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Spencer Tracy

Also known as Spencer Bonaventure Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

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Spencer Tracy was an acclaimed American actor who had a major career in Hollywood during the mid-20th century. He remains notable as one of the most respected and influential performers in film history, known for his versatile acting abilities across dramatic and comedic roles.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1900-04-05
Died: 1967-06-10
Works: 1

Top works

The rugged path

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Film & TV

Acting · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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…

Known for

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2025
Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story — Fr. Edward Flanagan (archive footage)2024
DEVO — Henry Drummond (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)2013
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults — (archive footage)1999
Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults — Self (Archival Footage)1997

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1900
Active to: 1967

acousticalternative folkamericanandrogynous vocalsblues rockcontemporary folk

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 560
Total plays: 5,530

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype
· 2001 · cited 20,354x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,328x
<i>Planck</i> 2018 results
· 2020 · cited 12,740x
Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
· 2015 · cited 11,557x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x

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Quotes

“Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.”

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Wikidata facts

Image: Inherit the wind trailer (3) Spencer Tracy.jpg
Height: 175

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Commons category: Spencer Tracy
date of birth: 1900-04-05
date of death: 1967-06-10
Commons gallery: Spencer Tracy
name in native language: Spencer Tracy
start of work period: 1921-00-00
end of work period: 1967-00-00
birth name: Spencer Bonaventure Tracy

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Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, from nine nominations. During his career, he 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 ninth greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.

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 theater, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. His 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 (in which he starred with Humphrey Bogart), he was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation. Tracy's 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 movie audiences after 25 films, nearly all of them starring him as the leading man. None of them were hits, although his performance in The Power and the Glory (1933) was highly praised at the time.