Freddie Bartholomew

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-03-28 (68 years old)

Deathday

1992-01-23

Place of Birth

Harlesden, London, England, UK

Freddie Bartholomew

Biography

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 tol...

Acting

1936

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord Fauntleroy

1935

David Copperfield

as David Copperfield as a Boy

1937

Captains Courageous

as Harvey Cheyne

1935

Anna Karenina

as Sergei

1936

Lloyd's of London

as Young Jonathan Blake

1938

Listen, Darling

as Buzz Mitchell

1938

Kidnapped

as David Balfour

1938

Lord Jeff

as Geoffrey Braemer

1935

Professional Soldier

as King Peter II

1944

The Town Went Wild

as David Conway

1937

Hollywood Party

as Himself

1940

Swiss Family Robinson

as Jack Robinson

1951

St. Benny the Dip

as Reverend Wilbur

1936

The Devil Is a Sissy

as Claude Pierce

1939

The Spirit of Culver

as Bob Randolph

1942

A Yank at Eton

as Peter Carlton

1931

Fascination

as Child

1942

Junior Army

as Freddie Hewlett

1942

Soaring Stars

as Himself

1935

A Dream Comes True

as Himself (uncredited)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1941

Naval Academy

as Steve Kendall

1942

Cadets on Parade

as Austin Shannon

1938

Another Romance of Celluloid

as Self (uncredited)

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

1982

Hollywood’s Children

as Self (archive footage)

1939

Two Bright Boys

as David Harrington

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