Freddie Bartholomew
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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
Credits
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Harvey Cheyne
Anna Karenina (1935)
as Sergei
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
as Young Jonathan Blake
David Copperfield (1935)
as David Copperfield as a Boy
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
as East
Junior Army (1942)
as Freddie Hewlett
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)
Hollywood Party (1937)
as Himself
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
as Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord Fauntleroy
A Dream Comes True (1935)
as Himself (uncredited)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
as Self
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
as Claude Pierce
The Town Went Wild (1944)
as David Conway
Fascination (1931)
as Child
A Yank at Eton (1942)
as Peter Carlton
Soaring Stars (1942)
as Himself
Sepia Cinderella (1947)
Actor
Hollywood’s Children (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
as Jack Robinson
The Spirit of Culver (1939)
as Bob Randolph
Kidnapped (1938)
as David Balfour
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (1942)
as Self
Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)
as Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941)
as Self (uncredited)
Listen, Darling (1938)
as Buzz Mitchell
Two Bright Boys (1939)
as David Harrington
St. Benny the Dip (1951)
as Reverend Wilbur
Lord Jeff (1938)
as Geoffrey Braemer
Cadets on Parade (1942)
as Austin Shannon
Professional Soldier (1935)
as King Peter II
Naval Academy (1941)
as Steve Kendall