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Freddie Bartholomew

Freddie Bartholomew

Born: 1924-03-28 • Harlesden, London, England, UK

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.

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