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