy (1930)

Movie
Taxi Driver
Taxi Talks

Taxi Talks (1930)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1900-04-05

Deathday
1967-06-10 (67 years old)

Birth Name
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy

Birth Place
Milwaukee, United States of America

Religion
Roman Catholic

Height
175-centimeter

Relationships
Louise Tracy (1923-01-01 - 1967-01-01), Katharine Hepburn (1941-01-01 - 1967-01-01)

Father
John Edward Tracy

Mother
Caroline Tracy

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy, Спенсер Трэйси, Spence, Спенсер Треси

Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best Actor


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