Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon. The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema.
After trying various jobs, Bogart began acting in 1921 and became a regular in Broadway productions in the 1920s and 1930s. When the stock market crash of 1929 reduced the demand for plays, Bogart turned to film. His first great success was as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), and this led to a period of typecasting as a gangster with films such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and B-movies like The Return of Doctor X (1939).
His breakthrough as a leading man came in 1941, with High Sierra and The Maltese Falcon. The next year, his performance in Casablanca raised him to the peak of his profession and, at the same time, cemented his trademark film persona, that of the hard-boiled cynic who ultimately shows his noble side. Other successes followed, including To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948), with his wife Lauren Bacall; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948); The African Queen (1951), for which he won his only Academy Award; Sabrina (1954) and The Caine Mutiny (1954). His last movie was The Harder They Fall (1956). During a film career of almost thirty years, he appeared in 75 feature films.
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Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA on 1899-12-25
Known For: Acting
TOP FIVE ROLES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
Casablanca
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Release Date: 1942-11-26
Role: Rick Blaine
The African Queen
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
Release Date: 1952-01-07
Role: Charlie Allnut
The Big Sleep
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
Release Date: 1946-08-23
Role: Philip Marlowe
The Maltese Falcon
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Release Date: 1941-10-18
Role: Sam Spade
The Caine Mutiny
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Release Date: 1954-06-23
Role: Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
FILMOGRAPHY
1956: The Harder They Fall
1955: We’re No Angels
1955: The Desperate Hours
1955: The Left Hand of God
1954: The Love Lottery
1954: The Caine Mutiny
1954: The Barefoot Contessa
1954: Sabrina
1953: Road to Bali
1953: Battle Circus
1953: The Academy Awards
1953: Beat the Devil
1952: The African Queen
1952: Deadline – U.S.A.
1951: Sirocco
1951: The Enforcer
1950: The Hollywood Ten
1950: In a Lonely Place
1950: Chain Lightning
1949: Breakdowns of 1949
1949: Knock on Any Door
1949: Tokyo Joe
1948: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948: The Ed Sullivan Show
1948: Key Largo
1947: Blow-Ups of 1947
1947: The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947: Dead Reckoning
1947: Dark Passage
1947: Always Together
1946: Blow-Ups of 1946
1946: Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946: Never Say Goodbye
1946: The Big Sleep
1945: Conflict
1945: Hollywood Victory Caravan
1944: Report from the Front
1944: Breakdowns of 1944
1944: Passage to Marseille
1944: To Have and Have Not
1944: I Am an American
1943: Action in the North Atlantic
1943: Oklahoma Outlaws
1943: Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943: Sahara
1942: All Through the Night
1942: The Big Shot
1942: Breakdowns of 1942
1942: Across the Pacific
1942: Casablanca
1941: The Wagons Roll at Night
1941: High Sierra
1941: The Maltese Falcon
1941: Breakdowns of 1941
1940: Breakdowns of 1940
1940: Virginia City
1940: It All Came True
1940: Brother Orchid
1940: They Drive by Night
1939: King of the Underworld
1939: Breakdowns of 1939
1939: The Oklahoma Kid
1939: You Can’t Get Away with Murder
1939: Invisible Stripes
1939: The Roaring Twenties
1939: The Return of Doctor X
1939: Dark Victory
1938: Breakdowns of 1938
1938: Swing Your Lady
1938: Crime School
1938: Swingtime in the Movies
1938: Men Are Such Fools
1938: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938: Angels with Dirty Faces
1938: Racket Busters
1937: The Great O’Malley
1937: Black Legion
1937: Breakdowns of 1937
1937: Marked Woman
1937: San Quentin
1937: Stand-In
1937: Dead End
1937: Kid Galahad
1936: Bullets or Ballots
1936: The Petrified Forest
1936: Two Against the World
1936: China Clipper
1936: Isle of Fury
1936: Breakdowns of 1936
1934: Midnight
1932: Love Affair
1932: Three on a Match
1932: Big City Blues
1931: Body and Soul
1931: The Bad Sister
1931: A Holy Terror
1931: Women of All Nations
1930: Broadway’s Like That
1930: Up the River
1930: A Devil with Women
1928: The Dancing Town
