Humphrey Bogart

Acting

Born Dec 25, 1899

From New York City, New York, USA

Died Jan 14, 1957

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema. Bogart began acting in Broadway shows, beginning his career in motion pictures with Up the River (1930) for Fox and appeared in supporting roles for the next decade, regularly portraying gangsters. He was praised for his work as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), but remained cast secondary to other actors at Warner Bros. who received leading roles. Bogart also received positive reviews for his performance as gangster Hugh "Baby Face" Martin, in Dead End (1937), directed by William Wyler. His breakthrough from supporting roles to stardom was set in motion with High Sierra (1941) and catapulted in The Maltese Falcon (1941), considered one of the first great noir films. Bogart's private detectives, Sam Spade (in The Maltese Falcon) and Philip Marlowe (in 1946's The Big Sleep), became the models for detectives in other noir films. His most significant romantic lead role was with Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1942), which earned him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. 44-year-old Bogart and 19-year-old Lauren Bacall fell in love during filming of To Have and Have Not (1944). In 1945, a few months after principal photography for The Big Sleep, their second film together, he divorced his third wife and married Bacall. After their marriage, they played each other's love interest in the mystery thrillers Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948). Bogart's performances in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and In a Lonely Place (1950) are now considered among his best, although they were not recognized as such when the films were released. He reprised those unsettled, unstable characters as a World War II naval-vessel commander in The Caine Mutiny (1954), which was a critical and commercial hit and earned him another Best Actor nomination. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a cantankerous river steam launch skipper opposite Katharine Hepburn's missionary in the World War I African adventure The African Queen (1951). Other significant roles in his later years included The Barefoot Contessa (1954) with Ava Gardner and his on-screen competition with William Holden for Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (1954). A heavy smoker and drinker, Bogart died from esophageal cancer in January 1957.

Humphrey Bogart

Known For

Casablanca

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Maltese Falcon

The Big Sleep

Sabrina

The Roaring Twenties

Beat the Devil

The Caine Mutiny

The African Queen

Tokyo Joe

Filmography — Acting

Casablanca

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Maltese Falcon

The Big Sleep

Sabrina

The Roaring Twenties

Beat the Devil

The Caine Mutiny

The African Queen

Tokyo Joe

The Harder They Fall

In a Lonely Place

Key Largo

Sahara

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dark Passage

To Have and Have Not

Dead End

Marked Woman

Kid Galahad

Dead Reckoning

High Sierra

Brother Orchid

The Enforcer

The Barefoot Contessa

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Isle of Fury

Three on a Match

Showbiz Goes to War

The Desperate Hours

Sirocco

Across the Pacific

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

All Through the Night

We're No Angels

Black Legion

Rat Pack

China Clipper

Knock on Any Door

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Angels with Dirty Faces

Dark Victory

Deadline - U.S.A.

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

The Love Lottery

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Sports on the Silver Screen

The Return of Doctor X

They Drive by Night

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

The Left Hand of God

Action in the North Atlantic

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Up the River

Breakdowns of 1942

The Oklahoma Kid

Bullets or Ballots

The Petrified Forest

Broadway's Like That

Battle Circus

The Great O'Malley

Invisible Stripes

Midnight

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Julie Andrews Forever